Jets' Connor Hellebuyck trade rumor involves scary destination for rest of NHL
This would be quite the move.
Jets' Connor Hellebuyck trade rumor involves scary destination for rest of NHL originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Connor Hellebuyck may not want to spend the rest of his NHL career with the Winnipeg Jets after experiencing a brutal season.
And if he wants a trade, there's one spot that would make a lot of sense while simultaneously being scary to the rest of the league: the Florida Panthers . The Panthers have Sergei Bobrovsky's contract coming off the books, which both creates a need and opens the space for such a move. NHL.
com's Dave McCarthy wrote this on X recently: "As it relates to Connor Hellebuyck, I was told recently that it wouldn’t be surprising if he plays elsewhere next season. A number of factors at play, including his discontent with how the season went for the Winnipeg Jets. 4 yrs left at $8.
5M. 33 yrs old next season. " MORE: Kirill Kaprizov broke a Wayne Gretzky NHL record McCarthy then added: "I’ll tell ya if I’m Bill Zito and the Florida Panthers, I’m banging down the door of Kevin Cheveldayoff tomorrow.