The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded goaltender Jonathan Bernier to the Anaheim Ducks for a conditional 2017 draft pick.
Bernier was drafted 11th overall in the 1st round of the 2006 draft by the Los Angeles Kings.
Thoughts from the media …
James Mirtle: “Bernier was not included in the Andersen trade because Leafs had to pay a $2-million bonus on July 1. But that’s essentially what happened.”
** If you combine the two trades – Frederik Andersen and a conditional 2017 pick for Jonathan Bernier, Pittsburgh’s 2016 1st round pick (No. 30 Sam Steel) and a 2017 2nd round pick. **
Chris Johnston: “The #leafs paid Jonathan Bernier a $2M signing bonus on July 1, so the #ducks are only on the hook for $2.15M in actual salary this season.”
James Mirtle: “The Babcock-Bernier relationship was never going to last another season.”
David Alter: “With so many signing bonuses in NHL contracts now a days, you are going to see a lot of these style trades/moves in the future.”
With the acquisition of Jonathan Bernier, the #Ducks have $9.1M in cap space with 10/7/2.https://t.co/Z6kUGJQJWP pic.twitter.com/1wxll9DOGH
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) July 8, 2016
With Bernier traded to the #Ducks, the #Leafs have $5.3M in cap space with 12/6/1https://t.co/BPt2vFET34 pic.twitter.com/Pb52spAlZG
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) July 8, 2016