The Seattle Kraken have traded Brian Dumoulin to the Anaheim Ducks for a 2026 fourth-round draft pick. Dumoulin has one year left on his current contract.<\/p>\n
\n#NHLDucks<\/a> acquired Brian Dumoulin from #SeaKraken<\/a> in exchange for a 2026 4th Rd Pick.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Dumoulin scored six goals and 16 points in 80 games with the Kraken last year. The defenceman averaged the lowest time on ice in his career since the 2014-15 season.<\/p>\n
Time In Pittsburgh And Seattle<\/h3>\n
Dumoulin, aside from his one season with the Kraken, spent his entire career with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Doumulin was part of the Penguins winning back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017<\/a>.<\/p>\n
While a reliable defenceman for the Penguins, Dumoulin dealt with various injuries<\/a> that shortened a few of his seasons.<\/p>\n
The Kraken signed Dumoulin to a two-year contract<\/a> prior to last season. With players like Vince Dunn and the newly-signed Brandon Montour<\/a>, Dumoulin did not have a place on the Duck roster.<\/p>\n
Role With The Ducks<\/h3>\n
The Ducks are in the middle of a rebuild. Dumoulin will provide the Ducks with a reliable defenceman and someone who has experience playing in big games.<\/p>\n
When healthy, Dumoulin has a reputation for being a defenceman who can step up when needed<\/a>. This can be attractive not only for the Ducks, but for possible buyers at the 2025 Trade Deadline.<\/p>\n
The Ducks brought in Adam Henrique<\/a> in 2017 for his experience. As the Ducks transitioned from a contender to a rebuilder, they traded him to the Edmonton Oilers<\/a> at the trade deadline. Similar could happen with Dumoulin. The Ducks only gave up a fourth-round pick for him, but if Dumoulin bounces back next season, he could generate a decent return for the Ducks in a trade.<\/p>\n
The Big Picture<\/h3>\n
The Brian Dumoulin trade was a way for the Kraken to make room on their roster. For the Ducks, they gained a veteran with experience and a possible trade chip for the future.<\/p>\n
Dumoulin is a name to watch this season for any team who may need a defenceman at the trade deadline.<\/p>\n
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Main Photo: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Seattle Kraken have traded Brian Dumoulin to the Anaheim Ducks for a 2026 fourth-round draft pick. Dumoulin has one year left on his current contract. Ducks Acquire Dumoulin #NHLDucks acquired Brian Dumoulin from #SeaKraken in exchange for a 2026 4th Rd Pick. \u2014 Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 2, 2024 Dumoulin scored six goals and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3464,"featured_media":444673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34,20,4548,5369],"tags":[118,1019,5746,5343],"class_list":["post-444665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-ducks","category-nhl","category-seattle-kraken","tag-anaheim-ducks","tag-brian-dumoulin","tag-nhl-trade","tag-seattle-kraken"],"modified_by":"Colton Osmond, Dept Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3464"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444665\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/444673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}