Sat 3/2/13 10:17 AM

The trade deadline is April 3 and 36-year-old Matt Cullen is in the last year of a contract that would make him an unrestricted free agent if the Wild chooses not to re-sign him. That means, without fail, Cullen will be the subject of trade rumors for the next month. "When I signed here three years ago, I wanted to win a Cup here. I hope we can do that this year," Cullen said. "I love it here. My family's from here. It's a great organization. I love every part of it. It's easy to get ahead of yourself and start thinking about this stuff, and I know it will be on the forefront here before long as we get closer to the deadline. "I don't know what's going to happen. I know what I hope for, though." Cullen hopes that the Wild continues to push for the playoffs so he doesn't go anywhere. Players like Cullen, who won a Stanley Cup with Carolina in 2006, are hot commodities to playoff contenders this time of year.