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

[MarchessaultCantRead]

You can still be "special" within the role you're asked to play.

List me all the "special" 4th liners out there.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

List me all the "special" 4th liners out there.

I don't watch enough of the other teams to know. But you do know that they're all not the same, right? Duhaime is a lower end one. That is all. 8 points in 62 games and mostly sucks at fighting, though I guess some credit for willingness.

 

[AslanRH]

I don't watch enough of the other teams to know. But you do know that they're all not the same, right? Duhaime is a lower end one. That is all. 8 points in 62 games and mostly sucks at fighting, though I guess some credit for willingness.

Andrew Cogliano played at a 5 point over 82 game pace after joining the Avs the year they won a cup. He was plenty "special" when it mattered

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Andrew Cogliano played at a 5 point over 82 game pace after joining the Avs the year they won a cup. He was plenty "special" when it mattered

I'm glad you guys like your shiny new toy. I'm sure he'll be amped to play tomorrow.

Happy with the draft currency for a pending UFA low-level 4th liner.

 

[PAZ]

a 3rd rounder is not a steep price for a guy who will be NHL-able for years yet. He's not some 33 year old on his last legs who can't forecheck or keep up with the play. Well worth whatever infinitesimal odds there are for that 3rd rounder to even suit up for 10 games.

Avs can't afford his next contract, he's purely a rental unless he's taking a pay cut... which I somehow doubt.

 

[MarchessaultCantRead]

Avs can't afford his next contract, he's purely a rental unless he's taking a pay cut... which I somehow doubt.

Which is fine. With the arrival of Kovalenko and Landy’s potential return, the Avs probably won’t have room for him long term anyway.

I’d much rather that the Avs find a way to somehow keep Trenin.

This move was made purely for this year’s run, IMO.

 

[57special]

Avs can't afford his next contract, he's purely a rental unless he's taking a pay cut... which I somehow doubt.

A pay cut from 1.1M?

 

[PAZ]

A pay cut from 1.1M?

Yup.

Avs can only afford min. league 4th liners next season between Landy coming back, Mittlestadts raise, and Toews salary bump.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

A pay cut from 1.1M?

Well, the economy is in shambles...

 

[Grigowski]

I also see this trade as a "signal" to, especially, Vegas and Dallas. I doubt people like Benn or Kolesar go for the cheap shot knowing whats to come on the other side... Its not just Duhaime, but there is also Colton, now Trenin and Wood willing to stand up and deliver payback.....

We learned from our series against Vegas back then... Helped us to win the cup in 2022.....

After all is said and done this afternoon, the AVS´bottom lines will, hopefully, be a pain in the ass to play against.

A guy like Duhaime is not brought in to deliver the "playmaking highlights".

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

I didn't realize Colorado had picks left to trade

We have a lot of late picks. Quantity over quality. It's not like we can draft anyway.

 

[The Merchant]

I think the main selling point outside of the physicality is that he just works his ass off. That's the #1 prerequisite to succeed in the system the Avs employ. He's gonna endear himself to the coaching staff very quickly I think

 

[rynryn]

Avs can't afford his next contract, he's purely a rental unless he's taking a pay cut... which I somehow doubt.

oh yeah i assumed it was a rental--i suppose bringing up age made it sound like it was a long term gig but i only meant to highlight he's not some guy about to be washed out of the NHL. He's there for energy and pace rather than veteran presence or whatever.

 

[Richard88]

I don't watch enough of the other teams to know. But you do know that they're all not the same, right? Duhaime is a lower end one. That is all. 8 points in 62 games and mostly sucks at fighting, though I guess some credit for willingness.

Duhaime isn't being acquired because of his offensive skill. He's a really good forechecker, hits everything, can PK well, has size, and can skate fast enough to fit with the Avs identity, and he's going to be asked to play 10 minutes as a physical nuisance on the 4th line which will be very useful over the course of a/several playoff series.

 

[57special]

He will be CO's Kolesar.

 

[lionsDen]

I don't watch enough of the other teams to know. But you do know that they're all not the same, right? Duhaime is a lower end one. That is all. 8 points in 62 games and mostly sucks at fighting, though I guess some credit for willingness.

Can he play defense well pk? Can they forecheck, get under teams skin? It’s definitely. Ice to have a bit of scoring from the fourth line but that’s really not their main focus

We still dispose that rat !

He will be CO's Kolesar.

oh yeah i assumed it was a rental--i suppose bringing up age made it sound like it was a long term gig but i only meant to highlight he's not some guy about to be washed out of the NHL. He's there for energy and pace rather than veteran presence or whatever.

There is a possibility if the numbers over the summer are right that he could get a contract moving forward. Well see

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Can he play defense well pk? Can they forecheck, get under teams skin? It’s definitely. Ice to have a bit of scoring from the fourth line but that’s really not their main focus

We still dispose that rat !



There is a possibility if the numbers over the summer are right that he could get a contract moving forward. Well see

This would be pretty questionable.

