Scratch Marco Rossi off the list of possible top-six forward additions for the Vancouver Canucks heading into this season.

Rossi, 23, has been a name that’s come up frequently this summer as a trade target for the Canucks, who have openly talked about adding a centre to play on their top two lines. A Minnesota Wild restricted free agent, Rossi signed a three-year deal with the Wild on Friday, with a $5 million cap hit per season.

Rossi put up 24 goals and 60 points in the regular season, making him Minnesota’s second leading scorer. He played 18 minutes, 15 seconds a night. In the playoffs, he fell out of favour with coach John Hynes, and Rossi’s ice time dipped to 11:08 a night in the six-game first-round loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. He had two goals and one assist.

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