Bruins Trade Ullmark to Senators for Korpisalo, Kastelic and the #25 Pick 

So, we're all well-aware that that all basically equated to a game of hot-space-potato, right?

Trading a 1st - 4th round picks on rental players fails over 90% of the time.

Yeah I have no idea why THG thought this was a steal for the Bruins, Boston got fleeced…

@@French.Toast.5 maelstrom return was better for a worse and older goalie, and people even thought that wasn't enough

Only got him for 1 year though

That’s what they thought about Murray…🤔

@@GizmoBeach it's not though, could compare korpisalo to Murray last year and it woulda fit but the comparable just isn't there this time

Not quite, they both went through MoDos system and went to high school in Ö-vik, but neither grew up in Ö-vik or started playing hockey in MoDo. Ullmark is from a village called Lugnvik in Kramfors municipality where he started playing hockey for the local team Lugnviks IF. Forsberg is from Härnösand where he started playing for AIK Härnösand. Still cool to see two guys who came up together through the junior ranks in MoDo getting reunited at the NHL level though!

The bussi part of it is weird, I'd expect the Bruins to add a third goalie to not simply hand the spot to him, but that guy should be a league min for 1 or 2 years, having a substantial contract for 4 years korpisalo must be the long term plan as backup which leaves a promising goalie out in the cold

Korpisalo MUST be going to some other team via flip. NOT EVEN SWEENY IS THIS HORRIBLE.

Maybe the Bruins flip Korpisalo?

@@tomtalley2192But to who though his value is probably terrible

I could see Boston letting Bussi develop for one more year and hoping Korpisalo has a bounce back year under their system and helps his trade value to flip him then

Ullmark will have a .900 or worse year. His stats with the Bruins where great mostly because of the defence in front of him. Also he pretty much craped himself in the playoffs last year. So this is a good trade for the Bruins. A bit of cap space, a backup goalie a first round pick...come on. I am not judging until the team is finished.

@@systhem1381 haha. So Swayman isn't a very good goalie either? His numbers are due to their defensive play, or only Ullmark's?

@@scottmiller8617 He was way better than Ullmark, in every playoff game he had... with the same team in front of him... How many playoff games did Ullmark win? How many Sway? there you go...

@@systhem1381 hahaha, and how many rounds did Swayman win? Goaltending wasn't Boston's problem in the playoffs.

@@scottmiller8617 hahaha, who said it was hahaha...nevermind hahaha

Getting a 1st round pick for a rental player and a guy you think is a decent backup goalie is not that bad of a trade unless the backup goalie is not good. If Ullmark leaves the Sens in 1 year it is not a good trade for the sens.

From my understanding, Ottawa was the only place Ullmark wanted to go so I guess the Bruins were hamstrung, similarly to Ottawa when they dealt DeBrincat to Detroit. There was no wiggle room, but they had to make a deal that was as friendly as it could get given the circumstances.

The league knew ullmark was going, the fans knew, and every team knew... Yet there's a first going back and a backup goalie... it's a better return than what I figured with not many trade partners to choose from.

I think Korps will do better next year, but as of this trade, he is a negative asset(even at 25 percent retained). So a late first, a 4th liner and a negative asset for Ullmark is great for the sens.

@@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants Even if Ullmark walks the trade is still a big win for Ottawa. Dumping Korpisalo to another team probably woulda taken a 1st+ on its own. So the fact that they did that while also bringing back the reigning Vezina winner is a big win. Kastelic is a replacement level 4C that’s 25 so he’s hardly a big loss for the Sens either. Even if the Sens track to miss the playoffs next year they probably recoup most of this value in a Ullmark trade with 50% retained at the deadline. Korpisalo was arguable the worst goalie in the league last year and the primary reason the Sens struggled so much. I expect him to bounce back next year since it’s hard to be that bad in consecutive seasons, but he’s not some high end backup. Bruins woulda been better served to just bring in someone like Wedgewood for half the price and term.

Sad day for Boston and NHL in general :(

@@French.Toast.5 Why a sad day for the NHL? Because the season is ending?

@@DocSportello1970 that and no matter how much most fans hate Boston, the goalie hugs united everyone!

