Right before the 12 pm trade freeze before the Seattle Expansion Draft, the Sharks acquired goalie Adin Hill and a 2022 seventh round pick from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for goalie Josef Korenar and a 2022 second round pick. Hill is a pending RFA, and this also comes four days after the Sharks signed Korenar to a one-year, $750k deal.
As I first heard about this trade, my initial thoughts were that Adin Hill is already an upgrade in net over Martin Jones, Devan Dubnyk, Josef Korenar, and Alexei Melnichuk. Last season with the Coyotes, Hill had a 9-9-1 record with a 2.74 GAA and a .913 SV%. Over the course of his career thus far, Hill has a 19-21-4 record in 41 starts with a 2.79 GAA, .909 SV%, and three shutouts in 49 NHL games. During the times I saw Adin Hill perform last season, especially against the Sharks, he was definitely a solid goaltender.
It has yet to be determined whether the Sharks plan to go with a Hill-Jones goalie tandem next season or acquire another goalie via trade or free agency before next season. If San Jose really wants to improve their goaltending from last season, they should buy out Martin Jones' contract soon and acquire another goalie via trade or free agency.
On the other hand, I understand some Sharks fans' concerns about giving up a second rounder in next year's draft that is supposedly loaded with talent. However, I am pretty happy with this trade overall as San Jose needs goaltending help now rather than a few years down the line.
In other news, the Tampa Bay Lightning traded former San Jose Shark Barclay Goodrow to the New York Rangers for a 2022 seventh round pick. Goodrow is set to become a UFA on July 28.
Sources: NHL App, NHL Discussion via Instagram
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