NHL Rumours: Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils
The NHL trade deadline is over, but we still have a number of NHL rumours. We’re still dealing with the fallout of what happened last week. However, that doesn’t mean the NHL rumours are going to stop. Some deals were close to happening while others may have to wait until the summertime. Today’s NHL rumours is a Swedish goalie edition. We feature the Boston Bruins and the New Jersey Devils in today’s edition.
All NHL rumours come from the original source and are subject to change.
Analysis: Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman have formed a key partnership in the Bruins’ success so far this season. In contrast, it may not be a sustainable model. Swayman is an arbitration-eligible restricted free agent at the end of the season. He’s probably going to command way more than his current $3.475 million cap hit. Trading Ullmark would have helped the Bruins have enough to probably give Swayman the deal he deserves. Boston also would have been free to make more moves other than adding Pat Maroon at the deadline.
Weekes said that geography may have played a hand in Ullmark nixing a trade. The Swedish netminder has a 16-team no-trade list and can pretty much decide where he wants to go if management wants to deal him. Moreover, General Manager Don Sweeney didn’t answer if Ullmark used the no-trade clause to veto a deal. “I mean, at the end of the day, I’m not ever going to get into a conversation with what I may have talked to Linus about,” Sweeney said to the media.
Some may be annoyed that Ullmark did not decide to go to a team like the Kings where he’d be the unquestioned number one goalie. However, there were likely factors other than hockey that were at play. Ullmark has also earned the right to decide where he wants to go. Those protections were in the contract that he negotiated with Sweeney and Bruins management.
It also seemed the Ullmark and Swayman still love the partnership. Swayman was quick to say “Stay right there” or “You’re staying here” after the Bruins Saturday afternoon victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. It seems that the goalie union is safe for now, but the summer could be a different story.
New Jersey Devils
Rumour: ESPN’s Emily Kaplan reports that the Devils will circle back to acquiring Calgary Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom in the summer. She mentioned this during the network’s coverage of the trade deadline on Friday.
The Devils are still pushing for Jacob Markstrom or a true No. 1 goaltender— but might not get done by the deadline, so would get tabled until summer.
In meantime, New Jersey looking to add a veteran to shoulder some starts from Nico Daws & Akira Schmid down the stretch.
Analysis: Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman have formed a key partnership in the Bruins’ success so far this season. In contrast, it may not be a sustainable model. Swayman is an arbitration-eligible restricted free agent at the end of the season. He’s probably going to command way more than his current $3.475 million cap hit. Trading Ullmark would have helped the Bruins have enough to probably give Swayman the deal he deserves. Boston also would have been free to make more moves other than adding Pat Maroon at the deadline.
Weekes said that geography may have played a hand in Ullmark nixing a trade. The Swedish netminder has a 16-team no-trade list and can pretty much decide where he wants to go if management wants to deal him. Moreover, General Manager Don Sweeney didn’t answer if Ullmark used the no-trade clause to veto a deal. “I mean, at the end of the day, I’m not ever going to get into a conversation with what I may have talked to Linus about,” Sweeney said to the media.
Some may be annoyed that Ullmark did not decide to go to a team like the Kings where he’d be the unquestioned number one goalie. However, there were likely factors other than hockey that were at play. Ullmark has also earned the right to decide where he wants to go. Those protections were in the contract that he negotiated with Sweeney and Bruins management.
It also seemed the Ullmark and Swayman still love the partnership. Swayman was quick to say “Stay right there” or “You’re staying here” after the Bruins Saturday afternoon victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. It seems that the goalie union is safe for now, but the summer could be a different story.
New Jersey Devils
Rumour: ESPN’s Emily Kaplan reports that the Devils will circle back to acquiring Calgary Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom in the summer. She mentioned this during the network’s coverage of the trade deadline on Friday.
The Devils are still pushing for Jacob Markstrom or a true No. 1 goaltender— but might not get done by the deadline, so would get tabled until summer.
In meantime, New Jersey looking to add a veteran to shoulder some starts from Nico Daws & Akira Schmid down the stretch.
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