INSTANT ANALYSIS: Boston Bruins TRADE Linus Ullmark To The Ottawa Senators!

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Stay tuned for tomorrow's FULL trade breakdown video!

[@mattward59]

Solid deal. Only gave up the late 1st and dumped Korpi with only 25% retained. This is a win for the Sens!!

[@FullSweatTryhard]

He’ll leave after 1 year. We lost Kastelic as good young player. Terrible trade.

[@scottmiller8617]

​@@FullSweatTryhardKastelic is a career 4th liner. The trade was excellent, and an extension is likely coming.

[@FullSweatTryhard]

@@scottmiller8617 source that an extension is coming?

[@scottmiller8617]

@@FullSweatTryhard no source needed, but decades of following how these things usually play out, makes it a damn good educated guess. Plus, he can't sign until July 1, so I won't be concerned unless the season starts without an extension in place. Considering what ottawa gave up, even if he is a one year rental, the price isn't high considering they got Korps included in the deal. He is a negative asset

[@Carimbo575]

@@scottmiller8617 I agree. One year of Ullmark is better than getting trapped in Korpi's contract. Kastelic was on the way out anyways and that 1st is not top 10. Tidy work in my opinion.

[@Carimbo575]

Dude, do you know how many games Ottawa lost only because we had a sub 900 goalie? Do you know how many games we won simply because the goalie had a 900 performance? This is huge! Loved it! Tidy piece of work by Staios!

[@FirewagonHockey]

Exactly. Korpi's -16 xGSA (2nd worst in the league) is inexcusable.

[@SENSTALK]

AMEN!!!!

[@seanharrigan6365]

You guys got the best of this trade. Sweeney needs to go back to being a general manager for a pewee team.

[@SENSTALK]

You guys will like Kastelic and Korpi should bounce back but yeah… tough deal for y’all for sure

[@alfiesmullet1311]

Did the Sens actually win a big trade here? Feels like an absolute steal to me! I'm absolutely pumped for this!

[@jwvvvv]

What makes you think that Ullmark is any better than Korpisolo?

[@mike8099m]

Yes you just fleeced the bruins ullmark is a stud! Congrats

[@alfiesmullet1311]

@jwvvvv his career sv% and a vezina trophy.. plus korpi had the worst numbers of any starter last year.. cant go anywhere but up from there

[@michaelmenard6088]

​@@jwvvvvNumbers, stats, wins, playoff appearances, Vezina and Jennings trophy's...need more?

[@Carimbo575]

It was a good trade for the Sens, but I don't think it was bad for Boston. They got a first rounder in a very deep draft, a goalie that is destined to bounce back (after all he just left the Sens) and Kastelic, who is going to fit like a glove in their system. Besides, I doubt that they had any plans to keep Ullmark.

[@jacklavoie2523]

Korpi is a good goalie, the Sens problem is their D. Ullmark won’t change much. You watch Korpi shine with Boston like Talbot did with LA. Our D is horrific. The only good D we have is Sanderson, that’s it

[@stephenphillips6245]

Korps is not too far off from his stellar LA run...he will do well with 30 games in Boston.

[@TaketheL-qr9kw]

Agree. Just watch Korpi will put up good numbers in Boston

[@mike8099m]

Even when korpi is good he still can’t hold ullmarks jock strap.

[@SENSTALK]

Bringing in Jensen should help!

[@ethanfink5881]

No extension though 😞

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*yet!

[@sens_outlook]

Kastelic was next to useless and Korpisalo was ASS. 25th pick is loose change. WHAT A FUCKING W

[@christophercharles3169]

I liked Kastelic when I first saw him but he's struggled for sure.

[@ry4nx]

@@christophercharles3169 cuz he rarely used his size.

[@christophercharles3169]

@@ry4nx Pretty much.

[@mike8099m]

Huge win

[@SENSTALK]

Stevey Ws

[@hotpandoraplayzgamez2604]

Absolutely stoked! WHAT A STEAL! Chychrun isn’t getting traded if he wasn’t apart of this.

[@adametherington7010]

He wants too sign here next year that’s why!!!

[@drewf7872]

Konechny….. ?

[@SENSTALK]

I have some bad news regarding Chychrun..

[@NSUTurtle]

I'm glad Staios put the Sens front and center before game 7. Good for us! But unless we get better holding (defensive) defensemen it will be only slightly above Koripsolo. Plus we need to remember he's been platooning for a while now he needs to carry the pail. But this is smart by Staios, Ullmark was not feeling good about an extension in Boston. I still feel like Koriposolo could have gotten a bit more. I like Kastalic but in MLB terms I sure someone can be wins above replacement. And thank God no picks to Boston other than the original one. If Ullmark is good in theory the DeBrindcat trade looks a bit better.

[@SENSTALK]

Absolutely agree, that was a big ‘ol FU you to the league for sure

[@DizzyDez613]

How in the FUCK did Staios convince Sweeney to take on Korpisalo? 😱 I know there’s retention, but it’s only 25% ($1m). I’m fucking ecstatic right now!! Now trade Chychrun to Winnipeg for Ehlers, and sign Chris Tanev. Tkachuk Stützle Giroux Ehlers Norris Batherson Greig Pinto Joseph Kelly (sign a vet) MacEwen Sanderson Zub Chabot Tanev (Sign a vet) Bern-Dock Ullmark Forsberg

[@hotpandoraplayzgamez2604]

@@DizzyDez613 that’s what I was thinking!!

