When Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney sold at the trade deadline back in March, he moved some big-name players. Some other players were not going to be brought back, and Sweeney sold high on some of them.
One of those players was Justin Brazeau. The rugged forward had a career year in 2024-25 in his 57 games with the Bruins. He had 10 goals and 10 assists in 57 games played, which drew a lot of interest from contenders around the NHL.
One of those teams was the Minnesota Wild, who struck the night before the deadline and acquired Brazeau for Marat Khusnutdinov and Jakub Lauko.