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Let’s talk about Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, and the idea that he would want to sign with the New Jersey Devils.
Video: https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/insider-trading-jets-and-flames-popular-in-trade-buzz~2711866
This video is taking place after the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2022 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) Montreal Canadiens, Juraj Slafkovsky
2nd) New Jersey Devils, Simon Nemec
3rd) Arizona Coyotes, Logan Cooley
4th) Seattle Kraken, Shane Wright
5th) Philadelphia Flyers, Cutter Gauthier
6th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago Blackhawks), David Jiricek
7th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa Senators), Kevin Korchinski
8th) Detroit Red Wings, Marco Kasper
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Matthew Savoie
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Pavel Mintyukov
11th) Arizona Coyotes (from San Jose Sharks), Conor Geekie
12th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Denton Mateychuk
13th) Chicago Blackhawks (from New York Islanders), Frank Nazar
14th) Winnipeg Jets, Rutger McGroarty
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Jonathan Lekkerimaki
16th) Buffalo Sabres (Vegas Golden Knights), Noah Ostlund
17th) Nashville Predators, Joakim Kemell
18th) Dallas Stars, Lian Bichsel
19th) Minnesota Wild (from LA Kings), Liam Ohgren
20th) Washington Capitals, Ivan Miroshnichenko
21st) Pittsburgh Penguins, Owen Pickering
22nd) Anaheim Ducks (from Boston Bruins), Nathan Gaucher
23rd) St. Louis Blues, Jimmy Snuggerud
24th) Minnesota Wild, Danila Yurov
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Sam Rinzel
26th) Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames), Filip Mesar
27th) San Jose Sharks (from Carolina Hurricanes via Arizona Coyotes and Montreal Canadiens), Filip Bystedt
28th) Buffalo Sabres (from Florida Panthers), Jiri Kulich
29th) Arizona Coyotes (from Edmonton Oilers), Maveric Lamoureux
30th) Winnipeg Jets (from New York Rangers), Brad Lambert
31st) Tampa Bay Lightning, Isaac Howard
32nd) Edmonton Oilers (from Colorado Avalanche via Arizona Coyotes), Reid Schaefer
This video is also taking place after 2023 NHL Season, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in the Finals.
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12 Comments
He would have to come down to at least 8 million and probably lower, and the Devils would have to trade out Vitek. But yeah the Devils could make it work, WPG had awful defensive metrics, Devils were top 5 if not top 3 in most metrics.
Why the hell would he want to move to New Jersey? We could easily use him in Minnesota. Minnesota is also, btw, a far nicer place to be in than third world NJ.
I'd prefer we trade for Gibson. He's far cheaper, has 4 years left on his deal, will return to his Vezina form if you put him a good defense, which NJ has, and he's only 28 years old. Hellebuyck's contract on the other hand is going to age like milk. 9.5M until he's almost 40? Absolutely not.
Also, the Lightning made the Final in 2015. Not 2016. 2016 was Pens vs Sharks.
Well I remember the jets sweeping the oilers in the bubble days
I can't remember Winnipeg in enough playoffs with HELL on a great team like TB or NJ to compare. 9.5 … no! 7mil 7years
I think Hellebuyck is getting sold a bit short on his playoff performances. Yeah, he isn't Valisevski – no one is. Helly hasn't been bad in the playoffs generally speaking. Career .916 save percentage after a rough series against Vegas. Won three straight overtime games against the Oilers to eliminate them a couple years back.
Game two was a 1-0 shutout. Game 3 was 2OT. Game 4 was a 3OT. Was Hellebuyck the main reason for that series win? I think an argument could be made. Then his 2018 run to the west final was big as well.
Helly is a 9-10 million dollar goalie, thats just NHL economics right now. It doesn't matter what Vasilevski is making.
Even more than the $ amount, the thing that would scare the Devils most is the length of term Hellebuyck would want. The guy is already on the wrong side of 30 and a 7 year deal would/should be unthinkable. A 4 year, 8.8 million extension deal would work for me. It comes down to would he take less money to have 4-5 kicks at the can or does he want the bag, knowing he will never win the cup….Ask Lundquist if he would rather have the salary or a cup?
NJ does not need Hellebuyck. We have Schmid and Vaneck. It would cost too much to get him and he is too old. Devils are not resigning Blackwood.
He's probably going to Kings
HELL TO THE DEVILS 😱☠️👺👺👺👺👺👺👺
Depends how bad he wants to play in NJ. I don’t know if any team will pay him what he thinks he’s worth.
Hellebuyck cannot be making the money that Vasilefsky is and asking that money he does not have the resume that Vasilefsky has and no Stanley Cup appearance. NJ would be making a mistake doing that.