Former Minnesota Wild Forward Signs Two-Year Contract With The Pittsburgh Penguins

The Minnesota Wild traded forwards Marat Khusnutdinov and Jakub Lauko, along with a 2026 sixth round pick, to the Boston Bruins for forward Justin Brazeau at the traded deadline. 

Lauko played in 18 games with the Bruins after the trade and just signed a three-year deal in the Czech Extraliga League. Khusnutdinov re-signed on a two-year deal with the Bruins after the trade. 

Brazeau, 27, played in 19 games for the Wild following the trade. He had one goal, one assist and 34 hits. He played in all six playoff games for the Wild on the fourth line with Marco Rossi and Yakov Trenin.

The 6-foot-5 forward had two assists and 22 hits in six playoff games. Trenin and Brazeau combined for 56 hits in the playoffs. 

Minnesota elected not to re-sign Brazeau so he entered free agency and signed a two-year contract worth an average annual value of $1.5 million with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He is reunited with Penguins General Manager Kyle Dubas, who signed him in 2019 with the Toronto Maple Leafs.