Day 2 of the NHL Draft always has fireworks. This year was no different. As Round 2 of the 2024 NHL Draft started, the Utah Hockey Club made a big splash acquiring defenseman Mikhail Sergachev from the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Tampa trades Mikhail Sergachev to Utah ?
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) June 29, 2024
As part of the deal, the Lightning will get Conor Geekie, JJ Moser, a 2025 second-round pick, and pick number 199 in this year’s draft.
The official trade is Mikhail Sergachev to the Utah Hockey Club and the Lightning get Conor Geekie, JJ Moser, Toronto’s second round pick in the 2025 draft and the 199 pick this year.
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) June 29, 2024
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In addition, the Utah Hockey Club will take on Sergachev’s contract. Sergachev has seven years left at $8.5 million.
Trade details:
To #UtahHC: D Mikhail Sergachev
To #GoBolts: D JJ Moser, C Conor Geekie, 2025 2nd Rd Pick, 2024 7th Rd Pick (No. 199 overall)
No salary retained. Tampa clears $8.5 million off the books, well more than enough to keep Steven Stamkos if desired.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) June 29, 2024
The Utah Hockey Club needed defensemen this year. They had no rostered defensemen signed, but now they have two. The first was Sergachev, but they were not finished yet.
When the day started the #UtahHockeyClub had no d-men under contract for 2024-25.
Now they have two.
Mikhail Sergachev
John Marinohttps://t.co/0k3BJCf4BD— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) June 29, 2024
In addition to Sergachev, the Utah Hockey Club acquired John Marino from the New Jersey Devils.
The New Jersey Devils are trading John Marino to the Utah Hockey Club #njdevils #utah @FullPressNHL @myNHLTradeRumor @DevilsNationX
— Jim Biringer (@JimBiringer) June 29, 2024
As part of the deal, the Devils sent Marino and pick 153 in the fifth round of the 2024 NHL Draft for the 49th pick overall in the second of 2024 and a 2025 second-round conditional pick that was originally Edmonton’s.
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The Devils are not retaining Marino’s salary, as he was owed $4.4 million over the next three seasons. This will free up the money to go after Brett Pesce when free agency opens.
TRADE
To #UtahHockey
D – John Marino
2024 5th RD pick (153)To #NJDevils
2024 2nd RD pick (49)
2025 2nd RD pick (EDM)https://t.co/gEbb3Hg3kK— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) June 29, 2024
Owner Ryan Smith wants to compete this season and will do that with two solid defensemen in Marino and Sergachev.
Marino had a tough season in New Jersey last year but is in line to have a bounce-back year,
Utah makes another interesting addition with John Marino who has had previous success in a tough minutes role, but is coming off a down year. Strong bounce-back candidate. pic.twitter.com/y4rbDC9IrZ
— dom ? (@domluszczyszyn) June 29, 2024
Sergachev was injured at the end of last season before returning in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the Lightning has the ability to play top-line minutes for the Utah Hockey Club
Utah makes a big splash trading for Mikhail Sergachev, the shiny No. 1 defenseman the new franchise needed to take the next step. pic.twitter.com/lp2AGM4psD
— dom ? (@domluszczyszyn) June 29, 2024
