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Day 2 of the NHL Draft at all times has fireworks. This yr was no totally different. As Spherical 2 of the 2024 NHL Draft began, the Utah Hockey Membership made a giant splash buying defenseman Mikhail Sergachev from the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Tampa trades Mikhail Sergachev to Utah ?
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) June 29, 2024
As a part of the deal, the Lightning will get Conor Geekie, JJ Moser, a 2025 second-round decide, and decide quantity 199 on this yr’s draft.
The official commerce is Mikhail Sergachev to the Utah Hockey Membership and the Lightning get Conor Geekie, JJ Moser, Toronto’s second spherical decide within the 2025 draft and the 199 decide this yr.
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) June 29, 2024
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As well as, the Utah Hockey Membership will tackle Sergachev’s contract. Sergachev has seven years left at $8.5 million.
Commerce particulars:
To #UtahHC: D Mikhail Sergachev
To #GoBolts: D JJ Moser, C Conor Geekie, 2025 2nd Rd Choose, 2024 seventh Rd Choose (No. 199 general)
No wage retained. Tampa clears $8.5 million off the books, effectively greater than sufficient to maintain Steven Stamkos if desired.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) June 29, 2024
The Utah Hockey Membership wanted defensemen this yr. That they had no rostered defensemen signed, however now they’ve two. The primary was Sergachev, however they weren’t completed but.
When the day began the #UtahHockeyClub had no d-men underneath contract for 2024-25.
Now they’ve two.
Mikhail Sergachev
John Marinohttps://t.co/0k3BJCf4BD— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) June 29, 2024
Along with Sergachev, the Utah Hockey Membership acquired John Marino from the New Jersey Devils.
The New Jersey Devils are buying and selling John Marino to the Utah Hockey Membership #njdevils #utah @FullPressNHL @myNHLTradeRumor @DevilsNationX
— Jim Biringer (@JimBiringer) June 29, 2024
As a part of the deal, the Devils despatched Marino and decide 153 within the fifth spherical of the 2024 NHL Draft for the forty ninth decide general within the second of 2024 and a 2025 second-round conditional decide that was initially Edmonton’s.
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The Devils should not retaining Marino’s wage, as he was owed $4.4 million over the subsequent three seasons. This can release the cash to go after Brett Pesce when free company opens.
TRADE
To #UtahHockey
D – John Marino
2024 fifth RD decide (153)To #NJDevils
2024 2nd RD decide (49)
2025 2nd RD decide (EDM)https://t.co/gEbb3Hg3kK— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) June 29, 2024
Proprietor Ryan Smith needs to compete this season and can do this with two stable defensemen in Marino and Sergachev.
Marino had a troublesome season in New Jersey final yr however is in line to have a bounce-back yr,
Utah makes one other attention-grabbing addition with John Marino who has had earlier success in a troublesome minutes function, however is coming off a down yr. Sturdy bounce-back candidate. pic.twitter.com/y4rbDC9IrZ
— dom ? (@domluszczyszyn) June 29, 2024
Sergachev was injured on the finish of final season earlier than returning in Recreation 4 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the Lightning has the flexibility to play top-line minutes for the Utah Hockey Membership
Utah makes a giant splash buying and selling for Mikhail Sergachev, the shiny No. 1 defenseman the brand new franchise wanted to take the subsequent step. pic.twitter.com/lp2AGM4psD
— dom ? (@domluszczyszyn) June 29, 2024
