After a trade with the Boston Bruins fell through, Jarmo Kekalainen managed to salvage the trade deadline by trading both Joonas Korpisalo and Vladislav Gavrikov to the LA Kings. In the return is goalie Jonathan Quick. Quick has struggled in the last five seasons, but his contract expires at the end of this season and his presence allows the Blue Jackets to keep Tarasov in Cleveland. The deal is not official yet, and there may be some conditions involved, but expect the full details to be released later this morning.
Deal will be announced later this morning by #CBJ and #LAKings, but told the deal is this:
To #LAKings:
D Vladislav Gavrikov
G Joonas Korpisalo
To #CBJ:
G Jonathan Quick
First-round pick
Third-round pick— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) March 1, 2023In some ways it’s unfortunate that the trade deadline has created a culture in the NHL where players are shipped away before their contracts expire.