Wild, Niederreiter discussing 2-to-4-year contract options

Contract talks between the Minnesota Wild and restricted free agent Nino Niederreiter are ongoing, and general manager Chuck Fletcher told Michael Russo of the Star-Tribune on Tuesday that he has discussed a “bunch of different scenarios” on two-to-four-year deals with Niederreiter’s agent.

He also reiterated the fact that a bridge-type deal may be in the best interest of both parties:

If we spend too much money on players before they’re ready to get the money they feel they deserve, it impacts a lot of other things down the road. If we can get a deal done tomorrow, great. If it takes even into training camp, it’s really not a big deal. We’ve got great depth, we got lots of players. We’re going to have to do what’s right financially to keep this thing going forward.

Niederreiter played a huge role in the team's Game 7 first-round win over Colorado, scoring two goals, including the overtime winner, and assisting on Jared Spurgeon’s tying goal late in the third period.