Jonas Brodin

Jonas Brodin

31-Year-Old DefensemanD
Minnesota Wild
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Brodin had seven goals and 27 points in 62 games with the Wild last season, which is about as good as it gets for the 31-year-old defenseman from an offensive perspective. Although Brodin has been a top-four blueliner for almost all his career, he's never been a significant offensive threat, and he also hasn't traditionally stood out in physical categories like PIM or hits. The one category where he has some fantasy relevance is blocked shots. The Swede recorded 142 blocks last season and has exceeded the 125 mark in each of the past three campaigns. If you're in a deep league and need someone who can help you in blocks while still contributing a bit offensively, then Brodin is usable, but in almost all other scenarios, he doesn't have much appeal. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a seven-year, $42 million contract extension with the Wild in September of 2020.
Back in action
DMinnesota Wild
March 25, 2025
Brodin (lower body) is set to play Tuesday versus the Golden Knights, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
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This appears to all be part of the plan for Brodin's return to action. He came back from a lower-body injury initially to play Saturday versus the Sabres, but with a crowded schedule, the Wild opted to rest Brodin on Monday against the Stars for the first half of a back-to-back. He's now back in action, while Declan Chisholm (lower body) won't be in the lineup.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    22:32
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:11
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    1:48
 
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0:37
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After tallying a career-high 30 points during the 2021-22 season, Brodin was limited to just three goals and 14 points in 60 games last year. He still averaged 22:52 of ice time per game, though only 0:30 of that came during the man advantage and he failed to score a power-play point. The 30-year-old blueliner is expected to see a similar role during the 2023-24 season. Brodin will continue to see top-four minutes and likely won't have a solidified spot on either power-play unit. With a healthy season, he should get back to the 20-point mark, though he won't have much value in most fantasy formats.
Buoyed by a career-high 1:37 of power-play time per game, Brodin posted 30 points in 73 games a season ago, a new high-water mark. His 126 shots on goal were also a career high, while Brodin's 23:26 average time on ice was his most since the 2014-15 campaign. Brodin will play this entire upcoming season at age 29 and the Wild should once again be a good team, so a repeat performance is certainly possible, but the upside here is quite limited from a fantasy perspective, meaning you can almost certainly do better on draft day.
Brodin posted nine goals in 53 games in 2020-21, a new career high. It's an impressive number on the surface, but one that appears entirely unsustainable moving forward. Brodin's breakout was driven by a career-best 11.4 shooting percentage and just one of his tallies came with the man advantage. This is a player who has posted four or fewer goals in six of his first nine NHL campaigns. One thing you do get with Brodin is consistency. You can mark him down for 20 points, 100 shots on goal and 100-plus blocks each and every year, but that's about it. There's simply not enough ceiling here to make Brodin a desirable fantasy option in most formats.
Brodin set a career high with 28 points in 69 games for the Wild last year. He also contributed 112 blocked shots and a plus-15 rating, once again proving himself as one of Minnesota's best all-around players. The Swede was rewarded with a seven-year contract in September - he'll be a fixture on the Wild's blue line for years to come. Brodin offers more value to his real NHL squad than in the fantasy game, but his usual 20-to-25 points won't hurt as a depth option for most virtual managers. However, don't expect Brodin to add much in terms of hits, shots on goal or power-play production.
The 10th-overall pick in the 2011 draft suited up in all 82 games last season, averaging over 20 minutes of ice time for the sixth time in his career. Brodin isn't going to put up eye-popping numbers offensively -- he potted just 18 points last year -- but he was able to block 135 shots in 2018-19. Brodin wasn't a power-play specialist to begin with, but the return of Dumba likely means he won't see many premium point-producing opportunities next season.
The 10th overall pick in the 2011 draft, Brodin mostly avoided injuries in 2017-18 as he played in 73 games -- his highest total in four years -- and settled in as a steady second-pairing option behind the dynamic duo of Mathew Dumba and Ryan Suter. Brodin doesn't have either of those players' elite skill sets, nor the offensive gifts of Jared Spurgeon, but he's chipped in more than 20 points in two straight seasons and set a new career high with a plus-23 rating last year. Even if injuries were to push him higher on the depth chart, the 25-year-old likely wouldn't be able to take advantage, but his consistent and relatively mistake-free game still serves a useful role on the Wild blue line.
