The Hurricanes have shown an interest in Penguins goalie prospect Tristan Jarry in the past, notes Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. With Pittsburgh signing Casey DeSmith to an extension recently, Jarry’s name has come up as a speculative trade candidate between now and the February 25th trade deadline. Carolina’s top two goalies at the moment in Curtis McElhinney and Petr Mrazek are both slated to become unrestricted free agents this summer so it wouldn’t be too surprising to see the Hurricanes circle back on Jarry at some point over the next month.
Elsewhere around the league:
- Kevin Shattenkirk has fared better in recent weeks compared to his tough start to the season. With that in mind, Larry Brooks of the New York Post suggests that this stretch may give the Rangers an opportunity to trade him. The 29-year-old hasn’t lived up to his four-year, $26.6MM contract signed back in 2017, one that has two years remaining on it. However, he has been a quality point producer before his time in New York and with teams looking for help on the right side, there may be an opportunity to get out from under his deal (or at least most of it). Shattenkirk has a no-move clause in his deal as well as a 10-team no-trade list.
- While the Red Wings are believed to be likely to move some of their pending unrestricted free agents, GM Ken Holland indicated to Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press (video link) that he’s open to moving anyone that isn’t part of their young core (which likely includes winger Anthony Mantha plus centers Dylan Larkin and Andreas Athanasiou) or future assets such as prospects and draft picks. Detroit wound up making a deal of significance involving a player like that last season when they moved winger Tomas Tatar to Vegas and since they have several other veterans on long-term deals, it wouldn’t be surprising to see them try to go that route again.
- With Corey Crawford resuming on-ice drills as he works his way back from a concussion, Jason Lieser of the Chicago Sun-Times mentions that there will be a roster logjam when he’s cleared to return. The team thinks highly of youngster Collin Delia and likely won’t want to return him to Rockford of the AHL while Cam Ward and his no-move clause is also on the roster. Assuming Crawford gets the green light to return before the trade deadline, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Chicago ask Ward to consider waiving his clause to accept a trade somewhere else.
I’ve been saying Jarry for Ferland for a while.
The cost for a rental like Ferland is usually a 2nd round pick. The price for a goalie like Jarry is about a 2nd round pick. Seems fair.
Personally, I prefer Jarry over DeSmith but the Pens seem to have made their choice so move him now.
I think it’ll be Ferland and a 5th for Jarry and a 7th. Just because I’m not quite sold on it being exactly even value.
The Penguins are almost at the cap ceiling, Jarry for Ferland doesn’t fit. Ferland is 1.75 million against the cap, so unless Carolina retains salary and Ruhwedel is included it doesnt work financially.
Also, if this trade is completed , the penguins have alot of options with possibly even retaining Brassard and pairing Ferland on his left side , with Horny on the right. That line is more comparable to Brassard’s lines in NY and Ottawa. The other notable options are trading Brass for Bozak, Faksa or Hayes. I’m not sure you are upgrading 3C with those choices, however 2 out of 3 still have term left on their current contracts. Hayes is a pending UFA
Yeah, Carolina holds salary.
Having other teams pay your players and, thus, effectively increase your cap space compared to your opponents is the least appreciated competitive advantage in the NHL today. It’s huge.
Pretty much every deal I propose includes the other team holding salary.
And I like Ferland as a LW version of a Horny, replace Simon in the top 9 but also provide insurance if Horny is hurt since Ferland can play RW as well. And he can fight. They need someone who can fight Wilson.