By Canadian Press

NHL goalie carousel continues at draft as Husso, Vanecek dealt

Jul 8, 2022 | 8:21 AM

MONTREAL — The NHL goalie market continued to solidify at the league’s 2022 draft Friday.

The Detroit Red Wings got things started when they acquired pending unrestricted free agent Ville Husso from the St. Louis Blues for the 73rd pick. 

The pending unrestricted free agent subsequently signed a three-year contract extension.

The New Jersey Devils then got into the action shortly thereafter when they acquired Vitek Vanecek from the Washington Capitals for two picks — No. 37 and No. 70.

The trades came after a series of moves on the crease before and during Thursday’s first round of the draft.

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The Minnesota Wild re-signed Marc-Andre Fleury to a two-year extension worth US$7 million, while the Colorado Avalanche acquired goaltender Alexandar Georgiev from the New York Rangers for three picks.

The Maple Leafs got in on the action, dumping the underperforming Petr Mrazek’s $3.8-million cap hit on the Chicago Blackhawks in a swap of picks that saw Toronto move back from No. 25 to No. 38.

The Edmonton Oilers also made a move with an eye towards their goaltending by trading winger Zack Kassian and his $3.2-million cap hit to the Arizona Coyotes.

Leafs goalie Jack Campbell and Darcy Kuemper of Stanley Cup champion Colorado are the two biggest names on the UFA netminding board with the free-agent market set to open Wednesday.

The host Montreal Canadiens picked Slovak winger Juraj Slafkovsky with the first pick in the draft Thursday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 8, 2022.

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Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press