The Los Angeles Kings are trading goalie Jonathan Quick and two draft picks to the Columbus Blue Jackets as part of the deal for defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov and goaltender Joonas Korpisalo.
A conditional 2023 first-round pick and a 2024 third-round pick are also headed to Columbus in the trade. The first-round pick is conditional on the Kings making the playoffs, should Los Angeles miss out after the season, Columbus would receive two second-round picks (in 2023 and 2024). Los Angeles is tied for the top spot in the Pacific Division heading into Wednesday’s play with the Vegas Golden Knights on 76 points with but two games to play.
“Jonathan Quick is a two-time Stanley Cup winner who has been an outstanding goaltender in our league for a long time and this deal provides us with draft capital that will be valuable as we move forward as an organization,” Blue Jackets general manager Germo Kekelainen. “It is never easy to trade players like Vladislav Gavrikov and Joonas Korpisalo as they have been exceptional Blue Jackets but given our current situation, these moves were in the best interests of our club. They are amazing individuals, and we will always look forward to their Would appreciate the contribution made by. were here.”
The Blue Jackets have acquired G Jonathan Quick, a conditional first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, and a third-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from the LA Kings in exchange for D Vladislav Gavrikov and G Joonas Korpisalo.
Gavrikov, 27, has three goals and seven assists in 46 games this season, his fourth with the Blue Jackets.
He is set to become an unrestricted free agent after the season as he plays into the final year of the three-year, $8.4 million deal ($2.8 million AAV) he signed in 2020.
Gavrikov has 15 goals and 58 assists in 250 career games with the Blue Jackets. He was originally selected by the club in the sixth round (159th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft.
Corpisalo, 28, is 11-11-3 with a .913 save percentage and 3.17 goals against average in 28 games this season.
A third-round pick (62nd overall) by Columbus in the 2012 NHL Draft, Corpisalo skated in the 2020 NHL All-Star Game.
A pending unrestricted free agent, Corpisalo is on a one-year, $1.3 million deal.
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Quick, 37, is 11-13-4 in 31 appearances in 2022-23, recording a .876 save percentage and 3.50 GAA.
Originally drafted 72nd overall by Los Angeles in the 2005 NHL Draft, Quick backstopped the Kings to two Stanley Cup championships in 2012 and 2014. He earned Conn Smythe as playoff MVP in 2012 and is a two-time winner of the William M. Jennings Award. Trophy (2014, 2018).
The Milford, Connecticut, product is an unrestricted free agent pending a 10-year, $58 million contract with an AAV of $5.8 million in his final season.
Quick has appeared in 743 career NHL games, all with the Kings, with a career .911 save percentage and 2.46 GAA.