Minnesota Wild, Bobby Brink and Philadelphia Flyers
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Bobby Brink is heading home, and the Flyers are acquiring 6-foot-4 right-handed defenseman David Jiricek from the Wild.
The Wild see Brink, 24, as a third-line right wing who can move up the lineup if needed. He's a pending restricted free agent.
Like every hockey-playing kid in Minnesota of a certain age, Bobby Brink grew up in Minnetonka dreaming of wearing two sweaters someday: the blue and white of the local high school, and the red and green of the Wild.
The Foligno brothers are uniting in Minnesota. Nick Foligno has been traded from the Blackhawks to the Wild, where he’ll play alongside his brother, Marcus. Chicago is only sending “future considerations” to Minnesota,