Dogs still busy as trade deadline nears

The Saint John Sea Dogs made another trade on Thursday, acquiring 20-year-old goaltender Zachary Emond from the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.

The Sea Dogs sent a fourth-round pick in 2023 (originally Rimouski's) and a sixth-round pick in 2022 to the Huskies in exchange for the San Jose Sharks prospect.

“Zachary is very experienced and will enhance the leadership in our dressing room,” said Sea Dogs president and general manager Trevor Georgie in a release. “He has a winning pedigree, NHL camp experience and was part of a President Cup and Memorial Cup Championship team. We place a high value on players who have won championships and his ability to offer Noah (Patenaude) and our players pearls of wisdom.”

It's the fourth time the Sea Dogs have acquired an overage goaltender over the past year.

Carmine-Anthony Pagliarulo: acquired from Chicoutimi in exchange for a 2022 7th-round pick (Shawinigan).

Creed Jones: acquired from Rimouski in exchange for a 2021 6th-round pick; 2022 10th-round pick (Gatineau); and a 2022 3rd-round pick.

Daniel Moody: rights acquired from Baie-Comeau in exchange for a 2022 12th-round pick. He originally joined training camp on loan.

Zachary Emond: acquired from Rouyn-Noranda in exchange for a 2022 6th-round pick and a 2023 4th-round pick (Rimouski).

Moody was not expected to make the Sea Dogs. Pagliarulo and Jones never looked comfortable in net; neither could find their A-game when given the opportunity to do so. The Dogs will try again with Emond.

Emond and Noah Patenaude will presumably split the starting role the rest of the season - and then the process will start all over again. Saint John will likely want someone with QMJHL experience to join Patenaude in what is expected to be a big year for the club in 2021-22. But we'll see what happens.

The trade period ends on Monday at 1 p.m. and the Dogs may be busy between now and then. It certainly looks like Joshua Roy's days in Saint John have come to an end with more and more Quebec media reporting that the 17-year-old forward has asked for a trade.

Joshua Roy sera échangé par les Sea Dogs. Pas dans les Maritimes. Les Sea Dogs souhaitent un bon retour en échange. Samuel Poulin sera échangé. P-e dans les Maritimes. Le Phoenix souhaite un joueur de 17 ans entre autres. Si moi j'ai compris, Steph Julien et Trevor Georgie aussi.

— Jérôme Gaudreau (@JeromeGaudreau) January 21, 2021

Roy, the first overall pick in the 2019 QMJHL Entry Draft, led the Sea Dogs in points in the "first half" with nine goals and eight assists for 17 points in 15 games.