[vincesanity82]

Now that the Minnesota Wild have made the moves they're going to make in free agency, and they've bought out the contract of forward Mark Parrish, there is only one thing left to do this off-season.

Sign Marian Gaborik to a contract extension.

It's probably the biggest move the Wild will make, because it makes it perfectly clear that he's the player the Wild are going to build a championship contender around.

Gaborik is coming off a 42-goal season. It would be very smart to sign him now and keep him from entering free agency (we all saw how well that worked with Brian Rolston).

But can the Wild make it happen?

Can Minnesota Re-Sign Gaborik? - NHL FanHouse

[dhmn]

While I really think Gaborik would be the best player on most teams.. I don't think he'll stay if the team isn't allowed to open up play more.. and I honestly don't believe he is worth QUITE as much money as they're arguing for.. he's already missed 1 game in 3 this season due to injury!

True that he played 77 games last season, but in 05-06 he missed 17 games, and the next year he missed 34 games... I imagine they're balking at a contract with huge guarantees.. when a stipulation based incentive contract based on staying healthy would be more financially suitable for the WILD.

He scored one of the best goals I've seen in years the other night.. flipping the defender's stick up in the air and slapping the puck in the net all in less than a second.