The Colorado Avalanche have acquired forward Brandon Duhaime from the Minnesota Wild. The return on the deal has yet to be disclosed. The 26-year-old has appeared in all 62 games for the Wild this season, recording four goals and eight points on 68 shots while averaging 10:41 of ice time per game. He is in his third NHL season and has accumulated 19 goals and 35 points across 193 games played after the Wild selected him in the fourth round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. The Wild appear to be deadline sellers as they sit nine points back of the Nashville Predators for the second and final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference with three teams between them and the Preds.
Minnesota Wild winger Brandon Duhaime has agreed terms on a one-year contract extension, receiving a deal worth $1.1 million. The deal ensures that Minnesota avoids arbitration with the 26-year-old. Duhaime is a hard-working winger who made it into the NHL just two seasons ago. He's not much of a scorer and has posted only 27 points in 131 regular-season appearances, but the Coral Springs, Florida native brings a lot of tenacity to the team and the Wild will be very happy to have retained his services for a reasonable price.
Minnesota Wild winger Brandon Duhaime suffered an undisclosed injury in Wednesday's win over Winnipeg and likely won't play in Friday's matchup versus Toronto. The 25-year-old missed the whole third period against the Jets, finishing the night with a plus-one rating, two penalty minutes and three hits in 8:36 of ice time. This was only the fourth game back from an upper-body problem for Brandon Duhaime, so he will be cursing his bad luck after suffering another injury. Duhaime doesn't play a lot for Minnesota, but he has been able to help the team out at both ends of the ice, producing three goals and four points with 40 hits in 14 outings.
Minnesota Wild winger Brandon Duhaime (upper body) will rejoin the lineup Tuesday night versus Nashville. He will be back in action after sitting out five games with an upper-body issue. Duhaime showed off some impressive form before getting hurt, posting two goals and three points across 10 games in limited minutes. He mostly brings the muscle for Minnesota, having averaged 2.5 hits per game. Duhaime will start off on the fourth line, but he could be used across the lineup, with the team short of quality in attack due to injuries to Ryan Hartman (upper body) and Jordan Greenway (upper body).
Minnesota Wild winger Brandon Duhaime became the latest injury worry for the team in Tuesday's 4-1 win over Montreal, exiting the game with an upper-body injury in the second period. Minnesota's frontline is already without Marcus Foligno (upper body), Ryan Hartman (upper body) and Jordan Greenway (upper body). There's some good scoring ability missing and a lot of physicality. With Duhaime out, the Wild are set to lose even more muscle, as he leads the team with 25 hits this season. It's currently unclear how badly Duhaime is hurt, but it looks like he is forced to miss some time. All the injuries have pushed Mason Shaw to the top six and the 23-year-old has responded by getting two goals and one assist in the past two games. Matt Boldy has also solidified his spot on the second line and should be a more attractive piece for fantasy managers because of his proven ability.
Minnesota Wild forward Brandon Duhaime collected a goal and a helper in a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders Sunday. The rookie has two goals and three helpers in 11 games. Duhaime was a fourth-round pick by Minnesota in the 2016 draft. He has spent the last two years with the Iowa Wild, who are Minnesota's AHL affiliate. The 24-year-old is not a popular commodity in Yahoo fantasy hockey, but who knows, things may change if Minnesota continues to play well.
