TSN Insider Trading | What’s it going to take to get something done with Connor Hellebuyck?

With the NHL season now underway, Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck is suspended and missing out on close to $40,000 per day. So what will it take to get a deal done with the netminder? That was the question Gino Reda posed to insider Darren Dreger on the most recent edition of TSN’s Insider Trading.

This is what he said:

Somebody’s going to have to step up. That’s the bottom line. And it has to be a club that either maybe unfortunately suffers an injury in a primary goaltending position or just goes, you know what, Connor Hellebuyck is too juicy of an upgrade for us not to pay a price that we don’t love, but a price that the Winnipeg Jets can live with.

And I’m telling you right now, and I think I’ve been consistent in saying this all along, because the Jets have been willing to be patient, they’re not willing to just cave and say, “Okay, we will take a futures-driven return.” That’s not the reality for Winnipeg.

So they’re going to continue to be patient in this process, even though their star goaltender is on the sideline.

But as you get to this point, on the cusp of the opening night for the Winnipeg Jets, then it becomes real financially for Connor Hellebuyck, who’s set to lose around $38,000 and change per day under suspension if he doesn’t report or a deal isn’t made.

But Winnipeg isn’t ready to buckle just yet, and they don’t feel like they have to. They’ve got confidence in Stuart Skinner. I’m sure we’re going to talk about Clay Stevenson, who they picked up on waivers.

OK, it’s not a perfect world in Winnipeg, certainly not perfect for Connor Hellebuyck. But I think we can all understand why they need value in return for a star goalie.

You can watch the full interview here: