2012
12.31
12.31
the Pittsburgh Penguins were unable to re-sign Jordan Staal, they traded him to the Carolina Hurricanes for Brandon Sutter. Even though they lost a major offensive player, the Penguins are going to have big defensive expectations from their new forward.
There was actually a lot of defensive promise in the trade they made with the Hurricanes.
Along with Sutter, the Penguins acquired defensive prospect Brian Dumoulin and a first-round pick that became Derrick Pouliot.
Dumoulin could evolve into a good two-way defenseman that’s reliable in most situations. Pouliot, on the other hand, has the potential to become another phenomenal offensive blue-liner.
The Penguins will have to wait a little while for those two young ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins
There was actually a lot of defensive promise in the trade they made with the Hurricanes.
Along with Sutter, the Penguins acquired defensive prospect Brian Dumoulin and a first-round pick that became Derrick Pouliot.
Dumoulin could evolve into a good two-way defenseman that’s reliable in most situations. Pouliot, on the other hand, has the potential to become another phenomenal offensive blue-liner.
The Penguins will have to wait a little while for those two young ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins