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Devils Acquire Goalie Connor Hellebuyck in Trade with Jets
What happened
The New Jersey Devils acquired goalie Connor Hellebuyck in a trade with the Winnipeg Jets. Hellebuyck, a three-time Vezina Trophy winner, spent 11 years with Winnipeg. He will now be teammates with Jack Hughes, with whom he won Olympic gold for Team USA.
Side by side
The Guardian focuses on Hellebuyck as an "Olympic hero" and provides transaction details, noting the Devils sent "four players and two draft picks to Jets."
- GUNew Jersey Devils land Olympic hero Connor Hellebuyck in blockbuster trade with WinnipegThe Guardian · Left
- USAConnor Hellebuyck traded to Devils, ending dramatic Jets sagaUSA Today · Lean Left · link via Google News
No outlet on this side covered it.
Right-leaning outlets emphasize the Olympic reunion angle, calling it a "gold medal reunion" and referring to the players as "Olympic hockey heroes." The New York Post highlights the Devils' "playoff odds surge" with the trade, framing it as improving the team's competitive position.
- NYPDevils’ Connor Hellebuyck blockbuster puts yet another elite goalie in tri-state areaNew York Post · Right
- FOXTeam USA's Olympic hockey heroes reunite as Jack Hughes' Devils land goalie Connor Hellebuyck in blockbusterFox News Digital · Right
- NYPDevils’ playoff odds surge with blockbuster Connor Hellebuyck tradeNew York Post · Right
- NYPDevils get Connor Hellebuyck in seismic trade with JetsNew York Post · Right
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