During the 2008 off-season, the Wild re-acquired Andrew Brunette from Colorado and traded for defenseman Marek Zidlicky. The Wild also signed free agents Antti Miettinen and Owen Nolan to multi-year deals. There seemed to be a stigma about Jacques Lemaire's defensive system that caused a number of top free agents to avoid the Wild.
During the 2008 off-season the Wild re-acquired Andrew Brunette from Colorado and traded for defenseman Marek Zidlicky The Wild also signed free agents Antti Miettinen and Owen Nolan to multi-year deals There seemed to be a stigma about Jacques Lemaire's defensive system that caused a number of top free agents to avoid the Wild