Boston Bruins General Manager DonSweeney announced today, June 24, that the team has acquired forward Mark Kastelic, goaltender Joonas Korpisalo and a 2024 first-round draft pick (25th overall) from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for goaltender Linus Ullmark. Ottawa will retain 25% of Korpisalo's salary.
I would have rather kept Ullmark in this case. Unless they have a separate trade to flip Korpisalo but otherwise... HUH??
This was the last year of Ullmark's 4 yr, $20m deal. He won the Vezina last year and he's not as good as Swayman. Sweeney has decided that the younger guy is the starter, and the 30 year old Ullmark is expendable. He was shopped at this year's trade deadline.
They're getting back the late first rounder that they traded to Detroit for Bertuzzi. I'm fine with that, assuming they draft someone useful.
Mark Kastelic is a big, young 4th line forward that hasn't produced much yet.
Korpisalo is 30 like Ulmark. He started the most games last year for Ottawa, but he wasn't very good. Apparently there's a team opt-out He was Bobrovsky's backup in Columbus, and could be decent as a backup goalie here. Swayman is the guy.