Korpi will Hug

@@drumitar They will call it The Swedish Sandwich? The Swede Smash?

I know intermission of the Stanley cup and our man is whipping out the board and getting kitted out in the appropriate jersey to do us a video...commitment!!

Straight up GOAT

A 1st round pick and a quality #2 goalie is how they look at it for a goalie they could not afford to keep. Unless you just think they could have got more.

@@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants Korpi is under .900 save % for 5 out of the 9 seasons hes played, and he costs you only 2m less this year, then you have his awful contract on the books until 2028 unless you want to pay upfront and buy him out. He's a really bad goalie, and very overpaid. From the decade of stats we have on his play, he is a good AHL goalie, or a really bad #2 - you are simply telling yourself lies buddy, sorry.

@@Waawaaweewaa_ Save percentage is a biased stat since it is so tied to the team defense. Being on the jackets, sens or sharks is like a goalie graveyard. Boston got a 1st round pick for a rental player who was not going to stay. Korpi can be a decent #2 and if he is worse than that the 1st round pick can make up for it. The Sens only real upside to dumping the bad contract like that is if they think they could retrade UIImark for a 2nd or more right now.

There's a lot of time left before game 1.

korpi had a .917 on the jackets two years ago, so i feel like this down season isn't entirely on him.

@@lukestangeoh no it certainly was. He had the 2nd worst xGSA in the league only behind Arbid Soderblom who at least was only a rookie.

It’s truly the Defence. But hopefully Ullmark can be our saviour

@@f.n04 If ya cant keep at least a .900 behind a top 4 of chabot, sanderson, zub, and chychrun I dont trust u

Statistically, if you look at the win/loss percentage for the team when the goalie (either Forsberg or Korpi), was .900 or above, vs when they are below...it's a vast difference! The defense was a hot mess, but the system was a hot mess, that includes a management change, all sorts of coaching staff sent packing, ownership change and distractions like the Pinto suspension, the Dadynov thing, Norris injuries, etc. This coming year, things have settled down and the team structure is more in control of their direction. That said, is they dookie up the bed again, i'm just going to sit back and watch the forest burn. I'm confident that Staios is going to address the defense issue next, as well as stocking the shelves in reserves.

I was thinking they’d get a top ten pick but if you think about it this package makes sense. Korpi struggled this year but can bounce back to become a very solid number 2 or even 1b. Especially with the cap retained

Ya know Ullmark has never played 50 games in a season, right? He won a Vezina true. But do you think one of the best goalies in the league when you think about him? He's borderline like most goalies are and the Bruins were able to trick Ottawa into thinking he isnt.

Ullmark has a no movement clause. I honestly believe he told Boston he would only go to Ottawa and this was all they could get.

@@2buxaslice They were better off letting him walk at the end of next season, in that case

@@2buxaslice If thats the case then I gotta question how much winning actually matter s to him

That is always a question isn't it. Will Ullmark be a repeat of Murray? Or the Sens got themselves a great goalie? Don't go he's a Vezina winner and great, he regressed and the Bruins replaced him. So the Bruins weren't that high on him any more. Don't get me wrong, the Sens had 2 back up goalies and they needed a starter. This leaves Ottawa to trade Chychrun for a roster spot or for picks. Not to mention sign Pinto to a long term contract.

David Pasternak was a 25th selection in 2014.

@@mrabon8 I can also name several first rounders that wasn’t good. Or didn’t fit into the Bruins structure. Joe Thornton and Tyler Sequin both first rounders that didn’t fit into the bruins structure. There were several teams interested in Ullmark with some better offers. Don Sweeney and Cam do some questionable things. I personally don’t like the trade, but we’ll see if I eat my words getting a 60 goal scorer from this but I’m not holding my breath.

@@user-km7mg5hx9l My point is that the trade has a chance to be a good one. That's all.

It's a very late first round pick too

Everybody knew Ullmark was going, what are you on about

@@spime93it’s a horrible return

@@seanmoreau1471 That's debatable, we haven't seen how Korpisalo will do as backup. Time will tell imo

Sweeny never getting fired cause the garden sells out every night.

