Article: The Hughes-Faber Pairing Might Be the Minnesota Wild's Superpower

[Pewterschmidt]

32 minutes ago, mnfaninnc said:

I know it is a sad day but we shall 🥂 toast to Mikey Milne who was traded to Tampa yesterday for Boris Katchouk.

I had high hopes that copper top would become our bottom six nail gun but wasn’t meant to be 

[mnfaninnc]

I also forgot Pasta 🤦‍♂️. For those wondering, the Bruins are currently at 7th place in the Atlantic, 2 pts. out of 3rd. The East is Crazzzzzy! Without Morgan Geekie having a terrific year (and I was down on him in his draft year), where would Boston be? Somehow, I think they'll fade.

[mnfaninnc]

Boris Katchouk is a 6'2" 212 lb. wing who played for Chicago, Ottawa, and Tampa. He was on his 2nd stint with Tampa when traded to us. He has 179 nhl games under his belt, and is a bona fide 4th liner. I'm suspecting that this deal was a minor league deal where he doesn't have to pass through waivers, but I am not sure. I do not see a callup, just a trade in the transactions. To me, this looks like a 4th line playoff body. It also looks like what we had hoped Milne would be.

Could this be another Bogosian trade? Could this be a precursor for a bigger deal coming? Guerin has a history of both.

Edited December 29, 2025 by mnfaninnc

[FredJohnson]

I heard some Hughes-Spurgeon talk on the highlights. Caught in a change or someone double-shifting?