Reports: Wild trade Charlie Coyle to Boston Bruins

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Another high-profile member of the Minnesota Wild will finish the season with another team.  

Several reports indicate that center Charlie Coyle is being traded to the Boston Bruins.  In exchange for Coyle, the Wild will receive forward Ryan Donato and a fifth round draft pick.

League source confirms Charlie Coyle traded to Boston Bruins for Ryan Donato and fifth round pick. #MNWild

— Brian Murphy (@murphPPress) February 20, 2019

Coyle, a native of Weymouth, Massachusetts, has scored 91 goals in 479 games since joining the Wild in 2012.  He was originally drafted by the San Jose Sharks, but sent to the Wild in a trade for defenseman Brent Burns. 

The Wild are struggling, losing their last five games.  The team traded Nino Niederreiter to Carolina in January, and then earlier this month, lost team captain Mikko Koivu for the season with an injury.