Don’t Rule Out Bobby Brink Winning the Top Line Sweepstakes

Once the Minnesota Wild resolve their Quinn Hughes contract situation, all eyes will turn to the vacancy opposite Kirill Kaprizov. The Wild let longtime running mate Mats Zuccarello go this offseason and have a few suitors to replace him. So far, it seems like Max Shabanov, a speedy, skilled Russian, has the first crack at skating with his countryman. There’s also another Russian in the mix in Danila Yurov, should John Hynes shift him to wing. Less talked about is Bobby Brink’s candidacy. A numbers game squeezed Brink out of Philadelphia, and he immediately found himself in another one in…