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Hellebuyck Requests Trade From Jets Amid No-Movement Clause

8/30/2026

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Summary

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Connor Hellebuyck publicly requested a trade from the Winnipeg Jets.
He is under a five-year, $8.5 million per season contract with a no-movement clause.
In 2025-26 he posted a 23-23-11 record, 2.86 GAA and .895 save percentage.
He has three Vezina Trophies, the 2024-25 Hart Trophy and an Olympic gold medal.
Buffalo, San Jose, New Jersey, Carolina and Toronto are interested; Sharks may send Yaroslav Askarov, Sabres could add Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.

History

Historical Context

The Senators’ 2018 trade that sent Erik Karlsson and Francis Perron to San Jose for five players, multiple draft picks and a conditional second-rounder set a modern precedent for leveraging star contracts. Earlier, Dany Heatley (2009) and Rick Nash (2012) also forced moves by invoking trade clauses. Hellebuyck’s 2025-26 request follows this pattern of high-profile demands.

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Story summary

Connor Hellebuyck publicly requested a trade from the Winnipeg Jets.
He is under a five-year, $8.5 million per season contract with a no-movement clause.
In 2025-26 he posted a 23-23-11 record, 2.86 GAA and .895 save percentage.
He has three Vezina Trophies, the 2024-25 Hart Trophy and an Olympic gold medal.
Buffalo, San Jose, New Jersey, Carolina and Toronto are interested; Sharks may send Yaroslav Askarov, Sabres could add Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.

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