All things being equal, you don't trade a #1 defenseman for a #2 center. Subban is three years younger, and since 2011 he's played 70+ games in four more seasons than Malkin. When healthy, Malkin gets more points, but Subban played the fewest offensive zone starts of the top ten defensemen in points last year. He's a factor in all zones of every game.

If you add together all the pieces you're trading away: Malkin, Maatta, Sprong, and a 1st, I think you could get Nashville to part with P.K. Subban. And then you could certainly sign a UFA to play 2C next summer.

If you just really need a good defenseman to weather the injury to Schultz, there are other guys out there. Don't panic. But I think Subban pretty much retires in Nashville.

I agree with you that the trade isn’t perfect but I think we can all agree that there’s probably 5 or less teams that Malkin is the #2 center

……..Nashville would be the ones who have to add more to subban to get malkin, its not even close, at least an extra player and probably a 1st. Malkin is a number 1 center on at least 28 teams, he just happens to play on the one that has the best player in the entire league, but overall malkin is still a top 5 center.

No way Duchene gets a pay cut lol. He will probably get around 7.5

I will say as a Nashville fan I love it haha. If that offer or hell even Subban+ was legitimately offered by Pitt, Subban would be gone. Moving Subban is hard for so many reasons.
How about Subban, Turris for Malkin, Maatta? I know Pens fans want to trade Maatta maybe this works for both teams? Maybe Preds add a pick I'm not sure?

i definitely don't think either PK or geno should be traded but if they had to be traded i think that would be a pretty fair trade for both teams. Malkin > turris / Subban > Maatta so it kind of balances out. maybe preds add a mid round pick like a 3rd or maybe a conditional pick of some kind

this wasn't in result to schultz going down, pens have been ok thus far w out him. this was just a spur of the moment idea, exploring what the pens would look like without malkin and with PK. i don't want Geno traded but if he wanted to go somewhere and be the number 1 guy (he already said he would rather play with sid so this is all hypothetical) i think preds would be the best option, they'd be getting quality back instead of just future unknowns. also i don't think that this hypothetical trade would be the exact deal that i had but it would be the foundation of the deal. picks/roster players can be added ect to balance the value

As a Pens fan, I'm not interested at all to see Geno traded to get Subban. No way! We got 3 cups tks to the best duo of the league: He and Sid. And with him we'll have much more chance to win another one. Besides, Letang is healthy for the first time in so many time and he's having a very good early season. So, we pass...

PS: We all know that this trade will never happen in real life.

i'm a pens fan... obviously i know the trade wouldn't happen. doesn't mean i can't explore the idea of it

I've never said you couldn't. Of course you can. It's just an observation. Easy, man.