Josh Morrissey Opens Up on Hellebuyck Trade Request
Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey called Connor Hellebuyck's trade request a personal disappointment, though he accepts the business reasoning behind it.
Josh Morrissey has spoken publicly for the first time on Connor Hellebuyck's trade request, calling it a hard moment on a personal level even as he accepts the business logic behind it.
Hellebuyck, 33, asked out of Winnipeg earlier this month after spending his entire NHL career with the Jets. He is under contract through 2031 at an average salary of $8.5 million, and has won the Vezina Trophy three times. Morrissey, the club's veteran defenceman, has played alongside him for years.
Jets captain Adam Lowry said on 9 September that he saw the request as a personal, family-driven decision rather than a sign of unrest in the dressing room. Morrissey's comments echo that reading, though he was clear that the departure of a goaltender of Hellebuyck's calibre leaves the team facing genuine uncertainty.
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