2014
03.07
03.07
class="ui-droppable">He swung for the fences but wasn't making any contact.
With spring training in full bloom, it's the perfect time to use a baseball metaphor for hockey. With two strikes and two outs in the bottom of the ninth, the possibility of coming away with nothing at the trade deadline becoming more realistic by the minute, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ray Shero decided he better bunt.
So instead of knocking one out of the park by landing Vancouver Canucks center Ryan Kesler—arguably the biggest name considered available on trade deadline day—Shero had to settle for a couple of 30-year-old journeymen whose combined stats this year are just a shade higher than Kesler's.
Ouch.
It's ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins
With spring training in full bloom, it's the perfect time to use a baseball metaphor for hockey. With two strikes and two outs in the bottom of the ninth, the possibility of coming away with nothing at the trade deadline becoming more realistic by the minute, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ray Shero decided he better bunt.
So instead of knocking one out of the park by landing Vancouver Canucks center Ryan Kesler—arguably the biggest name considered available on trade deadline day—Shero had to settle for a couple of 30-year-old journeymen whose combined stats this year are just a shade higher than Kesler's.
Ouch.
It's ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins