Minnesota continues to add depth to their group. After agreeing to terms with defenseman Greg Pateryn on Saturday, they are poised to sign center Eric Fehr to a one-year contract, TSN’s Bob McKenzie reports (Twitter link). Postmedia’s Ken Wiebe reports (via Twitter) that it’s a one-way deal worth $1MM.
Fehr spent most of 2017-18 in the minors as a salary cap casualty of Toronto. Instead of joining their AHL affiliate in Toronto, he was loaned to Anaheim’s affiliate in San Diego where he collected 17 goals and 11 assists in just 34 games. That caught the eye of San Jose, who flipped a 2020 seventh-round pick to the Leafs to get him late in February.
He played a largely regular role down the stretch for the Sharks as he suited up in 14 regular season games where he picked up four points (3-1-4) and ten postseason contests. Now, after holding down a fourth line role with them, he will likely be asked to hold down a similar position with the Wild next season.