Eastside's Hockey Elite Collide

To Vancouver
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Matthias Samuelsson (78)
*Zachary L'Heureux (63)
3rd VAN 2026

To Winnipeg
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Aaron Ekblad (87)

Love Ekblad, but needed to rearrange some cap space, still a work in progress.

*This trade is contingent on Josh's trade with NYR (L'Heureux) being approved.

Thanks for the deal Josh, best of luck.

I wasn't setting out to pick up Ekblad, but this works for me.

Anchoring two defensive pairs with Ekblad / Provorov seems good.

The roster has been trending into the thuggish side with low PE everywhere. This will help reset some of that, though more is needed.

This is basically salary neutral, so it allows me to be active on anyone I want in FA still.

I could theoretically flip Ekblad + 50% retention for a haul later, if I choose.

I have a ton of picks so the 3rd is immaterial to me.

I'm good with it. Thanks for the easy deal.