The Wild has received an additional second-round pick in the NHL draft after not signing 2018 first-rounder Filip Johansson.
Wild won't sign 2018 first round pick Filip Johansson, will get another second rounder this year
Filip Johansson was the 24th overall choice and never developed into an NHL prospect.
June 2, 2022 at 12:13PM
This gives the team seven total selections for the draft, which is July 7-8 in Montreal.
Johansson was added 24th overall in 2018, the first draft for then-General Manager Paul Fenton, as a smooth-skating defenseman who was projected to go in later rounds.
Since then, his performance in his native Sweden was uneven. Last season, the 22-year-old recorded three goals and eight assists in 47 games in the Swedish Hockey League.
As a result of this compensatory pick, the Wild now has two selections in the second round; the other was acquired in the Jack McBain trade with Arizona. The Wild's own second rounder was dealt to Chicago as part of the Marc-Andre Fleury deal.
Besides a first rounder, at No. 24, the Wild also has picks in Rounds 3-6.
Former Gophers standout Travis Boyd is trying to make the Wild after playing for the Coyotes last season.
