The Guelph Storm was busy dealing on Monday.
With the OHL trade deadline set for noon Tuesday, the Storm traded 18-year-old goaltender Jacob Oster to the Oshawa Generals for 19-year-old goaltender Patrick Leaver and a conditional fifth-round draft pick.
They then traded a second and a fourth round pick in this year's draft to the Sarnia Sting for 19-year-old defenceman Chandler Romeo and a second round pick in 2026.
Romeo is an Ottawa Senators draft pick.
"Absolutely," said Storm general manager when asked if the goalie swap was about a change of scenery for both goalies. "This is a new opportunity for both guys.
"It's a fresh start. Goalies sometimes get more heat than they deserve. We think a lot of Jacob. He was excellent last year," Burnett said. "There were some tough nights this year and there were a lot of nights we weren't very good in front of him."
Leaver's story is similar to Oster's.
Last season he was excellent in 49 games, sporting a 3.20 goals-against average and .908 save percentage. But this season he was at 3.68/.883.
Romeo, 6'6" and 205 pounds, is a Cambridge native who had a goal and four assists in 24 games this season. Last season he had two goals and 16 assists in 67 games split between Hamilton and Sarnia.
He was originally a third-round pick of the Hamilton Bulldogs.
