The Boston Bruins have made a significant trade with the New York Rangers. They have cleared up some salary, which could open the door to a significant deal (potentially involving Darnell Nurse and the Edmonton Oilers). The Bruins have traded Joonas Korpisalo.
It makes sense for the Rangers to trade for a goaltender. This is especially true with Jonathan Quick’s retirement. Luckily for the Rangers, their number-one goaltender allows them to acquire someone who can post average numbers.
Here is the full trade:
Bruins Acquire:
- 2028 fourth-round pick
- Kalle Vaisanen
Rangers Acquire:
- Joonas Korpisalo ($1 Million salary retained)
During the 2025-26 season, Korpisalo played in 31 games for the Bruins. He posted a record of 14-9-6 to go along with a 3.15 Goals Against Average (GAA), an .894 Save Percentage (SV%), and one shutout. He is in the fourth year of a five-year deal paying him $4 million a year.
What Are the Boston Bruins Cooking?
There are some other things happening for the Bruins.
For starters, according to Emily Kaplan, Viktor Arvidsson is negotiating a two-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings. Arvidsson’s new deal will pay him $5 million per year.
However, is it possible for the Bruins to acquire Nurse. The big Oilers blueliner reportedly has the Bruins on the list of teams he would accept a trade to. With that in mind, they might be able to trade for Nurse without having the Oilers retain salary.
After the Korpisalo trade, the Bruins are left with $10,715,417 in salary cap space. They also have defenders Andrew Peeke and Jordan Harris unsigned as UFA’s.
Time For Michael DiPietro to Shine?
It is not time for Michael DiPietro to shine. With this move, the organization is showing its young netminder that it is ready for him to show up for them moving forward.
The Bruins have an embarrassment of riches in net. With Jeremy Swayman as the top dog in the crease, they give themselves a buffer if things get off to a bumpy start with DiPietro’s first few starts during the upcoming season.
DiPietro is ready to upgrade to the NHL. The proof in the pudding for this netminder is in some recent accolades the goalie was awarded.
“It’s safe to say that Providence Bruins netminder Michael DiPietro has mastered the art of playing goalie in the American Hockey League,” The 98.5 Sports Hub reported in April, 2026. “That’s because for the second straight season, DiPietro has captured the Aldege “Baz” Bastien Memorial Award, awarded annually to the AHL’s top goaltender. And this time around, DiPietro was even better than he was when he won it the first time.”
The last goalie to achieve this was Dustin Wolf, who has stepped up in a big way for the Calgary Flames this past season.
One way or another, it’s safe to say that the Bruins are out of the goalie market. However, they are cooking up something as they have over $10 million available.
Regardless of what else the team does, it must be a breath of fresh air to see Korpisalo gone — especially those who were critical of the goaltender.
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