After losing Philipp Grubauer to Seattle, the Colorado Avalanche went out and found themselves a new starting goalie as they have traded for Darcy Kuemper from the Arizona Coyotes.
In exchange, the Avalanche will send defender Conor Timmins, their 2022 first round draft pick and a conditional 2024 third rounder to the Arizona Coyotes. the deal also includes Arizona retaining $1m of Kuemper’s salary meaning that the netminder will count for $3.5m against the cap this coming season.
General Manager Joe Sakic had to pay a big price but in Kuemper, he is getting one of the best goalies in the NHL.