Tkachuk the Duck

[Goffie]

In the most non shocking twist of the CPHL offseason the Pittsburgh Penguins have traded prospect Matthew Tkachuk to the Anaheim Ducks.

The deal breaks down as follows:

To Ducks:

Matthew Tkachuk
Lawson Crouse

To Pens:
Ivan Provorov
Alex Nylander

From a Pens perspective we view Provorov as the best defensive prospect in the world and he is a good bet to crack the Flyers lineup and make an immediate impact. Nylander has a lot more offensive upside than Crouse who is a lot safer prospect and will likely be an NHLer a lot sooner than Nylander. However I feel that Nylander has a huge upside and will fit in nicely with all the young talent in Buffalo.

[JonDuke]

Not as high of an over payment as I thought, but still...

[I wanna be like Miikka]

I tried very hard to not include a player like Provorov or another good young D like Trouba but at the end of the day Goffie drove a tough bargain. Reading up on Crouse I decided it was at least half decent. Overall, I'm obviously thrilled to bring Tkachuk to Anaheim and add to our young core.

[3thirty]

Never saw this coming...but glad to see a good trade involving some young talent.

[simmer2]

Good work guys. Ravi, Tkachuk will be a fun guy to have on your team and Crouse has progressed well. FLA needs wingers and they have great centre depth so hopefully he can put up some good points.

[flambers]

Good work, was waiting for this trade to happen....