​@@spime93 The whole reason for trading Ullmark was because they weren't going to run with the tandem anymore and Swayman was solid #1. Meaning $5 mil was going to waste. They're paying $3 mil for Korpisalo and while there's evidence to suggest he can thrive with a good defense in front of him, he's still a significant downgrade to Ullmark. Overall, they traded a Vezna winner and proven goalie to save 2 mil on an experiment, regain a draft pick that they traded, and acquiring yet another 4th line guy. Maybe there's more to come, but it's not a good look at the moment. If Korpasalo was a requirement to get this deal done, they were probably better off finding another trade partner or letting Ullmark walk at the end of next season.

I am a sens fan, so I'm happy with the trade, but I agree with you. I figured Boston would be aiming to get a centre, but maybe they figure they can land one in free agency

literally how ullmark is going to be shit korpisalo is decent and maybe better than ullnmark they get a 25th pick and 25 retained on korpisalo and a defenceman

@@ruutis6510 wow. If you think Korpisalo has any chance of being as good as Ullmark, you haven't been following hockey.

​@@mannyoliveira776 Good analysis! Many Bruins fans are worried about trading within the division and that Ottawa will hurt them. If Ullmark plays well, he's going to hurt all the other teams in the division too! It's a wash.

I'm hoping that Kastelik can be for Boston what Joel Otto was for Calgary.

As they should. Horrible trade, horrible GM

@@LJ.613 Now do expected 5v5 goals and high % scoring chances, cause those are the true team defence stats.

@@kenny8332 the sens were ahead of the Bruins in both. And in expected save percentage.

@LJ.613 Korpi allowed a goal on the 1st shot every game he played this season. He was awful and he also allowed 4 or 5 goals every game too. Most teams that win would only allow 3 goals max a game. Even Forsberg was better than Korpi this season.

He could do well with a better defensive team in front of him but he’s never actually shown he can be a good consistent goalie. Was a bad deal for Ottawa from day 1

Korpisalo has negative value, you couldn't give him awat for free, you give draft capital to lose him.

Maybe you can get Lindholm and run him as a 1c

he was your trade chip. should have insisted on pinto.

@@evileyeball 🤞 hopefully

Bruins didn't really save much here, it's a pretty bad trade honestly.

@@paulthompson8793 agreed it was garbage I’m coping rn 🤣

Not enough draft capital to build a credible minor league system or for the B's long term. Plus, history shows horrible drafting by the Bruins of late.

They've had a few bad goalies. That's all. Korpisalo and Murray both sucked before Ottawa. Murray sucked after Ottawa. Forsberg was baaaaad before coming here and became quite good before injuries got him

Talbot sucks, Gustavson is inconsistent, Murray sucks, Forsberg isn't a starter and injuries affected his performance, and Craig Anderson was done. The D needs to be better, but look at those names and tell me that goaltending isn't a problem.

This! You nailed it. The bruins are better defensively too, plus korpi wont be asked to be the starter and his minutes will be lower. Korpi can be good, but ott isnt a great team, they Boston bought low on a guy, and to be fair im not 100% sold on ulmark, i saw him play in the playoffs and he's ok(maybe average), just not great. With that in mind put the ott defense in front of him and there maybe issues.

No one understands this deal. The Bruins intend to go after big names on July 1st. Trading Ullmark in this deal gives them more space to add where they need to. Ullmark is in the final year of his contract and no one was offering more than the Sens did on a team he was willing to go to.

@@TheHockeyGuy Gosh, I dearly hope you are right THG ✌. Thank you for giving me a little hope though. 🖤💛🖤💛

​​ I have to disagree. B's got their pick,but they need a depth right shot defenseman and /or a stop gap winger because I don't think they're gonna be able to keep DeBrusk.,they dont need another goalie Especially one who's gonna make Bob Essena earn his salary. It may of been optimistic to think we were going to add the full $5 mil to carve outt salary cap space,but $2 mil is way to low if we want to go after DeBrusk, a 2C,or depth,after we hopefully sign Swayman and a big name 1C. Plus I feel for Bussi. Dude deserves his spot on the team.

