Habs trade DeSmith to Vancouver for Pearson and a 3rd

[yave1964]

Vancouver added backup goalie Casey DeSmith in exchange for Tanner Pearson and a 3rd a few ago.

 

 DeSmith is miles and miles and miles better than Spencer Martin and the backup goalies that Vancouver ran out there last year. Great add for the Canucks.

 

  Pearson missed most of last year and managed only one goal. He was activated off LTIR earlier today to participate in camp. I have no idea how healthy he is or if he has anything in the tank. 

 

 The big get for Vancouver is getting rid of 1.4 million in cap, the difference in their two salaries. Vancouver needed to shed salary to become cap compliant. Trading essentially a 3rd to save cap space and get a solid veteran backup goalie was great for them. I think they are the big winner in this one.

 

  Montreal added Desmith and Petry and picks to help facilitate the Karlsson trade between the Sharks/Penguins. Petry went to Detroit for a fourth, Desmith for a 3rd, neither fit into their plans, great asset management for Montreal. If Pearson can play he will net another pick at the deadline. They won the day as well.

 

  Give it to Vancouver by a nose, both got what they wanted but IMHO Vancouver came out slightly ahead on this one.

[Brewin Flames]

Beat me to it...LOL

 

DeSmith traded to Canucks by Canadiens for Pearson

Goalie played in career-high 38 games with Penguins last season

 

ByNHL.com

@NHLdotcom

6:09 PM

Casey DeSmith was traded to the Vancouver Canucks by the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday for Tanner Pearson and a third-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.

 

DeSmith, who has one season remaining on a two-year, $3.6 million contract ($1.8 million average annual value) he signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 5, 2022, was 15-16-4 with a 3.17 goals-against average and .905 save percentage in an NHL career-high 38 games (33 starts) last season.

 

The 32-year-old was traded to the Canadiens by the Penguins in a three-team deal that sent defenseman Erik Karlsson from the San Jose Sharks to Pittsburgh on Aug. 6.

 

Signed by Pittsburgh as an undrafted free agent on July 1, 2017, DeSmith is 58-44-15 with a 2.81 GAA, .912 save percentage and nine shutouts in 134 regular-season games (115 starts). He has played in one Stanley Cup Playoff game (three goals on 51 shots).

 

Pearson hasn’t played since Nov. 9, when he injured his hand while blocking a shot. The 31-year-old forward, who had five points (one goal, four assists) in 14 games last season, was originally expected to be out 4-6 weeks, but the injury required multiple surgeries and prompted an internal review of his care by the Canucks.

 

Pearson is entering the final season of a three-year, $9.75 million contract ($3.25 million AAV) he signed with Vancouver on April 8, 2021.

 

Selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round (No. 30) of the 2012 NHL Draft, Pearson has 272 points (133 goals, 139 assists) in 590 regular-season games with the Kings, Penguins and Canucks.

 

He also has 23 points (nine goals, 14 assists) in 51 playoff games, including helping Los Angeles win the Stanley Cup in 2014.

[Math]

Yeap, 4:30am on the last call closing bar with all lights on, both were desperately trying to find a dancing partner to solve their respective issues and they finally fall on each other. Montréal managed to dump DeSmith as they are already loaded with goalies and Vacouver got a reliable back-up goalie while clearing space.