While it remains uncertain who will be the Wild’s top goalie in 2020-21, this much is clear: Devan Dubnyk won’t be in the mix to win the job. Not after the Wild and Sharks completed a deal Monday that sent the veteran goalie to San Jose.

Dubnyk, who was the Wild’s top goalie for almost all of his six seasons in Minnesota, was packaged with a 2022 seventh-round pick for a 2022 fifth-round selection. It was the second trade of the day between the Wild and Sharks after Minnesota sent winger Ryan Donato to San Jose for a 2021 third-round pick. Both trades had been rumored since late last week and with the NHL draft set for Tuesday and Wednesday, there could be more moves on the way.

“As for the move (involving Dubnyk), it is part of the change that’s going on here,” Wild general manager Bill Guerin said. “We need to go in a different direction. Devan and I had some very good, open conversations in the last little while and, in the end, I just think that this is best for the Minnesota Wild.”

The #mnwild has acquired a fifth-round selection in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft from the @SanJoseSharks in exchange for goaltender Devan Dubnyk and the #mnwild seventh-round selection in the 2022 #NHLDraft.

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— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) October 5, 2020

The 34-year-old Dubnyk will make $2.5 million in 2020-21 and have a salary-cap hit of $4.333 million. Michael Russo of The Athletic reported that the Wild retained the maximum half of Dubnyk’s remaining contract, meaning they will pay him $1.25 million and be on the hook for a $2.17 million salary-cap hit this coming season. Player salaries, of course, could be impacted if the NHL is forced to play a shortened schedule because of the pandemic. Dunbyk did have a list of 10 teams to which he could not be traded but San Jose wasn’t on it.

The Wild still have backup goalie Alex Stalock, who replaced Dubnyk for much of the 2019-20 season, on the roster and Kaapo Kahkonen was the AHL goalie of the year after winning 25 games and posting a 2.07 goals-against average and .927 save percentage at Iowa. Kahkonen also played five games with the Wild and went 3-1-1 with a 2.96 goals-against average and .913 save percentage.

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— SKOR North (@SKORNorth) October 5, 2020

The Wild could go with Stalock and Kahkonen to open next season, or Guerin could look to add a veteran to the mix. Russo has reported the Wild has expressed interest in Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, a former teammate of Guerin’s in Pittsburgh, and former Wild goalie Darcy Kuemper, who is now in Arizona.

Guerin said he’s “up for anything” when asked if it’s more likely he will find a goalie in free agency or a trade. “I think there are definitely a lot of options out here,” he said. “We’ll see what transpires in the next few days.”

• Judd and Declan react to the Minnesota Wild trade Ryan Donato to the San Jose Sharks for a third-round pick. Is Devan Dubnyk next?
• And are more moves on the way with the NHL Draft and free agency beginning this week.

• Following the Vikings’ win over Houston on Sunday, Patrick raises the prospect of Mike Zimmer’s team making the playoffs and touches on the Twins’ ouster from the postseason.
• Was it more embarrassing than what happened to the 2006 Twins?
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• We finish with breaking news on the Twins’ Triple-A affiliate.

• Mackey & Judd open the show with a pie chart of a praise after the Vikings’ first win of the season.
• (25:30) Vikings nitpicks after a win.
• (33:48) Things we learned in the NFL in Week 4.
• (45:26) Jimmy Butler goes off in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
• (01:06:03) And the Wild trade Ryan Donato to the Sharks.

The Wild dealt winger Ryan Donato to the San Jose Sharks on Monday for a third-round pick in the 2021 draft. Donato, acquired from Boston in February 2019 for Charlie Coyle, had 14 goals and nine assists in 62 games with the Wild last season.

The #mnwild has acquired a third-round selection in the 2021 #NHLDraft from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for forward Ryan Donato.

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— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) October 5, 2020

The Wild also re-signed defenseman Carson Soucy and center Nico Sturm. Soucy agreed to a three-year, $8.25 million contract ($2.75 million AAV) that will run through the 2022-23 season. The 26-year-old had seven goals and 14 points with a plus-16 rating in 55 games during his first full season with the Wild in 2019-20. Soucy would have been eligible to become an unrestricted free agent on Friday.

Sturm got a two-year, $1.45 million contract that will be a one-way deal. The 25-year-old had two assists in six regular-season games with the Wild in 2019-20. He played in two of the Wild’s postseason games against Vancouver in the Edmonton bubble and had a goal in Minnesota’s overtime loss in Game 4.

Wild general manager Bill Guerin made it clear in his postseason video conference that he wasn’t pleased with the team’s goaltending and that changes could be coming. Two months later, Guerin appears to be close to backing up his words.

