With Bergy Retiring

Did Pionk fall off?

I’m not a fan at all lol. He got paid off of 1 good year. I’d rather just swap him for a depth piece at F and clear up the log jam on D. Would be nice if a team would pay picks/prospects for him though.

Pionk might be more of a liability to PIT than Granlund. More expensive, same length, and a NTC. At least Granlund might play a depth forward role they need. Pionk will be the 3 or 4RD with Letang, Petry, and Rutta. If Rutta were dealt in another deal then I could potentially see it.

Totally fair, just tried to find a team with a player who has similar cap hit, term and effectiveness. I figured since PIT is going after karlsson they could just get a Walmart version for free.

He's a better player than Granlund no doubt. And if some sort of circumstances changed with Pittsburgh's right defense, I think he would fit Sullivan's system very well. Just with the current roster though, I don't see how it would work.