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NHL Free Agency Opens with Stuart Skinner Heading to Winnipeg as Goalie Carousel Starts Spinning

On Wednesday, The Winnipeg Jets signed free agent goaltender Stuart Skinner to a two-year contract worth $7.5 million, fueling speculation that star starter Connor Hellebuyck will be traded.
Skinner helped Edmonton reach the Stanley Cup Final in 2024 and 2025, though he struggled last season in Pittsburgh with a 0-3 postseason record and.888 save percentage in 50 games.
Hellebuyck, a 33-year-old three-time winner of the Vezina Trophy, holds records for active goaltenders with 625 games, 45 shutouts, and 345 wins, despite recording a career-worst.895 save percentage last season in Winnipeg.
The goaltender carousel across the NHL accelerated Wednesday with free agency's start, as teams increasingly use trades to fill roster needs, giving Winnipeg an established starter option if Hellebuyck departs.
Hellebuyck's contract includes a full no-movement clause this offseason, converting to a 10-team approved trade list next year; regarding the team's direction, he noted, "From my perspective, complacency is not going to get us moving forward. Something has got to happen.

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