PIT would love to do this

They look to be as old as LA or MIN now. Need some youth, not just older UFAs taking a discount

why would pitt love to do this cause they look old so trade 2 of there younger players makes no sense

no way on the sprong trade. Sprong has a higher ceiling. Not only is he a better skater, he has a better shot.

Puljujärvi, has had 10x the opportunity Sprong has had and he's done little with it. No way you'd give up sprong and 2 2nd round picks.

It's a difficult swap to make since the value for these guys are all over the place. Sprong has a better track record in the AHL and has better NHL success this year, Puljujarvi has a little bit of youth on his side (a year and two months) and the pedigree of being a top 5 pick. Both their values drop dramatically if they're traded and can't make a big impact with a 2nd team, and they play the exact same position so it's not like this fills each teams needs. Where's the benefit to Pitt in getting back a guy you still don't have room for? Where's the benefit to Edmonton in giving up a former top prospect at his lowest value without filling a need in return?

Based on the belief that the players they are getting will play a lot more minutes than the ones going out

not until they prove themselves to sully. thats the problem with sprong he is not trusted to play a 2 way game

Puljujarvi... Yakapov...

Honka is undersized and poor defensively and doesn't put up numbers to offset that. Puljujavri and Sprong are basically a wash. Only difference is Puljujarvi hasn't succeeded with much more playing time and opportunity.