Wild acquire Bobby Brink from Flyers for David Jiricek

The Minnesota Wild add a little more scoring depth ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline.

On deadline day, the Wild acquired forward Bobby Brink from the Philadelphia Flyers. In exchange, the Flyers are receiving defenseman David Jiricek in a one-for-one deal.

Brink comes to a Minnesota team that is poised to make a deep run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. General manager Bill Guerin has already taken big swings this year, notably trading for defenseman Quinn Hughes.

Brink can step into the lineup as a solid depth scorer, something all teams need to play deep into the spring. This season, he has scored a career high 13 goals, along with 13 assists for 26 points in 55 games, tied for eighth on the Flyers in scoring. He’s a little off the pace that led to him posting a career-best 41 points last season with Philadelphia.

The 24-year-old is in the final season of his two-year contract that he signed in July 2024. The deal has a cap hit of $1.5 million, with the player becoming a restricted free agent, with arbitration rights, this coming summer. In 201 career games, the former University of Denver star has scored 36 goals and 58 assists for 94 points.

Jiricek was once a highly-regarded prospect coming out of Czechia, as he was taken sixth overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2022 NHL Draft. However, things haven’t panned out for the 6-foot-4 blueliner. He struggled to stay up with the big club, and was eventually traded to the Wild in November 2024.

The 22-year-old has appeared in 25 games with Minnesota, having yet to register a point. He does have two points and eight assists for 10 points with the club’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Iowa Wild.

In 84 NHL contests, Jiricek has posted two goals and 13 points. He’s in the final season of his entry-level contract, which has an NHL AAV of $1,918,333.

According to PuckPedia, the Wild have just over $9.1 million in cap space remaining, while the Flyers have almost $33.6 million in cap space.