Would rather just keep Ullmark if that's the return. People forget he's one of the best goalies in the NHL and one season removed from a Vezina. He's right in his prime (which is typically later for goalies), and has consistently put up elite numbers on multiple teams. It's so rare for a goalie to put up the numbers he does without ever having a down year. If we're trading him to NJD it has to be a 1st+, or Mercer/Holtz involved, depending how the Bruins view those players.

Goalie primes are generally their late 20s.

For truly high-end goalies their prime typically starts in their late 20s and go until 33-34. Just my anecdotal opinion, don't have any statistical analysis to back that up. Regardless, there has been no evidence of Ullmark in particular slowing down

It doesn’t matter in this case. If the return is middling picks, I’m keeping him and letting the successful goalie rotation continue. His value to winning is higher than a late second round pick and other secondary assets.

I don’t even bring this deal to my leadership team to discuss unless I’ve gotten indications that both Lindholm and Hanifin want to sign

100% agreed, only way I consider this deal is if we are in a situation where we have a near-guarantee that a high-end UFA will sign with us *and* we wouldn't have the cap space to get that player otherwise. But even then that's not a great excuse to get a poor return.