Confirmed Trade: [COL/MIN] Brandon Duhaime for 2026 3rd round pick

[ThatGuy22]

3rd in 2026 is the return.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

a '26 pick? That's fine

 

[Mooserton]

 

[AslanRH]

meh, not a hoarder, but keeping a few picks would be nice.
Like the fit for this year's run though

 

[Muffin]

Him and Wood on the 4th line will not be fun for any team.

 

[f7ben]

i can live with a 3rd

In 2026 though?

 

[JoeSakic13]

meh, not a hoarder, but keeping a few picks would be nice.
Like the fit for this year's run though

Yeah, but I mean trading for one in a few years makes it a bit easier. Plenty of time to acquire picks in that draft if needed.

 

[57special]

You want guys like this when you play Vegas. Sad to see him go... don't really get it, actually. Maybe he was too young for Guerin.

Wait... a 2026 3rd? Guerin couldn't get better than that?

 

[AKL]

You want guys like this when you play Vegas. Sad to see him go... don't really get it, actually. Maybe he was too young for Guerin.

Too young, too fast, too inexpensive to keep

 

[jabubenice]

In 2026 though?

its fine... until we start drafting better consistently in the later rounds... give all them picks away

 

[BagHead]

Damn, i like duhaime. Seems weird that Guerin has no spot for him, as he should be a cheap re-sign, given his stats, and no replacement in the system plays with his physicality, speed, and toughness.

Happy for him that he has a chance for a Cup, not happy that it's CO, but he doesn't have to re-sign there, does he?

I'd have been all for keeping him before all the extensions this last year, but now there's no spot for him. At least, if you want any room for a prospect to make the team in the next few years. Not signing one of Foligno or Gaudreau would have been preferable, but here we are.

 

[AslanRH]

its fine... until we start drafting better consistently in the later rounds... give all them picks away

then how will we know?

 

[Avs2022]

Av's preparing to face Vegas in the playoffs.

 

[Jared Dunn]

Solid couple days for the Avs. Reliable backup goaltender and better 3rd pair left D away from really having no holes. If Landeskog manages to come back... my god

 

[rynryn]

the balance on this Avs team is really something. jesus.

 

[bleuetbio]

Not sure about that one! I understand the need and move but for the value, I expect a significant piece

 

[jabubenice]

fair play to CMac... dude has done great job.

 

[Bruce Granville]

You want guys like this when you play Vegas. Sad to see him go... don't really get it, actually. Maybe he was too young for Guerin.

Wait... a 2026 3rd? Guerin couldn't get better than that?

Too young and too cheap.
If a player isn‘t making 4m through his mid 30s, he isn‘t a Bill guy.

 

[Jared Dunn]

Not sure about that one! I understand the need and move but for the value, I expect a significant piece

After seeing Edmundson and Boosh for 3rd rounders, and Tarasenko for barely more than this, really? 3rd rounder for a bottom six forward or bottom pair D is pretty standard

 

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

He hockeys.

He's a guy who has some size (not massive, but bigger than average), skates like the wind, hits hard, puts his body on the line, is responsible defensively, and every 10-12 games surprises you with a skill move and his hard shot. He also fights, if that's your thing.

That sounds like decent hockeying.

 

[ref19]

Well done by Billy G. Duhaime is a good player but doesn’t do anything great.

 

[BagHead]

That return is exactly what I called a couple weeks ago, a late 3rd. Call me thoroughly whelmed, or call me BagHead.

 

[McJedi]

Yuck. This guy is a no talent goon. Waste of a pick and roster spot.

 

[BagHead]

Yuck. This guy is a no talent goon. Waste of a pick and roster spot.

He's not special, but he's not a no talent goon either. He's actually sort of bad at the goon things, in that he's not dirty, borderline or otherwise, and fights poorly. He IS good on the forecheck, PK, and has some skill that only occasionally shines through.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

He's not very good.