Minnesota Wild Lose Defenseman to Reclaim
The Minnesota Wild jumped out to a two goal 1st quarter lead on Tuesday night, in the 2nd half of a back-to-back home/away mini series vs the Detroit Red Wings, but failed to score again the rest of the game. They eventually fell 3-2 in regulation.
Minnesota’s biggest issue right now is not their play on the ice, talent on the roster or will to win. It’s health (and one stupid suspension). They’ve dealt with injuries and missed games by just about every single major contributor on both forward and defensive lines.
Right now, they’re missing a few of their best forwards, including the greatest player in Minnesota Wild franchise history, Kirill Kaprizov, who was on pace to win the Hart Trophy (MVP) before he went down with a lower body injury at the end of January. His return, prior the end of the regular season, is up in the air.
Earlier in the week, the Wild had to place Joel Eriksson Ek on injured reserve too, after he suffered a mysterious practice injury. Meanwhile, we still await the return of Ryan Hartman who is serving the end of what was originally a 10-game suspension (reduced to 8 games) for shoving someone’s face into the ice on a faceoff early this month.
Minnesota Wild lose Travis Dermott via waiver reclaim by Edmonton Oilers
But on Wednesday afternoon, it wasn’t a key player the Minnesota Wild organization lost, and it wasn’t to injury. Instead, they lost 28-year-old defenseman Travis Dermott, who they waived on February 25. Today, he was claimed by the Edmonton Oilers.
Defenseman Travis Dermott has been claimed off waivers by the Edmonton Oilers. https://t.co/KvNvpGREIZ
— Minnesota Wild PR (@mnwildPR) February 26, 2025
When the Wild originally landed Dermott back in December, it was via waiver claim from the Oilers, who reclaimed him today. That’s part of the reason why Edmonton was able to immediately send him down to AHL Bakersfield. Minnesota would have likely assigned him to Iowa, had he cleared waivers.
Related: Ryan Hartman Suspension Shortened After Appeal
After playing 10 games with the Oilers earlier this season, Travis Dermott ended up playing 9 games with the Minnesota Wild. In those 19 total NHL appearances in 2024-25, he’s totaled 0 points and a -3 +/-, during his 12:16 TOI.
Even at 28, the best years of this Canadian’s NHL career seem to be behind him. Dermott seems to have peaked between the ages of 22 and 23 years old, when he was in the middle of his rookie contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Those two seasons, he averaged 17:18 TOI and posted 28 total points with a +9 point differential while on the ice.
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