Boston Bruins Officially Trade 6-Foot-6 Forward Justin Brazeau: Full Details

Just moments after their heartbreaking 3-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes last night, General Manager Don Sweeney struck a deal with the Minnesota Wild.

NHL insider Kevin Weeks was the first to report that the Boston Bruins and Minnesota Wild were combing for a trade. Weeks stated the Boston Bruins were acquiring forward Marat Khusnutdinov and former Boston Bruin Jakub Lauko.

At first, the return was not revealed, but later on it was revealed that the Boston Bruins were trading Justin Brazeau in return. It was also reported that the Bruins were getting back their original 2026 sixth-round pick they traded to Minnesota last year in the Pat Maroon trade.

Khusnutdinov is the most appealing return in this trade for the Bruins. The 22-year-old was drafted in the second round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, and has shown some potential. He has appeared in 57 games for the wild this season scoring just two goals, and seven points, but was stellar in the KHL when he played for the SKA St. Petersburg.

This is definitely a sellers market this year, and it will be interesting to see what other moves Don Sweeney makes before the end of the trade deadline.