Since the off season has just started, maybe wait and see what the full picture is going to look like.

Korpi is 30 too, you realize. He's never been a wins above average goaltender. Should have entered the season with Bussi, younger and far less expensive.

@@christophermaciejko4610 yeah I know they’re both around the same age, but Korpi was overused. He’s not a full-time starter, when he was back in his days in Columbus when he was splitting games, he was a good goalie. It’s no coincidence that he had his worse numbers in Ottawa, which has the worst defensive team in the league.

I don’t like what they got but that makes no sense. He could just walk for free next year considering he only has one year on his deal left

But he’s a UFA after next season.

We have a surplus of bottom 6 forwards. Don't care. Trade for a bag of pucks and a spit cup. We need a RH D-man, 1C, 2C, A high scoring winger or two. But with Sweeney, I guess we're dumpster diving until the end of time.

@christophermaciejko4610 I get it. Truly especially how good Ulmark. His consistency is something you don't often see in the goalie position. If I were Boston I'd flip that pick into a top forward with another young piece. But then you have to ask, are they retooling after a season where most were surprised they were so good. I still think Lindholm signs with the Bs. So the next few weeks should be interesting.

and what's he willing to offer?

@@doaftheloaf i don't know, I'm not Yzerman

@@fredhenrick it’s your idea.

I wish it would make a difference, sadly it wont.

@@paulthompson8793 I think are gm is cooking let him cook lol

the flames got basically an equivalent return, and ullmark is younger and better.

I mean the sens suck with or without Ullmark so it doesn't really hurt them, but the trade kinda stinks for the bruins, could've easily got something of value trading elsewhere.

The sens need to rebuild and trading away a 1st round pick for a rental goalie who can demand 6 mill a season or more next season is not doing that.

​@@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiantsonly an idiot would think a team with Sanderson, Tkachuk, Stutzle, Pinto, Greig, Norris, Batherson, etc, needs to rebuild. They need to upgrade their goaltending(done), and one high quality rhd. It definitely isn't a "blow it up" type of roster

@@scottmiller8617 There was only 6 teams with less points than the Sens. If you think this goalie who is coming from a way better team and defensive team is going to save the sens it is insanity. It is not that it is a blow it up it is tanking gives teams a long term advantage. Trading a 1st round pick when you not even a contender to win the cup is insanity.

@@scottmiller8617 No reply?

@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants if you pay attention to advanced stats, goaltending was the biggest problem for the sens. They had the worst tandem in the league, and Korps had the worst goals saved above expected in the league. The sens have no problem scoring. They only need a goalie and a quality right shot dman, and they are in the playoffs. They have their goalie now, and they have Chychrun and other assets to acquire that dman. The Sens are one of the youngest teams in the league, and they are much better today than they were yesterday. Giving up a late first and garbage for a vezina winner is a no-brainer, and they get out of korps' contract. You're crazy if you don't think this was a great move for ottawa. There's your reply.

Retaining salary on that cement shoe of a contract is a win in itself.

They need to bring back the red and black swirl jersey. the Sabres use their black red silver and white 90s jersey as a third. give us back the damn senagoth, that will forever be the senators most iconic jersey.

That first round pick can be a point a game player or turned into insurance by trading down. Bruins were not keeping UIImark.

Or the far more likely scenario is Sweeney drafts a bust with that pick like he always does. ​@@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants

Ullmark himself probably had a say in it. Wanted to go to a decent team

@@Killerbeast-hx5qp Hire a better GM / President / Scouts. A 1 year rental player that the Sens cant afford since the team is not good enough to win the cup with him anyway is not logical unless they plan to retrade Ullmark.

@@roffew.1065 There was only 6 teams worse than the sens so he did not get his wish.

I feel Boston adding cap flexibility and moving Ullmark (who isn't willing to negotiate a new deal yet) was the right move and returns for goaltenders are always underwhelming.

@@TheHockeyGuy Fair take, hopefully it works out well for both teams! It will definitely turn out better for Ottawa if he fits in well and signs an extension, which of course remains to be seen!

Bruins needed to secure a center with this trade or at the very least get some cap space back, they failed on both fronts.