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

[WATTAGE4451]

Okay some context is needed. Ullmark's GSAA was in the negatives on the Sabres. Sabres were awful, but they played a system back then that limited high quality chances while allowing a shit ton of volume, which naturally inflates a goalie's save percentage. Lehner had an excellent save percentage on the Sabres ffs.

Lehner had a great sv% 1 year with sabres and 1 okay.- but lehner also had great sv%s with senators, islander, blackhawks, and vegas bwfore his last season on an injured hip, so i dont think using a goalie who had a great sv% everywhere he went is a good argument for team inflating the sv%

Also ullmarks gsaa was in negatives 1 year on sabres, the 2018-2019 season where he had .905 sv%

He had positive gsaa his last 2 years there and for buffalo overall.

 

[Altimus]

Ullmark was in control of where he could be traded and also what trade value coming back for him could also cancel the trade. Obviously Ottawa put in a lowball contract offer with years tacked on to get him to agree to come here. He's betting on himself. If he shits the bed with no contract in place he risks millions. He thinks coming to Ottawa maximizes his next paycheck. There are other teams in the eastern conference looking for a goalie that finished way above Ottawa last year he could have picked.

Either he's waiting to see what happens in the first half of he wants to see what other changes the team is going to make.

 

[Scintillating10]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805386697053716723

That's good trade for Boston. Behind their defense Korpisola be good backup. At 3m decent caphit. Swayman be #1, K is good backup. Acquired a first round pick and create extra caproom.

 

[nergish]

Brady had tears in his eyes tonight, both for his brother and his new starting goaltender.

Ullmark at this stage in his career may be the best goaltender the Ottawa Senators have ever had.

 

[The don godfather]

That's good trade for Boston. Behind their defense Korpisola be good backup. At 3m decent caphit. Swayman be #1, K is good backup. Acquired a first round pick and create extra caproom.

Bingo for possibly a goalie who will hit free agency next year . Ottawa paid a decent price for a goalie with no extension .

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

The Chychrun+1st+additional piece never made sense to me as a realistic cost, but I am so damaged from all these years of following the Senators, that I rationalized why the return made sense.

 

[bossram]

There's a reason they announced this right before the game...

Hard to understand what Boston was trying to achieve here.

 

[The don godfather]

There's a reason they announced this right before the game...

Hard to understand what Boston was trying to achieve here.

For 1 year of linus what do you think they could get ? This isnt a bad haul.

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

I like this trade for Boston. Seems like good asset management. The Sens definitely needed a goalie last year. If they can sign Ullmark (and he performs well in Ottawa) then it will be a good trade for them. Draft on Friday!! Off-season should heat up pretty quick!!

 

[bossram]

For 1 year of linus what do you think they could get ? This isnt a bad haul.

Not having to take on (or buyout) 75% of 4 more years of Korpisalo's contract. The 1st is like the payment for that alone.

Basically gave Ullmark for free.

 

[The don godfather]

Not having to take on (or buyout) 75% of 4 more years of Korpisalo's contract. The 1st is like the payment for that alone.

Basically gave Ullmark for free.

Donny betting on korpi playing like his Columbus days. With the system the bruins play and their excellent goaltending coaching I wouldn't be surprised he puts better numbers then linus. Linus is gonna get shelled with the way the sens play. Let's see.

 

[bossram]

Donny betting on korpi playing like his Columbus days. With the system the bruins play and their excellent goaltending coaching I wouldn't be surprised he puts better numbers then linus. Linus is gonna get shelled with the way the sens play. Let's see.

If the goaltending performance is because of the B's system, it makes even less sense to take on another goalie with a long-term contract. Just sign some other platoon-type for cheap and reap the rewards of "the system".

It would've made more sense to trade Ullmark for literally nothing and just had the cap space available, than do this.

 

[Miller Time]

Great deal for Send
Great deal for Habs fans

WTF move for the Bs

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

If Ullmark plays well & the Sens make the playoffs I don't know why he wouldn't want to stay. Lots of good pieces there to be a great team.

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDoo]

I’m no goaltending expert, but even I could see that Korpisalo has terrible fundamentals. Just way too much movement and losing his net.

Kastelic was a huge disappointment last year as well. Guy played like he was a 12 year vet with 60M in the bank already.

 

[Jeune Poulet]

A lot of people in this thread are going to feel silly 12-18 months from now, when this ends up being a good trade for the Bruins.

 

[The don godfather]

A lot of people in this thread are going to feel silly 12-18 months from now, when this ends up being a good trade for the Bruins.

Yep and I'm gonna roast them all . Korpi is gonna be solid in Boston system. Cant wait.

 

[Fig]

Oof for now, but I think Boston might somehow laugh the loudest in the long run.

If they successfully fix Korpisalo, imagine what asset they'll get for him retained to 1.5-2 mil AAV with term from a cap strapped team needing a backup.

 

[colchar]

I'm not big on ceremony but announcing this trade within an hour of game 7 of the cup finals is in incredibly poor taste.

Oh yes, because it really detracted from the coverage of the game. This wasn't Crosby or McDavid being traded, ffs.

 

[colchar]

It's in poor taste to have 2 days between the SCF and the draft and free agency.

First, why? Why do they need an interval? Second, it is more than two days.

 

[japurple01]

Boston probably did a crappy deal to not take salary back so they could be more aggressive in FA

Plus I always wonder about teams getting their own firsts back--they need those picks available as compensation should they take a run at an RFA...

 

[Kegu]

Donny betting on korpi playing like his Columbus days. With the system the bruins play and their excellent goaltending coaching I wouldn't be surprised he puts better numbers then linus. Linus is gonna get shelled with the way the sens play. Let's see.

Which columbus days? The .877 save% with a 4.15gaa days? Or did you mean the .894 3.30? Or maybe you meant .897 3.32, or did you have that confused with his other .897 season that was 2.95 gaa.
His columbus days are littered with terrible goaltending, and throughout his career he has been brutal way more often than he has been even average.
But who knows, maybe it's Lasik that will turn him around.

 

[ccman68]

ullmark will be shit without boston's defense and korpisalo will be good again thanks to boston's defense. good job by boston realizing there is no difference between the two goalies and getting a first round pick out of it

 

[DFF]

ullmark will be shit without boston's defense and korpisalo will be good again thanks to boston's defense. good job by boston realizing there is no difference between the two goalies and getting a first round pick out of it

No difference between the goalies? Lol

 

[dirtydanglez]

How would that in any way be a good outcome though

got out of most of the korpisalo contract and would likely recoup all their costs and maybe a bit more.