So here’s the scenario: You’re tasked with building an NHL team and get a choice between Player A and Player B.

Player A has started 24 NHL games this season. He boasts a 15-6-3 record to go along with a 1.62 goals against average and a .947 save percentage.

Player B has played in 16 NCAA games this season. He has a goal and four assists.

It doesn’t take a genius to pick the best options.

Player A is Minnesota Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk.

Player B is University of Michigan winger Brendan Warren.

So why are these two names being mentioned in the same breath?

Well, they are the two players directly involved in perhaps the most-lopsided NHL trade in recent memory. It occurred nearly two years ago when the Wild pulled the trigger on a move that undoubtedly saved their season. That move featured the Wild flipping a measly third-round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Dubnyk, a middling goaltender at the time.

Memories of that trade come flooding back whenever the Wild play the Coyotes. And while backup goaltender Darcy Kuemper got the nod over Dubnyk for the matchup Saturday afternoon, the trade has continued to pay dividends for the Wild.

Dubnyk has developed into one of the best goaltenders in the NHL That third-round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, meanwhile, turned into Warren, a good-not-great player currently in his sophomore season at the University of Michigan.

Dubnyk provided an immediate return on investment nearly two years ago as he started 39 of the final 40 games to will the Wild into the playoffs. He followed that up with a respectable campaign last season (32-26-6) before making the jump to stardom this season. Dubnyk, in total, is 74-41-11 in parts of three seasons with the Wild.

It remains to be seen what Warren brings to the Coyotes, or if he ever makes the jump to the NHL.

It is worth noting that current Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith, who made Dubnyk expendable at the time, hasn’t been bad by any means. He is 7-4-4 this season with a 2.59 goals against average and a .932 save percentage.

Those numbers, however, pale in comparison to Dubnyk, who has been remarkable this season, as he currently leads the NHL in goals against average (1.62), save percentage (.947) and shutouts (4). He is 8-0-2 in his past 10 starts, good for a career-high streak.

“I don’t know what else to say about him,” Wild coach Bruce Boudreau said when asked about Dubnyk a week ago. “He’s been really good.”

Dubnyk has since won two more games, though he isn’t thinking too much about his recent hot steak.

“I know each game has nothing to do with the last,” Dubnyk said. “You just have to keep doing those things that gives us the best chance to win.”