Minnesota has taken care of one of its restricted free agents as PuckPedia reports (Twitter link) that they’ve re-signed winger Adam Raska to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal will pay $775K in the NHL and $95K in the minors, meaning he took less than his qualifying offer to secure a $15K boost in guaranteed money.
The 22-year-old was a seventh-round pick by San Jose back in 2020, going 201st overall. Raska started last season in the Sharks’ system but was traded early in the year to the Wild as part of the return for defenseman Calen Addison. Raska spent most of the season in the minors, playing in 56 AHL contests where he had seven points and 98 penalty minutes.
He has also seen NHL action in each of his first three professional campaigns, including five games with the Wild last season where he had a dozen hits despite averaging less than seven minutes a night. Over his three years, Raska has 13 total appearances at the top level but is still looking for his first NHL point.
Raska will be waiver-eligible for the first time next season so Minnesota will have to get him through waivers successfully to return him to AHL Iowa. Assuming that happens, he’ll play in a depth role for them but could get a look with the big club if they’re looking for some grit on the fourth line.