Who has the biggest need for Connor Hellebuyck, and who would be the best fit for him?
TSN: Martin Biron, when asked who has the biggest need for Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and who would be the best fit for Hellebuyck.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Gino Reda: “Which team do you think would benefit the most with landing Connor Hellebuyck? Where would you see the biggest need and the best fit?”
Martin Biron: “The biggest need right now would be the New Jersey Devils, right? They have (Jake) Allen. They have Nico Dawes. They don’t really have a number one goaltender. They traded (Jacob) Markstrom to the Florida Panthers. They have a vacancy, a spot available for a number one goalie. Not just somebody like Connor Hellebuyck, but an actual number one goaltender. I think the biggest need is New Jersey.
The best fit right now. I’ve got two teams that all of a sudden would go from, yeah, they’re really good, they’re in the playoffs, are just there, to potentially the top of their division.
What would it take for the Winnipeg Jets to move Connor Hellebuyck?
The San Jose Sharks. You imagine you put Connor Hellebuyck with the San Jose Sharks and Macklin Celebrini and (Ivar) Stanberg and Will Smith and everybody in San Jose. And you say, we got that goalie back there for the next five years. All of a sudden, the San Jose Sharks win the Pacific this year. I really believe in the talent that they’ve got and the players that they’ve got.
And obviously the Buffalo Sabres, which have been mentioned many, many times over the last couple of months. The Buffalo Sabres are in a tough division, the Atlantic. But if you have Connor Hellebuyck, all of a sudden you’re moving up to maybe number one in the Atlantic, at least the top two teams in the Atlantic. Maybe number one in the Eastern Conference.
So yes, I think that those two teams, San Jose and Buffalo, probably be the best fit when you think of teams that could win now and make the biggest splash, but the biggest need is still the New Jersey Devils.”
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