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Sprong, who has four goals in 38 regular-season games at the NHL level, is no better than the third-best right wing on the team behind Phil Kessel and Patric Hornqvist, who are signed through 2022 and 2023, respectively.
But we are talking about a second-round pick (46th overall) from 2015, someone who led the Penguins’ AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in goals (32) and points (65) last season and a forward who has scored at pretty much every level at which he’s ever played, including more than a goal per game his last year in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
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But as Rutherford assesses his team, he could easily determine they need some help on defense with Justin Schultz out for a few more months and try to flip Sprong for a defenseman who has fallen out of favor with his current team.
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http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/p...s/201811050132
If Sprong is on the table the Flames should be making an offer. He's a RHS sniper, something the Flames PP still lacks (because instead of going after Kovalchuk we went after Neal). He's a scorer who is buried behind Phil Kessel, playing 8 minutes a game.
Could a Stone for Sprong swap make any sense? Would be a big injection of offensive speed and talent to our bottom six, and while I would want to see Sprong on PP1 with Gaudreau and Gio feeding him one-timers, he'd still be an upgrade on our joke of a PP2 if Peters went the traditional route.