Wild trade with Lightning for 'hard-nosed' Zach Bogosian
It's not the NHL trade deadline but the Minnesota Wild have been busy Wednesday with two trades. Earlier in the day, the team confirmed that it sent defenseman Calen Addison to the San Jose Sharks and now the Wild have made another trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Wild are sending the Lightning a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft in exchange for defenseman Zach Bogosian, the teams confirmed Wednesday afternoon.
The 33-year-old was the third overall pick in the 2008 draft and has made his journey in the NHL with stops in Atlanta, Winnipeg, Toronto, Buffalo and the past three seasons with the Lightning.
NHL insider Frank Seravalli summed it up nicely by saying the Wild essentially moved a 23-year-old offensive-minded defenseman in Addison for a veteran, "hard-nosed" defender.
#mnwild complete their swap on defense in two separate transactions:
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) November 8, 2023
IN: Zach Bogosian, 2026 5th Rd Pick
OUT: Calen Addison, 2025 7th Rd Pick
Power play specialist for hard-nosed defender. Net cap change of $25k and two rounds higher in the draft.
Addison will likely be on the power play unit in San Jose, but he had been essentially booted from the power play units with the Wild this season.
Bogosian figures to slot in on Minnesota's penalty kill and work as part of the third defensive pairing with either Dakota Mermis or Daemon Hunt. With Jared Spurgeon expected back any day, he will undoubtedly pair with Jonas Brodin as the top blue liners while Brock Faber and Jake Middleton can handle the second D-pair.
Zach Bogosian, acquired by MIN, is a physical depth defenceman who takes a lot of penalties. #MNWild pic.twitter.com/VqxcZrBz92
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) November 8, 2023
This should be a simple transition for Bogosian. Buddies with Maroon, lives in the Twin Cities, skates with #mnwild players in summer and his brother, Aaron, works in the Wild’s analytics dept. https://t.co/4cseo6yjNN
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) November 8, 2023
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