Would you prefer if your team had traded for Ullmark?

[Silky mitts]

Voted no, don't really need him on Habs.

But - the contract is mostly fine. Usually, it's not AAV but term that scares me with goalies. I like the 4 years

What’s your timeline if you’re Ottawa though? Ullmark is less likely to help them accomplish something positive in the next 4 years than a 1st round pick. He can play lights out this year and they’ll finish 10th or 11th in the East and get a worse pick.

 

[bobholly39]

What’s your timeline if you’re Ottawa though? Ullmark is less likely to help them accomplish something positive in the next 4 years than a 1st round pick. He can play lights out this year and they’ll finish 10th or 11th in the East and get a worse pick.

I'm not a big believer in this Ottawa core/team. So I personally don't see them make playoffs, or do much in the next few years.

But - I still think they did a good thing by getting him. Lots of other teams could have used a legitimate top #1 goalie, as they are hard to get, so good on them for finding a way of doing so.

 

[Samsquanch]

Say what you will about him as a goalie, but the fact that Ottawa dumped Korpisalo's salary in the trade that brought Ulmark back is a stroke of genius by Staios if we are being honest.

After last season, Ottawa could have been severely handicapped by Korpisalo and their ability to acquire a real #1 while he was also on the books.

With that being said, Ulmark looks incredibly elite. Not sure how badly other teams would need him, or how much of an upgrade he would be for them. But for Ottawa, it was a comically huge upgrade for them, and its a match made in heaven.