The Columbus Blue Jackets kicked off the 2019 NHL Trade Deadline Day by acquiring New Jersey Devils goaltender Keith Kinkaid for a fifth round pick in 2022.
Questions will begin to circulate, of course, for what this means for Sergei Bobrovsky, but this does not seem to affect his future, but Joonas Korpisalo’s.
Don’t believe this portends a Sergei Bobrovsky trade, but we’ll see. Sense in goalie community as this trade percolated this morning is that Kinkaid is a more reliable option than Joonas Korpisalo should Bobrovsky struggle in post-season. See also if Korpisalo is now on the move.
— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) February 25, 2019
Kinkaid has posted an .891% SV% and a 3.36 GAA for a 15-18-6 record for a terrible New Jersey squad.
Here’s Jarmo on acquiring @Blockaid1. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/FZhGeQVWUt
— Mark Scheig (@markscheig) February 25, 2019
Welcome to Columbus, Keith!