Bouchard offered up by Wild in package for Jokinen

From Michael Russo of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune:

According to two sources, the Wild offered 5-foot-10 Pierre-Marc Bouchard, 24, the slick, playmaking right winger who has scored 179 points the past three seasons.

However, while Panthers scouts like Bouchard’s ability and future, the Panthers’ management wasn’t interested for the same reason Minnesota offered him, Florida sources said.

Read the entire story here.

With many teams chasing after Jokinen, it will probably take more than a package centering around PMB to get it done.