My point is Columbus was terrible hence the bad stats. When he played on a good team, good stats. Playoffs on Columbus against the leafs? Good stats

Steal

Perhaps the most surprising thing about this trade is that with Ullmark going into a contract year, he didn’t put Ottawa on his 15-team no-trade list, considering how things have worked out for the last few goalies they’ve brought in. Hopefully things will be different this time.

Fair trade, Ottawa gets a good goalie who’s a pending UFA, Boston gets a meh backup who they could turn into a good backup, bottom 6 help and a 1st

i like this for both teams

korpi last season was rough but i can see him rebounding under swayman as a backup. plus they get a decent bottom six forward and a first round pick to boot

meanwhile ullmark is a massive upgrade as a starter and a good mentor for sogaard

Markstrom was about the same price. Senators absolutely robbed the Bruins.

I’ve heard Ullmark has said he won’t sign an extension, so he’s a 1-year rental. They weren’t going to get a lot for him. The question is whether Korpisalo at $3M is an asset or a liability. $3M is a bit high for a backup, but if he can be an effective backup in Boston, it’s a pretty good return for a rental. They replace him with a cheaper player with four years of cost certainty – sure, he’s a downgrade, but they don’t need another $5M goalie when they have Swayman – and they add a late 1st-round draft pick and a useful young role player.

So many people ignore trade comps from the past then get shocked when that player gets a return similar to those trade comps

Swap Forsberg for Korpisalo and I'll be fine with this trade. Not excited though.

Where is Jakob ?

No doubt Sens got the best player in the deal, mind you I'm surprised they agreed to retain.

Boston gets back into the first round, doesn't have to search for a backup goaltender who I'm sure will improve in a new system, and a C that will very likely fit into their system well.

Without the extension for Ullmark in place, I'd give the very slight edge to Boston for now. Friedman last night during G7 that Ullmark is prepared to play out the season and see what happens next year. This could all change by Monday, but it gives me DeBrincat vibes if they can't get Ullmark extended.

Depends on how the extension looks.

Yes this, iagree. Its easy to blame goalies when you lose. Is it easier to be motivated and give 110% behind Stanley Contendor, who defence and make sacrificial blocks, than playing behind team who is losing more than winning, or who dont play great defensive play. If you first mantra is to win games with offence, you shouldnt blame goalies if they give more goals. Ottawa has potential team in they hands, let see if new coach get them to defence bit better. Now Ottawa have Vezina winner in net. I hope we can see Sens in playoffs next year. I do believe Korpi can play strong in Boston, but he had been up and down goalie whole career, but mainly played that time behind poorly defensive teams. Lets see, Korpi still have high potential in my mind.

How Ottawa managed to get out of that Korpisalo contract is great, retention has to hurt though.

Can viewed as Ullmark is making 6 million.
Probably hurts their managment for this year.

Ottawa has been cap team unable to make the playoffs.


All that said, Ottawa fleeced Boston

Forgot about Matt Murray

Was surprised to see that over the last 5 years the Senators have had 14 different goalies start a game for them. I was even more surprised to see that during those 5 years Korpisalo ranks #2 in starts for the Senators.....despite only playing 1 season for them

With the retention, you have to keep in mind that there is a reasonable chance Korpisalo could be bought out next offseason. In which case, the cap penalty is only 350k on average.

Korpisalo was a sunk cost. Retaining 1M is cheaper than a buyout over the lifetime of the contract. If you look at the price Detroit paid to dump Walman, this trade is astounding value for Ottawa. It probably should have cost close to 25 alone to dump Korpisalo at 3M.

The optics are also better for the franchise because people don't view this as the Senators paying to dump Korpisalo, because most people expected to have to give up a 1st for Ullmark along.

From Boston - if they don't get a vet with NHL experience, then it's a VERY young tandem in Swayman and Bussi. Sending Korpisalo to Providence would save another $1.1xM of cap and and he's only counting for $1.9M to be the "in emergency, break glass" goalie if Swayman goes down. He's unlikely to be claimed on waivers as a cheaper goalie would, so gives them the freedom to use Bussi in the NHL without keeping 3 goalies on the roster or risking losing the experienced backup.

Korpisalo doesn't have a history of being consistent over the long term - but he's had stretches of being very good.

Not that I don't think Ottawa got the best of this one, even if they don't keep Ullmark past this season - but when you look at getting a big bottom 6 center who's strong on faceoffs, likes to hit and doesn't mind fighting along with the first rounder, Korpisalo at $3M isn't that bad.

For a goalie? Any time you get a 1st for a goalie. It's a win

He backed up Bob while Bob won the Vezina....