Good news MAF...less odd-man rushes are coming your way!The good news...every Penguins fans' favorite lightning rod for criticism has found his way out of town. Ryan Whitney was traded today to the Anaheim "not so Mighty anymore" Ducks for Chris Kunitz and a prospect. The bad news is twofold...1. Pens fans have to find someone else to blame their problems on, now that Public Enemies #1 and 2 (Whitney and HCMT) have been shown the door. The second reality is that the return was not quite up to par for what you would think the return should be for an offensive-minded defensemen loaded with upside and signed long-term. Kunitz is yet another secondary winger on a team loaded with them. The prospect, Eric Tangradi, was a second round pick by the Ducks in 2007 who's put up 87 points in 52 games in the OHL this season, but that doesn't always translate to success at the NHL level. He was ranked as the Ducks'
fifth-best prospect this past year, jumped to their
second-best this spring, and is a big-bodied power forward, something the Pens definitely lack. I have to say, I'm not surprised Whitney was traded, but I'm definitely caught off-guard by the return. I think the Pens could have done a little better, but you can't judge the success of a trade mere minutes after it's announced.
Good news MAF...less odd-man rushes are coming your way!
Kunitz is a Matt Cooke Meth with some true hockey talent (at least that is what my friends who played NCAA Division 1 Hockey say)
ReplyDeleteLook at it this way, that Boston born guy felcher is out of Pittsburgh. I know BGK will give an AMEN to that.
Fuck I was worried about getting Kovalev, now I say I'd rather have him. I just think they could've pulled something a little ( a lot ) better out of this like...oh Staal and Whitney together for Ilya or Whitney for St. Louis I'm just touching on the rumors that were fluttering about. Oh well I guess we'll have 2 new parking lots now.
ReplyDeleteI say see ya later white bitch. They should be celebrating all over Pittsburgh that someone even took this sorry sack of shit. Seriously give this deal sometime and i believe that Kunitz will be a huge upgrade to the wingers that they have. This Tangradi kid has got a ton of upside as well better than anything they have in minors right now. Also a melancholy farewell to Chris Minard who was put on waivers to make room...sorry buddy we need the number 14 for Kunitz.
ReplyDeleteMinard ruined it when he vagged out on that should have been goal last night. See ya cockslap.
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