Breaking: NHL veteran of 700+ games headed to Minnesota on PTO

The Minnesota Wild have announced that they’ve added veteran NHLer Daniel Winnik to their training camp roster on a professional tryout (PTO) contract.

The 32-year-old Winnik played last season for the President’s Trophy winning Washington Capitals and actually had a pretty productive campaign. He potted 12 goals and 25 points in 72 games, but went pointless in 13 playoff games. Winnik has bounced around the league his entire NHL career but has somehow always managed to earn a contract during the offseason, look for him to show some real hunger at Wild training camp.

Throughout his 10 year career Winnik has played with the Arizona Coyotes, Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks, Anaheim Ducks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals. Chances are he’s used to packing his bags, so the flight to Minnesota shouldn’t be too much trouble.