[@scottmiller8617]

Tanev is too old and Ehlers is a luxury, not a need. The focus now should only be right shot dmen. Shore that up before worrying about forwards. Greig and Pinto have room to improve, and depending on how things go in court, Formenton is still a possibility to return on a cheap deal(it is unlikely but not impossible). If they go for a winger, I'd prefer a physical third liner that excels defensively.

[@SENSTALK]

No clue but you love to see it!

[@richrealdeal6606]

Staios is slowly getting things together. Good trade for the Sens. Hope he keeps this up

[@SENSTALK]

*narrator* he kept it up 😅

[@M_Hall34]

Let's go! 🤘

[@SENSTALK]

GSG !

[@lgmnowkondo938]

unless we play better in our own end, his numbers will fall with the trade to Ottawa.

[@christophercharles3169]

So true. They have to learn how to play defense as a team. Hopefully they won't forget the lessons J. Martin tried to teach them.

[@scottmiller8617]

Their D zone play actually improved a lot last year, but the goaltending was horrid. They desperately need a top 4 right shot dman. Zub is the only quality one they have

[@mike8099m]

His worse season is 905 he averages over 915 he is a stud

[@Carimbo575]

Yeah, we still need a good right shot Dman and probably a good two-way forward.

[@SENSTALK]

They won’t be as good as Boston but they’ll certainly be better than Korpi’s!

[@theflyings1490]

This is so big. Say what you will about sens defense being bad, but korpisalo let in way way WAY too many weak goals. Cost us too many games being sub 900. Yes ullmark is probably not gonna be the demon he was in Boston, but he's an absolute upgrade

[@SENSTALK]

Without a doubt! GSG!

[@PastaTime88]

Ottawa absolutely fleeced us, grats on Ullmark, we loved him, please take care of him. i can promise you we will not be giving Korpisalo a warm welcome here. He truly isnt wanted and is just wasting cap on our roster, and the player probably wont make it out of training camp. Absolute masterclass by our dumbass GM, Staios must have some dirt on Sweeney, but then again hes always been terrible with trades so maybe every gm has dirt on ours

[@jwvvvv]

Is that why the Bruins are always Cup contenders?

[@PastaTime88]

The bruins are as much cup contenders as the leafs are, doesn’t mean much if you don’t get past the first/second round. Is he better than Chiarelli? Of course; an empty chair would be better, does he make smart decisions? Absolutely not, we constantly over pay for journeymen hockey players and rely on them to pick up the scoring when our only 2 productive forwards go through droughts. The 25th for Ullmark was more than enough. We’re giving Ottawa a star goalie (a divisional rival let me remind you) and freeing them from a shitty contract unmovable contract and all we got was an AHL player, 1 mill in cap space more, a worse backup that we can’t get rid of, and the 25th overall pick in a weak draft year. Brilliant

[@SENSTALK]

We will take care of him we promise !

[@matthewgregory8218]

I am happy at least for now until November hits.

[@SENSTALK]

True. Cursed November is looming…

[@Fired8914]

It ain't gonna matter unless they fix the defence problem

[@SENSTALK]

Jensen is pretty solid!

[@cheriedame6470]

Going to miss him. I wish him well.😢

[@SENSTALK]

We’ll take care of him!

[@dukem991]

As a leaf fan not happy sens got him solid deal congrats

[@SENSTALK]

Thank you! GSG! Can’t wait for the battle of Ontario haha

[@davidhull3563]

They need to sign him! If they don’t, horrible trade😢

[@mike8099m]

Nope! You would’ve had to buy out korpi or trade a first to get rid of that contract. In the end you basically traded kastelic for ullmark. Huge win regardless if he resigns. Worst that could happen is you flip ullmark at the trade deadline for more then you paid for him.

[@SENSTALK]

Just getting Korpi off the books alone makes this a win in my opinion!

[@ry4nx]

now time to fix the D and the bottom 6

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And they did just that 👀

[@mike8099m]

Congrats you fleeced the bruins

[@SENSTALK]

Thank you my kind sir !

[@drewf7872]

Whoooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

[@SENSTALK]

GSG!

[@jwvvvv]

Steal? With Ottawa's poor defense, Ullmark is not going to be any better than Korpisalo.

[@mike8099m]

Korpi can’t carry ullmarks lunch. You have no idea how good Linus is if you think that he isn’t better the korpisalo

[@SENSTALK]

If you look at the advanced analytics I showcased, and even his split stats… you know that’s not the case.

[@SENSTALK]

Wrong. Even with Buffalo he was vastly better than Korpi. He should be more than fine and really you can’t be as Korpi was.

[@FullSweatTryhard]

*_He’ll be gone after a year. Terrible trade!_*

[@SENSTALK]

We got rid of Korpi’s contract on top it. That alone makes this a win!

[@DennisMacdonald-r7d]

Cool, had 1 good yr in Boston, sucked in Buffalo like hell do in Ottawa. Easy points for the Bruins

[@SENSTALK]

He had way above league average numbers in Buffalo…what….?