Brodin is coming off a new career high in points (25) in 2016-17, but he again failed to play a full season thanks to a 14-game IR stint thanks to a finger injury. The 24-year-old Swede has now missed at least 11 games in three consecutive seasons, and his ice time has been trending in the wrong direction -- he averaged a career-low 19:34 last year. Brodin is a good skater and passer, but he’s not very aggressive on either side of the puck, and the Wild have better blueliners to lavish with power-play minutes. His fantasy value remains restricted to deep formats.
While he logs heavy minutes, Brodin only managed seven points in 68 regular-season games this past year and has turned into a dynamic defensive defenseman. Brodin may join the rush on occasion, but he's seen now as a shut-down guy who rarely shoots the puck.
After setting career highs in goals and points the season prior, Brodin took a step backward in 2014-15. In 71 games, he scored three goals and added 14 assists while posting a plus-21 rating. As a top-pairing defenseman, the Wild rarely need to worry about replacing Brodin on the penalty kill, as he racked up just eight PIM last season. That allowed him to finish with a personal best of more than 24 minutes of average ice time skating alongside the ultimate workhorse in defensive partner Ryan Suter. Plagued by an incredibly poor shooting percentage (3.2 percent), Brodin will look to bounce back closer to the 10.8 percent rate he shot at in 2013-14. Just 22 years old, Brodin has plenty of room to grow and is already one of the top shutdown defenders in the Western Conference, though his limited offensive range to date holds down his fantasy upside.
Brodin opened last season by creating offense and it looked like he was poised to take a giant step forward from his rookie year. Instead, he kind of went sideways when he was forced into more difficult situations -- after all, he wasn't always under the protective wing of Ryan Suter like he was his first season. Brodin will again shoulder increased responsibility and should slowly improve his scoring totals this season. But don't expect more than 30-35 points.
Brodin finished fourth in the Calder Trophy voting, made the All-Rookie team and took a spot next to Ryan Suter as the team's top defensemen, which he may not relinquish for years. The 10th overall draft pick in 2011 began the season in the AHL where he broke his collar bone and missed nearly three months. A few weeks into the NHL season and then healthy, Brodin was called up and never looked back, averaging more than 23 minutes per game of ice time. He put up solid defensive stats (18 takeaways and 60 blocked shots), but had just 11 points. He was the youngest defenseman in the league last season, so his offensive game will likely improve, and he has the talent to take a big leap. He could easily be the next Ryan Suter.
Brodin is Minny's top prospect on the blue line and rightfully so. He suited up against men in the Elitserien -- and held his own -- before his 18th birthday. He's great one-on-one, is exceptional on his skates and plays a calm, cool and collected control game. Yes, just like the great Niklas Lidstrom. Now, we're not saying he's the next Nik -- we may never see another player like him. But Brodin has tremendous talent and at worst, he'll be a top shutdown specialist in the NHL. However, we're convinced there's a lot more just under the surface and he'll some day dominate at both ends of the ice. Not unlike Ryan Suter. Yep -- we said that out loud. He should be in the land of frozen lakes in 2013-14.
Minnesota gave consideration to its future blue line by selecting Brodin with the 10th overall pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Listed at 6-foot and 172 pounds, this Swedish prospect won't be throwing anyone around the ice but he is a fluid skater with hockey smarts. The Wild secured Brodin's services this past July by getting his signature on a three-year, entry-level contract, though the 18-year-old will look to get more playing time with Farjestads of the Swedish Elite League this season.
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Won't play Monday
DMinnesota Wild
Lower Body
March 24, 2025
Brodin (lower body) has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Stars.
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Assist in return from injury
DMinnesota Wild
March 22, 2025
Brodin (lower body) picked up an assist and was plus-1 in 20:21 in a 4-1 win over Buffalo on Saturday.
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Returning Saturday
DMinnesota Wild
March 22, 2025
Brodin (lower body) is set to return to the lineup Saturday against the Sabres, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
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Won't play against Seattle
DMinnesota Wild
Lower Body
March 19, 2025
Brodin (lower body) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Kraken.
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Upgraded to day-to-day
DMinnesota Wild
Lower Body
March 17, 2025
Brodin (lower body) won't play against the Kings on Monday, per Joe Smith of The Athletic.
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Dealing with injury?
DMinnesota Wild
March 24, 2025
Brodin expects to play against Dallas on Monday despite limping visibly after Saturday's 4-1 win over Buffalo, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
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The Wild recalled Cameron Crotty from AHL Iowa on Sunday under emergency conditions as a potential replacement. Brodin returned from a nine-game absence versus the Sabres on Saturday after recovering from a lower-body injury.
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