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The Wild is close to inking its winningest goalie in franchise history.
Assistant GM Brent Flahr told me on KFAN this morning that talks have been positive lately between Niklas Backstrom and GM Chuck Fletcher and something could be done soon.
I've sent a few emails, and it appears like a deal is as good as done. Backstrom said, "there's always a chance."
Trust me, it's done.
Backstrom, the Wild's goalie of seven years, won 24 games last year before sustaining a sports hernia before the playoffs. He has won 184 games. Backstrom, 35, wanted term -- at least 3 years. The Wild wanted to make certain it came in less than $4 million -- what he probably would have gotten on the open market.
We will see where it comes in.
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