Trade talks intensifying with one NHL team for superstar goalie Connor Hellebuyck

Before celebrating that as a championship upgrade, check his last three playoff save percentages.

Marco D'Amico reported Wednesday there is traction on Hellebuyck trade discussions, with Florida still actively involved.

David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period confirmed Florida has circled back on the three-time Vezina Trophy winner as the Panthers look to fill the crease left open by Sergei Bobrovsky's departure.

His last three postseason save percentages are .886, .870, and .866 - each one lower than the last.

For a contender already inside its championship window, that declining curve is not a small detail.

Hellebuyck's regular-season résumé is legitimate. He won the Hart Trophy in 2025, holds three Vezina wins, and carries a career regular-season save percentage of .916 across more than 600 NHL games.

His career playoff mark sits at .903 overall, but the recent numbers are what Bill Zito needs to justify to his front office.

The Winnipeg Jets finished 35-35-12 last season and missed the playoffs entirely.

Hellebuyck went 23-23-11 with a .895 save percentage on a team that collapsed around him.

A struggling roster inflates a goalie's losses, so that context matters.

Florida already surrendered significant assets to acquire Brady Tkachuk and holds no first-round pick until 2029.

Adding Hellebuyck at $8.5 million annually would require at least one roster player moved out for salary and additional picks on top.

Kevin Cheveldayoff is not moving a franchise goalie at a discount. If Florida closes this deal, the Jets win the trade in assets.

That changes the math for every other team quietly watching this unfold.

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