The Minnesota Wild have acquired defenseman Zach Bogosian from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, per a team release.
This is the team’s second trade involving a defenseman today after dealing the much younger Calen Addison to the San Jose Sharks for a 2026 fifth-round pick and depth forward Adam Raška. Overall, the Wild have spent an additional $25K against the cap, acquired a slightly higher-value draft pick, and taken on a low-ceiling prospect for swapping Addison for Bogosian on the NHL roster.
Bogosian, 33, is in the final season of a three-year deal signed with the Lightning in 2021 and costs $850K against the cap, although he’s set to earn $1.05MM in actual salary this season. The veteran shutdown defender and 2008 third-overall pick has a modified no-trade clause affording him a 21-team no-trade list, per CapFriendly, meaning the Wild were among Bogosian’s top ten desired destinations for a trade.
This is a nice change of scenery for Bogosian, who won the Stanley Cup with Tampa in 2020. He unexpectedly hit the waiver wire during preseason (and cleared) to offer the Lightning some salary cap flexibility, although he was recalled back to the NHL after the team’s opening night game against the Nashville Predators. Bogosian has played in four out of 13 games for the Lightning this season, averaging a career-low 11:57 per game and failing to get on the scoresheet.
The deal marks somewhat of a homecoming, as Bogosian lives in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area during the offseason, and his older brother, Aaron, works in the Wild’s front office, per Michael Russo of The Athletic. It’s undeniably a downgrade for the Wild, though, who take on a veteran with dwindling advanced metrics and subpar traditional defensive metrics over the past two seasons while losing out on a promising puck-moving blueliner.
On Tampa’s end, the deal should mean more opportunity for 25-year-old Nicklaus Perbix. He’s been a healthy scratch twice this season and has gotten off to a disappointing start, recording three assists in 11 games while posting some of the worst even-strength possession numbers on the team with a Corsi share of just 41.1%. Tampa will now rely on him to recapture his rookie season form that saw him post 20 points in 69 games while playing solid defensive hockey last season.
The Lightning also have Haydn Fleury and Philippe Myers stashed in the minors on the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch available for recall. Between them, they have nearly 400 games of NHL experience.
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman was the first to report Bogosian was coming to the Wild, while Michael Russo of The Athletic was the first to report the return.
Classy act to allow Bogosian to be an everyday NHL player again. Wish him all the best in Minnesota! I always liked his presence, especially in the playoffs.
Guerin moves out a young and mobile defenseman so he can bring in an Injury prone older defenseman that can’t stay healthy. This the very definition of a counter active move.
Guerin has some head scratchers. He’s succeeded enough so far to not get questioned too bad, but I think his dinosaur tendencies in roster building will cost them in the long run.
Honestly, that’s some pretty solid wheeling and dealing from Billy Guerin. These are the kind of shrewd moves that can take a team up a notch.
The Wild are going NOWHERE with the current roster unless you believe another first round playoff exit is progress.
Wilf. Your takes make you sound like you could be a scorned ex-girlfriend of B Guerin!
Don’t drink the koolaid, I’m simply correct. Bogosian is a liability at this point and no team can afford a locker room presence these days with the post covid cap, The locker room is filled with adults, They are all capable of handling there business.
Where you impressed with Guerin throwing money at Gustavsson with virtually no resume? That’s going to be another Guerin headache soon. Mark my words!
Solid definition of one step forward, Two steps back!
This definitely seems like an attempt to improve the vibe in the locker room in Minnesota, for some reason. Perhaps, Tampa reaching out to send Bogosian to Minnesota prompted the Addison move. Makes me wonder why Addison was the casualty; best case scenario seems he wasn’t considered integral to build around & has maxed out as a bottom pair type of player at 23 y.o.
Addison is a defenceman that can’t play defence. That’s why. XD
Over the past couple of years there have been hints, allegations, and things left unsaid about the coaching staff and GM not trusting Addison on the defensive end, which negated his offensive contributions. The Wild defensive corps is also smaller and not real physical, which changed today. They have some offensive type D in the minors with more defensive upside than Addison which made put him on the outside of the future rotation.
The league is filled with top pairing defenders that can’t play defense, It’s an offensive league, wake up!
Teams win with defense. Wake up!
Edmonton has McDavid, Draisaitl, Nugent-Hopkins and more offense. What has that done for them?
Wilf, do ever pay attention to the big picture or can you only focus on the one move about which you are babbling? When Brock Faber hit the lineup last spring, Calen Addison move down the depth chart. Faber is bigger, move physical, plays better D, and his offense will replace Addison. With Jared Spurgeon coming back, there was no room for Calen Addison in the lineup so they swapped him for some assets. If you are so high on Addison why are you still yapping about the horrible job Mike Grier is doing in San Jose? Seems that you should be congratulating the guy on making this trade.
I have an hypothesis that Wilf Paiement is simply a sock account for Mike Milbury.
Wilf is a enigma for sure, but he is entertaining.
I’m simply saying that Addison is less of a liability than that immobile anvil Zach Bogosian.
After those 3 very little, Also Holland is a disaster!
Thank you! Bottom line, Addison is still evolving as a pro, Bogosian is a huge liability at this juncture, And Guerin is impatient and has made some big mistakes in his short tenure as GM, Example. Gustavsson.
You must still be running a parody account. Gustavsson is 7 games into a new contract. Three years with a cap hit at 3.75 mil after earning it. No mistake. Addison was traded because he was part of the defensive problem that was leading to the goalies being hung out to dry. Brock Faber will replace his offense and will be better defensively and more physical. Bogosian will also add physicality to the D corps, something that Addison was not doing. Let evolve with the Sharks. You seem to love the guy so you should be giving kudos to Mike Grier for getting the guy on his roster.
Wish Bogo and his family the best. Classy move by the Lightning to move him to a spot where he will have a larger role.
Those who are calling Addison an offensive dman must not watch Wild games. Last year he had some decent #s, that were inflated by secondary assists on the PP. When it came to 5×5 play, he did not do a good job of moving the puck and was a huge defensive liability…which is generally bad when you’re a defenseman. He was not in future plans, had been removed from the PP this year. Was terrible in the few chances he had at the PK. Simply put, Addison, at best, is a 7th-8th d man in the NHL. Changing to Bogo at least gives the Wild some beef on the back end, which they sorely lack.
And speaking of Guerin’s baffling moves, I said last summer that Gustavsson will be another Jack Campbell scenario and that will come true. Wild now have two Incompetent netminders. Maybe Guerin could go out and get Jonathan Quick. Lol.
Once again Wilf is babbling away. Wilf, do you ever listen to yourself? That has got to hurt!
I’m fun and entertaining, And I pay attention to the to the greatest league in the world. The NHL!