Pens lose their Mack but find a Hall pass
The Pittsburgh Penguins had a lot of trade talks over the past couple weeks and came really close to pulling the trigger a couple of times. However the team chose patience in order to find a deal that helped fill the teams needs the best. That deal came together today as the Pens pulled off their biggest deal of the offseason. The Pens sent 4 players and a pick to play the Wild In a blockbuster 8 man deal.
After the league cut down on position availability the Pens major off season acquisition of Vladimir Tarasenko created a huge strength on the right side while leaving the left wing with a major lack of top 6 talent. That weakness showed in the offseason as the Pens were the worst team in the league by a wide margin. Today's deal will hopefully add strength to the roster and bring better results.
The deal breaks down as follows:
To Pittsburgh
Leon Draistl
Taylor Hall
James Van Reimsdyk
Marco Scandella
3rd round pick
To Minny
Nathan Mackinnon
Teuvo Teravainen
Darnell Nurse
Jeff Petry
2nd round pick
It was hard moving Mackinnon but in the end we felt we needed to make a move to try and get this team winning. Hopefully the new balanced lines will bring in the results this team needs.
Thanks to Grant for the quick and fair talks as usual.
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