Confirmed Trade: [OTT/BOS] Linus Ullmark for Mark Kastelic, Joonas Korpisalo (25% retained), 2024 BOS 1st round pick

[RebuildinVan]

yep - alot of front offices are probly shaking their heads at this move. imagine if boston was in this position, they wouldnt wanna be upstaged (cant say the same thing about OTTAWA, theyre in endless feedback loop rebuilding (i.e., very hard to imagine them ever being in the cup finals rite now)

A. The league put teams in this spot having game 7 this late

B. Its not upstaging game 7 where the best player is in with possibly the biggest collapse of all time

C. Unwritten rules change

 

[bringbacktheskate604]

Yeah I personally think Korpisalo is ass and don't understand what Boston sees in him, but I don't think it's a stretch to say that they can get a good performance out of him like they've gotten good performances out of so many other goalies in the past. The term is the part that really sucks, but the $3 million AAV isn't all that bad for a 1B goalie.

Before Ullmark played for Buffalo, he had a career 3.1 GSAA, he was basically the definition of an average goalie. On Boston? He had a 72.8 GSAA in just 13 more games played.

I'm weary of goalies who weren't very good going to good defensive teams and doing well.
Ottawa sucks defensively, from the forwards down. This has pumpkin potential written all over it. Let's not forget for some reason the sens seem to be cursed, nothing ever seems to work out for them and unless TG has drastically changed his style, Linus gonna be seeing a ton of high danger shots.

 

[Altimus]

This is probably the best Ottawa could have done. This must make the rest of the players really happy to see things are changing defensively

 

[violaswallet]

I like the korpisalo acquisition for Boston: he seems like the sort of goalie that would fit into their system and perform well.

3M a year for an okay back-up is pretty good, although the term is a bit long.

 

[CanMerc]

Word is Leafs had a comparable offer for Ullmark

They always seem to…

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I expect Boston to trade Korpisalo again...

How ? Yeah, there's some retained, but Boston would need to retain more and then you add in Korpisalo sucks and that seems hard.


I wonder if Boston pitched Korpisalo for PLD...

 

[Darren McCord]

There are only 8 goalies making $6 million or more right now and I believe only Vasilevskiy and Gibson signed that deal as a RFA.

I can see him matching the Binnington deal (7 years at $6 million AAV) but I don't realistically see him going much above that, if at all.

Look at the goalies who have been signed recently

Jarry
Campbell
Kuemper
Grubauer
Merzlikins

They all got 5-6 in a flat cap. He’s better than all of them. He will get 6+ easy

 

[JKG33]

Even with retention that's a pretty brutal deal for Boston. I almost would've rather let Ullmark walk instead

 

[Forge]

What's Ulmark get on a new deal?

$6.5 x 5-6 years

Talk was that he wanted 7 million for 5 years. I've thought he was going to get something in the low to mid 6's

 

[BKarchitect]

Signed an extension today

Yeah I saw…what does that have to do with him having to go through waivers?

 

[BTO]

Are Bruins doing some 4D chess move where they will also trade Swayman instead of paying him 8M per year on a long deal? And they think Korpisalo and someone else can be decent under a team with a solid defensive structure like their?

Great, thanks: I just went from pissed to panic.

 

[bringbacktheskate604]

Can’t sign until July 1st, no?

I thought he has no contract for this coming season meaning he can sign now, similar to Hronek?

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Man oh man, Markstrom got more than Ullmark. And Ullmark is way way better.

 

[Double Dion]

I think Ottawa won the trade, but they still need a shutdown line. I know their fans think Pinto is that, but he's definitely not.

 

[Mione134]

How ? Yeah, there's some retained, but Boston would need to retain more and then you add in Korpisalo sucks and that seems hard.


I wonder if Boston pitched Korpisalo for PLD...

Because Bussi is going to be our backup to Swayman

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Holy bajesus is that brutal.

 

[Vitto79]

Even with retention that's a pretty brutal deal for Boston. I almost would've rather let Ullmark walk instead

Did they really have to take Korpisolo to get the 1st?

Forsberg made more sense

 

[BLNY]

Wouldn't it be Ottawa's pick?

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Because Bussi is going to be our backup to Swayman

Fair, but that still doesn't explain how they're going to trade a bad goalie with a bad contract.

 

[Sabreality]

I'm weary of goalies who weren't very good going to good defensive teams and doing well.
Ottawa sucks defensively, from the forwards down. This has pumpkin potential written all over it. Let's not forget for some reason the sens seem to be cursed, nothing ever seems to work out for them and unless TG has drastically changed his style, Linus gonna be seeing a ton of high danger shots.

Ullmark had developed nicely in Buffalo and the eyetest was showing he'd become a very steady goalie, obviously the system hurt him, but still put up .915 & .917 seasons getting shelled. I don't think he'll be a pumpkin.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Wouldn't it be Ottawa's pick?

No, they got thos pick from Detroit in the Debrincat trade, which Detroit got in the Bertuzzi trade.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Great trade for Ottawa. Get a legit starter & get out of most the Korpi deal for the 25th pick on Friday? What a move.

Don't love the value for Boston, I guess they're banking on Korpi becoming an asset. I do think he's talented & could be good for them, but its risky.

 

[Diamonddog01]

Fantastic trade for Ottawa.

 

[Aoko]

Nice trade for Ottawa.

 

[OmniSens]

Word is Leafs had a comparable offer for Ullmark

Of course we'll hear that. Probably "Marner for Ullmark"