Overview
- The Rangers announced the trade Wednesday, acquiring veteran goalie Joonas Korpisalo from the Boston Bruins in exchange for prospect Kalle Vaisanen and a 2028 fourth-round draft pick.
- Korpisalo is under contract through the end of the 2027–28 season with a $4 million annual cap hit and is expected to be the club’s primary backup to Igor Shesterkin.
- Boston receives 23-year-old forward Kalle Vaisanen, who played 51 AHL games for Hartford in 2025–26 and has one year left on his entry-level deal, plus the 2028 fourth-round pick.
- Korpisalo brings 11 NHL seasons and 334 games of experience, including a 14–9–6 record and a .894 save percentage in 31 regular-season games for Boston in 2025–26 and a brief playoff appearance.
- The trade gives the Rangers a cap-controlled, experienced netminder behind Shesterkin and alters their roster balance by converting a prospect and a future pick into short-term goaltending certainty while leaving Dylan Garand and Spencer Martin as additional options.