The Minnesota Wild made a few roster moves on Sunday. First they made a trade early Sunday morning with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Sending prospect Michael Milne to the Bolts for a 6-foot-3 power forward with 179 career NHL games.

Minnesota also made another move. The newly acquired forward will go to the American Hockey League (AHL) and play for the Iowa Wild.

Speaking of the Iowa Wild, Minnesota sent down defenseman David Jiricek.

Jiricek, 22, has played in 18 games this season for Minnesota and has zero points and five hits. This is the third time the sixth overall pick has been sent down to the AHL this season.

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