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  • Wild Trade Brandon Duhaime To the Avalanche

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    Thomas Williams

    By Thomas Williams -

    The Minnesota Wild are getting themselves in on the action of the trade deadline.

    According to multiple reports, the Wild have traded winger Brandon Duhaime to the Colorado Avalanche. In return, Minnesota is receiving a third-round draft pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.

     

    Duhaime, 26, is a pending unrestricted free agent and is set to hit the open market for the first time in his career this summer. Whether or not Colorado will keep him beyond that is still to be seen, but they certainly could do worse than signing him to a contract extension beyond this season for some needed forward depth.

    But this isn't about the Avalanche and a player we love heading off to a divisional rival, the Wild received what should end up being a pick in the first 90 or so selections of the 2026 NHL Draft for him, and it's a pure symbol that they are actually willing to sell off some pieces for pure future assets, instead of wavering in the middle.

    Compared to what other rental forwards are getting -- like Vladimir Tarasenko going to the Panthers for a third- and a fourth-round pick -- this is excellent business done by Bill Guerin and the Wild.

    A fourth-round pick from the 2016 NHL Draft, Duhaime has steadily risen up to the NHL before eventually becoming a mainstay in the Wild's bottom-six forward group for the last three seasons. Known for his speed and tenacity on the puck, the man from Coral Springs, Fla. has brought every bit of effort to become a mainstay in the NHL and has contributed to the Wild through their franchise-best seasons (we are not thinking about this season).

    For now, Duhaime's replacement in the Wild's lineup appears to be sniper Adam Beckman. The young winger lined up alongside Connor Dewar and Frederick Gaudreau on the team's fourth line at practice on Thursday before the team faces the Coyotes in Arizona.

    Next for the Wild, they have just 24 hours to determine if they want to sell anymore pieces off for the odd draft pick. Dewar's name is out there, as well as Patrick Maroon's as players who could be on different teams after 2:00 p.m. CST on Friday.

    By Thomas Williams  

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    Tony Abbott

    Perfectly fine move. Took advantage of a market that has almost no one to speak of. Anytime you get a decent draft pick for a guy on-track for a six-goal season, you're coming out ahead.

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    FredJohnson
    6 minutes ago, Tony Abbott said:

    Perfectly fine move. Took advantage of a market that has almost no one to speak of. Anytime you get a decent draft pick for a guy on-track for a six-goal season, you're coming out ahead.

    And an expiring contract on a guy we likely wouldn't re-sign.

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    Burnt Toast

    Duhaime was hitting UFA status at the end of the season. Wild could easily pick him back up with a competitive offer. If not he’ll be getting his top dollar on a team he chooses to sign with. The Dewey saga will live on.

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    MrCheatachu

    Hoping Dewey the best...fun to watch while he was here.  Spark plug, who was always skating hard and always gave a good sound bite.

    That being said, man, Colorado has sure been active this TDL.  Middlestad, Walker, Duhaime all on top of picking up Parise mid season as a FA.

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    Citizen Strife

    Duhaime was only going to get you so much. Speed, PK, and energy.  Well, Khusnutdinov is 5 years younger, probably going to meet or exceed Duhaime's career point total in a season (one can hope), and they get a mid-round asset for the trouble.  Win win.

    It was fun having him here, but the time had come.

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    Imyourhuckleberry
    35 minutes ago, Willy the poor boy said:

    Maybe if BG says this is Beckman's opportunity, he'll mean it this time. Go AB.

    Maybe Beckman will earn more this time, or perhaps Khusnutdinov will take his place once he's up to speed and he'll be heading back to Iowa.

    It would be nice to see him do well. Hopefully the next time Beckman puts the puck into an NHL net, the referees will not waive it off again.

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    Willy the poor boy
    15 minutes ago, Imyourhuckleberry said:

    Maybe Beckman will earn more this time, or perhaps Khusnutdinov will take his place once he's up to speed and he'll be heading back to Iowa.

    It would be nice to see him do well. Hopefully the next time Beckman puts the puck into an NHL net, the referees will not waive it off again.

    Last time he was called up BG said it was his opportunity. Didn't hit the ice once. It would be hard to believe he didn't see the ice because of how he practiced if that was his opportunity. He had been hot in IA. just before the callup.

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    Lovehockey

    Good move by Wild. I like Duhaim and hope he will get good raise in off season. I think he can produce more on offense but it does not matter for Wild anymore.

    i hope with this spot available now we will be looking to improve our second and third lines and not to replace him with the similar guys on the forth line. 

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    MNCountryLife

    I always liked Duhaime's tenacity.  Unfortunately his production just wasn't there.  Unlikely we would have signed him in the off season.  It's a good move.  Opens up a spot for other players.  

    I hope Beckman gets substantial time on the ice... and Rossi.   Those young guys need lots of ice time.

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    bisopher
    1 hour ago, Will D. Ness said:

    I want to see Beckman drop the gloves vs Duhaime when we play the Avs.

    I can't imagine we'd see a Dewey-on-Dewey fight, would we?

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    AKwildkraken

    I'm sad to see Duhaime go, but have to agree with the results.  I hope he gets paid this off-season.  Haha, I almost typed in laid. 

    I absolutely loved how he took a spot on the final roster and never looked back.  

     

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    viper3119
    15 hours ago, bisopher said:

    I can't imagine we'd see a Dewey-on-Dewey fight, would we?

    Maybe they act like they're getting in a fight then rock, paper, scissors to determine a winner?

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    raithis
    21 hours ago, Willy the poor boy said:

    Maybe if BG says this is Beckman's opportunity, he'll mean it this time. Go AB.

    Beckman's not shown anything in the times he's been called up.  Same with Walker.  I don't think either of them will end up being more than Lettieri or Lucchini level players, but I'd be glad to have them prove me wrong.

    If last night's game was any indication, Beckman makes Johansson look like an all star.  He seems timid.  That, and it's usually a good idea if you're supposedly a sniper and you put at least a shot on goal in a game.

     

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    12 minutes ago, raithis said:

    He seems timid.  That, and it's usually a good idea if you're supposedly a sniper and you put at least a shot on goal in a game.

    This is my eye test on Beckman each time he’s been up.  It’s always been explained away by apologists that he’s hurt or not put in situation to succeed.  Expectations for Beckman have been dialed down.  I see Swedish spritzer no check league in his future

    #hottakehshockeytournamentedition

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