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Vladimir Tarasenko was traded to the Minnesota Wild by the Detroit Red Wings for future considerations on Monday.

I heard a lot of good things from Kirill when I talked with him about the team and the group,” said Tarasenko, who is 33 and coming off one of the quieter offensive seasons of his career.