Cap-strapped Wild signal Marcus Johansson to 2-year, $4M deal

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild signed proper wing Marcus Johansson to a two-year, $4 million contract on Tuesday, securing a key participant who was set to grow to be an unrestricted free agent.

Johansson’s wage cap hit of $2 million for the following two seasons will give basic supervisor Bill Guerin some invaluable certainty in a time of little flexibility due to the lifeless cash the Wild are carrying for the 2021 buyouts of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter.

The 32-year-old Johansson had six objectives and 12 assists in 20 regular-season video games for the Wild, who reacquired him on Feb. 28 earlier than the commerce deadline from Washington for a third-round draft choose. Johansson had two objectives in six video games within the playoffs for the Wild, who misplaced within the first spherical to Dallas. Johansson’s presence on a line with Matt Boldy was a giant raise down the stretch for the budding star, who had 15 objectives and eight assists over his final 19 video games.