RWJC Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Bruins, Hurricanes Discussed Linus Ullmark Trade Before Deadline May 24th, 2024 at 9:28am CST • By Josh Erickson The Bruins were shopping 2023 Vezina Trophy winner Linus Ullmark at the trade deadline, as evidenced by reports he blocked a deal to the Kings with his 16-team no-trade clause. The Hurricanes were another one of the teams in talks to pick up the netminder, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet said on Friday’s “32 Thoughts” podcast. It’s fair to wonder if Boston and Carolina may re-engage on the framework of talks this summer with Ullmark still on the trade block. He has one season left on his contract with an affordable $5MM cap hit, and his no-trade list drops from 16 to 15 teams on July 1. The Hurricanes got elite goaltending from Frederik Andersen in the regular season with a .932 SV%, but he was limited to 16 games due to blood clotting issues. He proceeded to struggle in postseason play, putting up an. 895 SV% as the Canes were eliminated by the Rangers in the second round thanks to a third-period collapse in Game 6. Carolina has 24-year-old Pyotr Kochetkovwaiting in the wings, too, after posting a .911 SV% in a career-high 40 starts, but advanced numbers suggest he wasn’t particularly far above average considering the shot quality he faced behind one of the best defenses in the league. He was good for 0.7 goals saved above expected on the year, per MoneyPuck – not a liability, but inferior to Ullmark’s consistently above-average showings since joining the Bruins in 2021-22. In terms of a trade return, there’s a clear fit heading back from Boston to Carolina in pending restricted free agent forward Martin Nečas. Friedman didn’t disclose if he was part of trade discussions a few months back, but he certainly would be now if the teams resumed talks. He reported last week that Nečas’ ask on a contract extension is likely too far above what the Canes are willing to pay, and they’ll likely shop his signing rights this summer as a result. While the Bruins’ offense performed better than expected after losing Patrice Bergeron and David Krejčí to retirement, they were limited to 2.38 goals per game in 13 playoff showings. There’s a clear opportunity to upgrade their top six with some increased spending money this summer, boasting $20.9MM in cap space to fill six roster spots, per CapFriendly. A large portion of that will go to a new deal for RFA netminder Jeremy Swayman, but trading Ullmark would open up an additional $5MM to use to help shoulder a Nečas extension. Evolving Hockey projects a seven-year, $7.5MM AAV deal for Nečas this summer outside of Carolina. https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2024/05/bruins-hurricanes-discussed-linus-ullmark-trade-before-deadline.html#ref=home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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canucks curse Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Boston Needs a a top line C Necas played much more wing in CAR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Necas for Ullmark makes a lot of sesne and there's almost no doubt Boston would get the most out of Necas which just isn't fair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWJC Posted May 24 Author Share Posted May 24 4 minutes ago, Warhippy said: Necas for Ullmark makes a lot of sesne and there's almost no doubt Boston would get the most out of Necas which just isn't fair Yeah they make that deal and sign Lindholm and they are potentially anvery strong club once again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWJC Posted May 25 Author Share Posted May 25 Postmedia’s Bruce Garrioch is reportingthat the Ottawa Senators are likely to pursue Boston Bruins netminder Linus Ullmark prior to the NHL entry draft next month. The Bruins have received some of the best goaltending in the league over the last two seasons and are in a predicament as they want to sign Jeremy Swayman to a long-term deal but will have Ullmark’s $5MM on their salary cap for one more season. The Senators were reportedly among the teams that tried to acquire Ullmark prior to the NHL trade deadline but were unable to complete a deal. Ottawa received some of the worst goaltending in the NHL last season despite inking free agent Joonas Korpisalo to a five-year $20MM deal last summer. The goaltender position has been a revolving door for the Senators since veteran Craig Anderson left town as a free agent back in 2020. https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2024/05/atlantic-notes-maple-leafs-senators-kane.html#ref=home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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