Quoting: Gofnut999
It’s a good idea. Not sure how much interest Canes would have though.
They were interested in Ully in season when Freddy and Raanta were both hurt, Freddy’s return was very iffy, they were in a Cup chase, down to a rookie and a waiver claim in goal. With Freddy back, and 3 goalies under contract, not sure the interest remains.
It will be interesting,
Ullmark is an immediate upgrade over Andersen. Last two years, Ullmark GSAx /60 is .593 over 97 games vs Andersen at .247 over 59 games. IMO, I agree with patrickr8 that Andersen should be easy to flip. The open question is the difference between Ullmark and Andersen made up in value by Lysell and a 2nd (I don’t see Carolina needing to add the third).
I can see it happening and believe it makes sense, but talent evaluation is a fickle thing and you never know from either side.
I could also see a situation where Carolina wants a more immediate impact player at a different position and doesn’t want to go through the headache of trading Andersen.
I also could see a scenario where Boston prefers to trade Ullmark for a pick and cap room to just sign FA’s while giving Lysell a decent chance to make the roster. Reality is the $7M it takes to sign Necas might be a few million more than they want to spend on the second forward they acquire so they can put some money into a left D.
That said, I think the bones of this deal really make sense in terms of equal value. Both teams fill immediate needs at likely the right salary mixes. Its a nice combination of upgrades that could be sold to the fans