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