"Although the Wild seem to need an immediate infusion of talent, don't expect them to strike gold during the NHL entry draft tonight and Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center.

Unless, of course, general manager Chuck Fletcher jumps into the trading flurry that began Thursday.

Minnesota is scheduled to pick 10th in tonight's first round, then not again until the 71st pick during the third round Saturday.

The No. 10 pick should be an excellent prospect, Fletcher said, but likely will not offer much help for the 2011-12 season.

Will Fletcher pull the trigger on a big trade?

"You get calls all the time on players," he said. "Every player has a price. It's the old hockey cliche: If Wayne Gretzky can get traded, anybody can get traded.

"If somebody wants to offer you a tremendous amount of assets that can make you instantly better, you'd trade anybody on your team."

All-star defenseman Brent Burns, who has one year left on his contract and whose name emerges regarding possible trades, said he would prefer not to hear the rumors that keep coming his way, but it's part of the business and he has no control over it.

Burns has made Minnesota his home.

"I love it here," he said. "I feel comfortable here. But I also feel very comfortable in my game. I know I'm getting better and better every year." "