Devan Dubnyk, who has spent most of five-plus seasons as the Wild’s top goalie, could be headed to the San Jose Sharks, according to reports by Michael Russo and Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic. Russo reported this week that it was looking possible that Dubnyk and winger Ryan Donato could be traded  to the Sharks. LeBrun reported that the Dubnyk and Donato discussions between Guerin and Sharks general manager Doug Wilson were separate and that the Dubnyk trade was on the front burner.

As you can see in LeBrun’s below tweet, there is nothing blocking the Wild from sending Dubnyk to the Sharks, but Wilson wants to make sure that the veteran goalie would be OK with leaving Minnesota.

San Jose is not on Devan Dubnyk's 10-team No-trade list (10 teams he can't be traded to). So the Wild are free and clear to deal him to San Jose if they wish. But I do think San Jose wants to make sure Dubnyk is comfortable with the move before both teams take it further.

— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) October 3, 2020

The Sharks could back off of Dubnyk, according to LeBrun, because San Jose also is considering free agent Braden Holtby and James Reimer to serve as a “1B” goalie behind Martin Jones. Reimer has one season left on his contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Wild finished the regular season 24th in goals given up and 29th in save percentage, and Dubnyk’s struggles led to backup-turned-No. 1 goalie Alex Stalock starting all four of the Wild’s playoff games in their opening round loss to Vancouver in the NHL’s return to play in August.

Dubnyk, 34, went 12-15-2 with a 3.35 goals-against average and .890 save percentage in 30 games and 28 starts. That made it easily his worst season with the Wild since he was acquired from Arizona in January 2015 for a third-round pick and single-handedly led Minnesota to the playoffs. Dubnyk had a rough season off the ice as well, missing about a month to be with his wife, who was dealing with a medical issue.

Even if he trades Dubnyk, Guerin will have some decisions to make about his goaltending situation. Will Stalock return as the backup? Will Kaapo Kahkonen, named the AHL’s outstanding goaltender for 2019-20 while playing for the Wild’s minor league affiliate in Iowa, be given a chance to start or could he replace Stalock?

Russo reported the Wild have shown interest in Marc-Andre Fleury, who almost certainly will be traded by Las Vegas, and Arizona’s Darcy Kuemper, a former member of the Wild. Fleury has two seasons and $12.5 million of base salary coming over the next two seasons, but the 35-year-old could be seen as the ideal mentor for Kahkonen.

• Makey & Judd open with a cliche mount rushmore of the best months of the year; (17:00) Judd’s keys to a Vikings win over the Houston Texans!; (31:50) Wrap with Reusse: (49:24) And Action Movie Rewind: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior!

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• Star Tribune sports columnist Chip Scoggins joins Judd to talk about the Twins’ postseason losing streak hitting 18 games. How is it even possible?
• The former Access Vikings duo breaks down what happened to the Twins and Rocco Baldelli’s baffling decisions in the two games against Houston.
• Has Baldelli learned from his playoff experiences? Chip talks about the moves he thinks the Twins will make this offseason.
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• Mackey & Judd get into what’s next for the Twins after being bounced from the playoffs and having lost 18-consecutive games in the postseason.
• (20:00) Reckless speculation on what the Twins should do this offseason.
• (41:00) And a Scoop with Doogie!

• Mackey & Judd do an abbreviated edition of Write That Down and Randy in Cottage Grove hijacks the show with a Twins Dud Stable.

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• Patrick also is curious when Karl-Anthony Towns might show up to take part in the Wolves’ camp, wonders how on earth Caleb Thielbar got charged with the loss in the Twins’ game on Sunday, has praise for Rocco Baldelli and wonders if Gary Kubiak will stick around as the Vikings’ offensive coordinator all season.
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• Mackey & Judd open with a pie chart of a blame after the Vikings fell to 0-3 with a loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday Week 3.
• (32:17) Matt Thomas from SportsTalk790 in Houston joins to talk Twins-Astros, as well as the Vikings-Texans matchup next week.
• (44:00) The Twins get the Astros in the Wild Card round.
• (54:30) Things we learned around the NFL!

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• (20:10) Thoughts on the Twins closing the regular season and where they could be seeded in the playoffs.
• (33:37) Action Movie Rewind: Top Gun.
• (01:21:28) And Wrap with Reusse!

• Star Tribune sports columnist Chip Scoggins joins Judd to discuss the Vikings’ struggles and where the team can go from here.
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• Chip also expresses optimism about the Twins’ chances in the playoffs.