The UFA dump trade has been a disaster. How to fix things? Make another trade with Chippewa, of course!
(11/15/25) GEO trades J. Oleksiak & S. Kuraly to CHP for M. Johansson & Joel Edmundson…
Oleksiak and Kuraly were acquired over the summer from the Chippewas. Oleksiak has arguably been the Millers most consistent defenseman, which says all you need to know about how this season has gone. Kuraly was brought in as a 4th line C and PK asset and hasn’t been terribly effective, being in and out of the lineup quite a bit.
Edmundson replaces Oleksiak as the designated giant on skates on Georgetown’s blue line. He’s about 85% of the player Oleksiak is, and moving out Oleksiak gives Jamie Drysdale a chance to show the club he was worth acquiring as the centerpiece of the deal that moved out Theodore, Kopitar and Huberdeau. Edmundson will likely start out as the 7th defender. It’s quite likely the club attempts to move the pending UFA to another club later this season.
Johansson is a veteran middle 6 winger who can contribute on both special teams, typically on the 2nd unit of each. He’ll start out on the Millers 3rd line. His $800,000 contract runs through next year and gives the club reliable depth scoring at a bargain-basement price for next season, as well as this year. He’s a very good skater and a pass-first attacker, so there is hope he may help unlock Marco Kasper’s offense as the young C only has 1 goal on his first 23 shots.
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