Sep 16, 2020
Wild acquire Johansson from Sabres for Staal
The Minnesota Wild have acquired forward Marcus Johansson from the Buffalo Sabres, according to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger.
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The Minnesota Wild have acquired forward Marcus Johansson from the Buffalo Sabres, according to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger.
Buffalo has traded Marcus Johansson to the Minnesota Wild.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) September 16, 2020
Forward Eric Staal is heading to Buffalo in return, according to Dreger.
According to TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun, Staal had a 10-team no-trade list and the Sabres were not one of the team's on Staal's list.
The deal is one-for-one and no salary was retained by either team.
The 29-year-old Johansson had nine goals and 21 assists in 60 games with the Sabres last season. The 35-year-old Staal had 19 goals and 28 assists in 66 games with the Wild in 2019-20.