Korpisalo

The Kings have traded G Jonathan Quick to the Blue Jackets in a package for D Vladislav Gavrikov & G Joonas Korpisalo.

Trade call with the NHL between LA/CBJ was completed about 10mins ago. He helped backstop the Kings to two Stanley Cup championships in 2012 and 2014. He was originally drafted by the Kings in the third-round, 72nd overall, of the 2005 NHL Draft.

Joonas Korpisalo will be scratched by the Columbus Blue Jackets for trade-related protections.

As he is not a bonafide number-one option on a contending team, a steady backup goalie will have value for teams as they look to make the playoffs. In a corresponding move, recent call-up [Billy Sweezey](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/s/sweezbi01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-28_hr) will be returned to their AHL affiliate Cleveland Monsters, and goaltender [Jet Greaves](https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/479641/jet-greaves) will be recalled for tonight’s matchup against the Buffalo Sabres. As they look to move out expiring contracts, Korpisalo will be another player on the chopping block. Signing the top free agent on the market However, Merzlikins has produced a dismal .876 SV% coupled with a -22.0 GSAA, so Columbus had no choice but to turn to their backup netminder. After signing

The Kings are working on a deal to send goaltender Jonathan Quick to the Blue Jackets for defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov and netminder Joonas Korpisalo, reports ...

The Finnish goalie, who's also a pending UFA, went 11-11-3 with a .911 save percentage in 28 games with Columbus this season. The steady rearguard is a pending UFA on a $2.8-million cap hit. He led Los Angeles to Stanley Cup championships in 2012 and 2014 and is the club's all-time leader in wins, saves, and shutouts - though he also tops the team in all-time losses and goals against by virtue of having played more games for L.A. His cap hit is $1.3 million. Gavrikov was one of the NHL's top remaining trade targets ahead of the March 3 deadline. Quick has struggled in recent years but is a Kings franchise icon.

In a shocking move, the Los Angeles Kings have acquired goaltender Joonas Korpisalo and defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov from the Columbus Blue Jackets in ...

Overall, the Kings team save percentage is .881, second to last in the league. This left the Kings at 22 players on the active roster. With moving Quick that put them at 21, followed by the acquisition of two players has them now back at the 23-player roster limit. With tonight’s trade, the Kings also have extra cap room. When it comes to postseason experience, Korpisalo owns the record for most saves in a playoff game with 85 saves in a five-overtime loss against Tampa Bay in the 2020 playoff bubble. Coming off a win in Winnipeg on Tuesday night, the Kings continue to have one of the best records in the Western Conference over the last two months. With Columbus this year, he is averaging just over 22 minutes a night and has been a key figure on the penalty kill, leading the team in ice time. With this trade, GM Rob Blake addressed two critical areas of concern, goaltending and their long-time search for a left shot defenseman. Going the other way will be an LA Kings legend and future Hall of Famer in Quick. He’s expected to get a hefty raise as a UFA this summer. He was the backbone of two Stanley Cups in LA, won the 2012 Conn Smythe trophy and a laundry list of other awards. Perhaps the best Kings deadline trades have involved getting players from Columbus.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are holding goaltender Joonas Korpisalo out of the lineup Tuesday against the Buffalo Sabres for trade-related reasons, ...

Blue Jackets scratching Korpisalo for trade-related reasons

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Joonas Korpisalo will miss Tuesday's game against the Buffalo Sabres due to “trade-related reasons,” the club announced via ...

Korpisalo is the second Blue Jackets player to be held out of the lineup for trade-related reasons, joining defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov. Through 210 career games with the Blue Jackets, Korpisalo has posted an 87–78–24 record to go along with a .902 save percentage. The six-foot-three, 193-pound goaltender made his NHL debut with the Blue Jackets during the 2015–16 season and has remained with the club ever since, save for occasional stints with the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters.