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Connor Hellebuyck refused to report to Winnipeg. On Friday, the Jets sent him to New Jersey. Watch The MVP goalie sat out 24 days. Then he got his trade. (...

Connor Hellebuyck refused to report to Winnipeg. On Friday, the Jets sent him to New Jersey. Watch The MVP goalie sat out 24 days. Then he got his trade. (2 min), with captions The stories Connor Hellebuyck is a Devil Friday, October 23, Winnipeg traded Connor Hellebuyck to New Jersey. The same day his 24-day unpaid suspension was set to end. Connor Hellebuyck gave up $927,835 in salary to get here. Who he is Connor Hellebuyck has 3 Vezina Trophies as the league's best goalie, and the 2024-25 Hart Trophy as MVP. And in February, Olympic gold with Team USA: 5-0, with a .956 save percentage. Why would a team trade its MVP goalie? So why would a team trade its MVP goalie? Because he would not play for them. The standoff In the offseason he asked for a trade. On August 27 he went public: my position has not changed. On September 16 he skipped camp, and the Jets suspended him without pay. The trade came October 23, the suspension's last day. A step back last season There's context. In his MVP year his save percentage was .925. Last season it fell to .895, the lowest of his career, and the Jets missed the playoffs. What Winnipeg got Winnipeg got forward Dawson Mercer, 24, with 420 games and 20 goals last season, plus goalie Nico Daws and injured forward Nick Bjugstad. Also prospect Alexander Command, the 12th pick in 2026, a 2029 second-round pick and a 2027 seventh. Why New Jersey wanted him Why New Jersey? The Devils were 24th in team save percentage, at .880, with Jake Allen, 36, and Nico Daws in net. And Connor Hellebuyck reunites with Devils star Jack Hughes, his Olympic teammate. The contract he brings He brings a $59.5M contract over 7 years, signed in 2023. That's $8.5M a year against the cap. The other side Now, the other side. Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff: Connor made his choice. And Winnipeg is 4-3-3 without him. Connor Hellebuyck said in August that moving on is the best path forward for me and my family. 24 days unpaid. One trade. He got his way. 24 days unpaid. One trade. He got his way. And on November 10, he's back in Winnipeg, in a Devils jersey. Listen The episode as audio Download and post Every file of this edition, with its ready-to-paste titles, descriptions and tags. Distribution kit Download the videos, audio, captions and carousel, or use the prepared post text below. Preview the carousel Videos Video 16:9 (1080p MP4) Vertical 9:16 (TikTok, Reels, Shorts) Vertical highlight Raw audio Final mix (lossless WAV) Final mix (MP3) Voice only (lossless WAV) Captions Captions (WebVTT) Captions (SRT) Highlight captions (SRT) Script Script (plain text) Instagram carousel Carousel (ZIP of slides + caption) Ready to post YouTube thumbnail (1280x720 JPEG) Highlight cover (1080x1920 JPEG) Post pack: titles, descriptions, chapters, tags (JSON) Links Podcast episode Podcast RSS feed The deck Watch page (share link) Carousel caption Connor Hellebuyck, the 2024-25 NHL MVP and an Olympic gold medalist, asked Winnipeg for a trade, skipped camp and sat a 24-day unpaid suspension that cost him $927,835. On the day it ended, the Jets traded him to the Devils for Dawson Mercer, prospect Alexander Command, Nico Daws, Nick Bjugstad and two picks. The standoff, the trade, and what each team got. Follow Sports Analytics: dataspheres.ai/pages/sports-intelligence #NHL #Devils #NHLJets #Hellebuyck Post to each platform YouTube Upload the full video in YouTube Studio. Paste the title, description and tags into their matching fields. Add the thumbnail and captions. Review audience, synthetic-media disclosure and visibility, then publish. Download full video · Download video thumbnail · Download captions Title The MVP goalie sat out 24 days. Then he got his trade. | Sports Analytics Description Connor Hellebuyck refused to report to Winnipeg. On Friday, the Jets sent him to New Jersey. In this episode: The MVP goalie sat out 24 days. Then he got his trade; Connor Hellebuyck is a Devil; Who he is; Offseason: he asks Winnipeg for a trade: The standoff; A step back last season; What Winnipeg got; Why New Jersey wanted him; — Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff; Easy Media Kits on Dataspheres AI. - Friday, October 23, Winnipeg traded Connor Hellebuyck to New Jersey. - The same day his 24-day unpaid suspension was set to end. Connor Hellebuyck gave up $927,835 in salary to get here. - Connor Hellebuyck has 3 Vezina Trophies as the league's best goalie, and the 2024-25 Hart Trophy as MVP. Chapters 0:00 The MVP goalie sat out 24 days. Then he got his trade. 0:18 Connor Hellebuyck is a Devil 0:31 Who he is 0:50 Offseason: he asks Winnipeg for a trade: The standoff 1:05 A step back last season 1:15 What Winnipeg got 1:32 Why New Jersey wanted him 1:55 — Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff 2:18 Easy Media Kits on Dataspheres AI Follow Sports Analytics: https://dataspheres.ai/pages/sports-intelligence Watch with the deck and its sources: https://dataspheres.ai/pages/sports-intelligence/hellebuyck-traded-devils-2026-10-23-watch Listen as a podcast: https