Maybe 15 minutes before the Wild hosted, and defeated, the Nashville Predators on Saturday, general manager Bill Guerin took a few minutes to talk to the media about his first noteworthy acquistion of the season — the trade with Columbus which will bring David Jiricek to the State of Hockey in the first few days of December.

Jiricek, who turned 21 on Thursday, was the sixth overall pick in the 2022 draft. He has one goal and 10 assists in 53 career NHL games — all with Columbus.

With Jonas Brodin still out with an injury and Hunt traded in the deal, Jiricek was the Wild's most NHL ready defender from the Iowa Wild. Minnesota host the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday before going on a three-game road trip on Friday.