Kings trading Jonathan Quick to Blue Jackets, source says

Two-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Jonathan Quick is being traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets, a source told ESPN's Greg Wyshynski on Wednesday.

Quick is being dealt to Columbus along with a first-round pick and a third-round pick in 2023 for defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov and goaltender Joonas Korpisalo, the source said.

The 37-year-old Quick, who backstopped the Los Angeles Kings' only NHL title runs in 2012 and 2014, backed up Pheonix Copley in a 6-5 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night before reportedly being informed he was being traded.

As the Kings jockey for playoff positioning in the Western Conference, currently tied with the Vegas Golden Knights for first place in the Pacific Division at 76 points, Copley had taken over for Quick, a three-time All-Star, as the club's No. 1 netminder.

One of the most decorated American-born goaltenders in NHL history, Quick is third overall on that list with 370 career wins, behind John Vanbiesbrouck and Ryan Miller. The Connecticut native carries a $5.8 million salary-cap hit and will be an unrestricted free agent in July.

Korpisalo, 28, meanwhile, carries a reasonable $1.3 million salary-cap hit in the final year of his deal and will likely back up Conley in Los Angeles. He is 11-11-3 with a 3.17 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage this season.

He has had playoff success before, as evidenced during the 2020 playoffs in the Toronto bubble when he made 85 saves in a 3-2, five-overtime win against the eventual Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning in a first-round series.

But what made Korpisalo a potential trade target was the Blue Jackets' long-term situation in goal. They have Elvis Merzlikins in the first of a five-year deal and another