 

[57special]

BTW, some were comparing him to Sturm. He is a different kind of player. Sturm is bigger, but Duhaime is much more physical and combative. Sturm plays C, and is good at FO's- I don't think i have ever seen Duhaime play C. Duhaime will drop the gloves, Sturm won't.

Both are fast....Sturm probably a bit faster on open ice, Duhaime with ab it more jump. Both don't put up points, but will tease you with their potential. Both are fairly smart, good defensively, and won't hurt you with dumb penalties, but they have different play styles.

 

[lionsDen]

This would be pretty questionable.

That’s what we’d be looking for. People a lot smarter than me think he’s gonna be our 13th. If he can’t be useful for us he’ll sit, and we(Avs fans) sharpen our pitchforks and critique CMAC

 

[McJedi]

He will be CO's Kolesar.

So he’ll elbow guys in the head and play to injure opponents. Sounds so very Wild. Perfect Minnesota player. Evason dream boy.

 

[57special]

So he’ll elbow guys in the head and play to injure opponents. Sounds so very Wild. Perfect Minnesota player. Evason dream boy.

stick to ballet, then.

 

[McJedi]

stick to ballet, then.

Or stick to hockey. Duhaime is a clown... a goon that can skate and barely play hockey. Avs made some good moves, but this wasn't one of them. This guy is more likely to lose them a game with a stupid 5 minute major than do anything of value. And if doing valuable things means cheap shoting our opponents, then I'd rather have a different guy with different skill set. Injuring guys and playing dirty isn't a skill set, it's just a lack of hockey courage.

This is the first Avs player in a while that I won't be rooting for. I hope he sucks and we can scratch him because he's a punk.

 

[Muffin]

Or stick to hockey. Duhaime is a clown... a goon that can sorta skate and barely play hockey. Avs made some good moves, but this wasn't one of them. This guy is more likely to lose them a game with a stupid 5 minute major than do anything of value. And if doing valuable things means cheap shoting our opponents, then I'd rather have a different guy with different skill set. Injuring guys and playing dirty isn't a skill set, it's just a lack of hockey courage.

This is the first Avs player in a while that I won't be rooting for. I hope he sucks and we can scratch him because he's a punk.

Lol Duhaime is an elite skater.

 

[BagHead]

Or stick to hockey. Duhaime is a clown... a goon that can sorta skate and barely play hockey. Avs made some good moves, but this wasn't one of them. This guy is more likely to lose them a game with a stupid 5 minute major than do anything of value. And if doing valuable things means cheap shoting our opponents, then I'd rather have a different guy with different skill set. Injuring guys and playing dirty isn't a skill set, it's just a lack of hockey courage.

This is the first Avs player in a while that I won't be rooting for. I hope he sucks and we can scratch him because he's a punk.

What exactly is your bar for "goon"? Is it just "a guy who fights"? I guess that describes him but, again, he loses almost all his fights. He's not an enforcer. He's not scaring people off with his punching prowess.

He has 8 majors this year, 7 of which were for fighting. The other 5 minute major was a match penalty for boarding Thomas Harley. He's had several boarding penalties in his career, and this was the only one that was deemed worthy of this punishment.

In '22-23 he had 4 majors, all from fighting. In his rookie season, '21-22, he had 10 majors. 9 of those were fighting. The one that wasn't for fighting was a cross check against the Avs, and he picked up a major and misconduct for that. So he's had 2 penalties that could potentially be called "goonish" in his career, both of which were penalized mainly for their proximity to the boards when they occurred.

tl;dr
In 193 career games and 502 hits, he has picked up 2 major penalties, a boarding and a cross check. He also rarely takes minor penalties. He plays a overall clean game and stays out of the box except for when he fights (which he does willingly but poorly).

 

[Minnewildsota]

What exactly is your bar for "goon"? Is it just "a guy who fights"? I guess that describes him but, again, he loses almost all his fights. He's not an enforcer. He's not scaring people off with his punching prowess.

He has 8 majors this year, 7 of which were for fighting. The other 5 minute major was a match penalty for boarding Thomas Harley. He's had several boarding penalties in his career, and this was the only one that was deemed worthy of this punishment.

In '22-23 he had 4 majors, all from fighting. In his rookie season, '21-22, he had 10 majors. 9 of those were fighting. The one that wasn't for fighting was a cross check against the Avs, and he picked up a major and misconduct for that. So he's had 2 penalties that could potentially be called "goonish" in his career, both of which were penalized mainly for their proximity to the boards when they occurred.

tl;dr
In 193 career games and 502 hits, he has picked up 2 major penalties, a boarding and a cross check. He also rarely takes minor penalties. He plays a overall clean game and stays out of the box except for when he fights (which he does willingly but poorly).

Shouldn't have wasted your time responding to that clown.

All Wild players are goons.

All Avs players are saints.

It's a pretty easy summary of how they think.