"Just when it looked like the Winnipeg J-E-T-S were going to fly into Xcel Energy Center and steal the Wild's thunder, a rather blah draft for the Wild turned into a stunner Friday night when General Manager Chuck Fletcher stole the show right back.

A half-hour after most the upper bowl of Wild fans emptied following the team's selection of Swedish defenseman Jonas Brodin with the 10th overall pick, Fletcher pulled off the biggest blockbuster in franchise history.

Fan favorite Brent Burns, coming off a breakout season but a year from free agency, was traded to the San Jose Sharks for goal-scorer Devin Setoguchi, Boston University power forward Charlie Coyle and the No. 28 pick in the draft, which became Zack Phillips of St. John — a Memorial Cup-winning, high-scoring, two-way center.

"The last two years have been disappointing. In order to compete with the top teams in this league, we have to have more talent," Fletcher said. "I think today when you look at it, we added the equivalent of four first-round picks.

"We gave up a very good piece in Brent Burns and a very good human being in Brent. [But] I can't state how important we felt ... that we needed to add talent. I think we did that."

Setoguchi, 24, a right winger who has scored 84 goals and 159 points in 267 games, was blindsided by the trade. He signed a three-year, $9 million contract extension just the day before.

"I didn't see it coming. The phone is ringing off the hook," Setoguchi said five minutes after Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the trade. "I've been part of one organization since I broke into the league, so I have a lot of great friendships."