After much deliberation from both sides, the Minnesota Wild and Center Marco Rossi agreed a contract extension. From this season it will be a three-year-old deal worth $ 5 million a year for the 23-year-old.
Marco Rossi’s deal will wear an AAV of $ 5 million. $ 4 million, $ 5 million, $ 6 million, so QO is on its way to its unlimited year will be $ 6 million
– Michael Russo (@russohockey) August 22, 2025
Rossi avoided a second -year malaise in 2024–25, which placed career heights in goals (24), assists (36) and points (60). Although small, the 5-foot-9 center was comfortable in the net front and it was one of the better game makers of the wild during the season. He sometimes took up a first -line role, on average 6:15 Ice Age.
What the budding center could rub in the wrong way was his play -off use. He registered three points in his team’s round 1-exit, but was only an average of 11:08 ice age-that his fourth line minutes. With trade rumors already present For this, an apparently disrespectful gesture only strengthened those conversations.
While Rossi is under contract with a very reasonable cap -hit in the coming three seasons, he is not necessarily in the clear one. The Carolina Hurricanes signed Star Forward Martin Nečas for a bridge deal in 2024 outside the season, but exchanged him only a few months later to the Colorado Avalanche.
If the only problem between Rossi and De Wild agreed on a contract, then that problem has been solved and the team has a reliable top-six-contribution. His impact can be even greater in 2025-26 and then, so that Minnesota can not only return to the late season, but also finally cause some damage. They are no more than a decade past the first round.
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