Report: Wild, Erik Haula $425K apart in contract talks ahead of arbitration

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So close.

That's the sense surrounding contract negotiations involving Erik Haula and the Minnesota Wild. With an arbitration hearing scheduled for July 31, the two sides sit only $425,000 apart.

Haula, 24, is coming off a two-year deal that carried a cap hit of $900,000. He appeared in 72 games for the Wild this past season, recording seven goals and seven assists.