Sea Dogs have been busy

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

It's been a busy few weeks of trades for the Saint John Sea Dogs.

The Sea Dogs made a few transactions prior to Sunday's trade deadline, complementing the blockbuster Cole Burbidge deal made on Aug. 1.

Here's a quick recap of the deals the Sea Dogs have made of late.

• Saint John acquires a 2025 seventh-round pick (Saint John) from Moncton in exchange for a 2025 10th-round pick, completing the Nathan Casey trade that was made last season.
• Saint John trades goaltender Olivier Brideau to the Rimouski Oceanic in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round pick and a 2025 10th-round pick (Saint John).
• Saint John acquires defenseman Matteo Mann from the Chicoutimi Sagueneens in exchange for a 2024 second-round pick (Chicoutimi) and a 2026 third-round pick.
• Saint John trades a 2026 fourth-round pick to Rimouski in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round pick (Saint John), completing the Mathis Gauthier deal made at the draft.
• Saint John trades forward Cole Burbidge to the Cape Breton Eagles in exchange for a 2024 first-round pick (Blainville-Boisbriand), 2024 second-round pick (Chicoutimi) and a 2025 first-round pick.

The Sea Dogs will have a much different look this season. The team will have two new netminders; Cole Burbidge and Brady Burns are gone up front; and the backend will be much bigger with the additions of Matteo Mann and Mathis Gauthier.

Saint John will be adding an overage netminder from the Ontario Hockey League in the coming days and with that have released Grand Bay-Westfield defenseman Jared Cosman. Cosman looked good in camp but the Sea Dogs need to get their younger defensemen playing time.

Saint John's overagers will be this new Ontario goaltender, Gauthier and returning forward Peter Reynolds. The team's import slots will once again be taken up by forwards Eriks Mateiko and Pavel Simek.

Many teams around the league have already announced their final rosters for the upcoming season. Saint John has yet to do so.