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         The Minnesota Wild have acquired forward Nick Bonino, a 2020 2nd round pick (37th overall, used to select Marat Khusnutdinov) and a 2020 3rd round pick (70th overall) from the Nashville Predators in exchange for forward Luke Kunin and a 2020 4th round pick (101st overall).         The PredatorsContinue reading “NHL Trade Review: Wild and Predators swap Bonino and Kunin”

         The Ottawa Senators have acquired goalie Matt Murray from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for forward Jon Gruden and a 2020 2nd round pick (52nd overall).         After the best GAA for a Senators goalie was 3.12 last year, the Senators were in the market for a new starter.Continue reading “NHL Trade Review: Senators get their goalie in Murray”

         The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired forward Max Domi and a 2020 3rd round pick (78th overall) from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Josh Anderson.        The Blue Jackets needed a center, and the Canadiens needed a winger, so it makes sense why these teams would haveContinue reading “NHL Trade Review: Blue Jackets get Domi, give up Anderson”

         The San Jose Sharks have acquired goalie Devan Dubnyk and a 2022 7th rounder from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a 2022 5th round pick. The Wild also retained 50% of Dubnyk\’s contract.        Once a Vezina finalist, Dubnyk completely crashed in 2019-20. It was arguably the worstContinue reading “NHL Trade Review: Sharks get Dubnyk in second trade between two teams”

         The San Jose Sharks have acquired forward Ryan Donato from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a 2021 3rd round pick (via Pittsburgh, acquired in the Patrick Marleau trade).        Donato is still young, and his contract situation is fine with one year left with an AAV of $1.9Continue reading “NHL Trade Review: Sharks acquire Donato”