Allen goes “Looney” and is on his way to Capeside.

CANADIAN PRESS (Sudbury, ON):

With the opening of the 2018-19 CCHL season right around the corner, the Sudbury Miners and
Capeside Loons consummated a deal late Saturday afternoon, just prior to both teams opening pre-
season contests that evening.

Rumours of trade talks between the two teams broke early Saturday morning, and by the afternoon a
deal was done. The trade breaks down as follows:

Sudbury sends G Jake Allen and Sudbury’s 2020 3 rd round pick in exchange for highly touted
goaltending prospect Mike DiPietro and Capeside’s 2nd round pick in 2019.

In order to complete this deal, Sudbury agreed to waive the condition made on the February 24th deal made with Capeside, and it now allows them to retain their 2019 4th round pick. Capeside will take on Allen’s $2.5 million cap hit, which expires after the 2018-19 season. Reports suggested that Allen had requested a trade at the end of last season, but neither Allen, nor Sudbury General Manager, Terry James, would confirm the reports.

Allen, who for the past two seasons, has started the season solidly but has experienced a “mid-season
meltdown” before finding his game again at the end of the year. As a result, his numbers have
regressed in back-to-back seasons and it was clearly something that James was not comfortable with.
When talking via conference call, Allen welcomed the fresh start. "I’m excited to get a fresh start in Capeside," Allen said, “Given that they (the Miners) already have a top goalie in Freddy, it’s something I knew would probably come this off-season. ”

From the Miners perspective, there was not enough crease for both Andersen and Allen to thrive. The
logical choice for the Miners was to get some assets for Allen. By acquiring a top prospect and an early draft pick, this move stays in line with the franchise’s philosophy to build through the draft and promote from within.

“It’s never easy to part with a player of Allen’s talent and character but it was clear to us that a change would be best for both parties. We wanted to make sure he went to a team that would give him the chance to be a true No.1. But for us, at the end of the day, to acquire a high end prospect and also secure another high pick in 2019, it was a deal that we felt comfortable in making” stated James.