Quoting: Adamitis
That’s plenty big, bigger than Hornqvist...
Good skating and balance is more important than a few inches or pounds
dude hory is a small player he's like 5'11 I don't even know how you use that as a comparable.
No one is sending Horny out there to play a physical role. Getting in front of the net and actually being able to play that role are two different things.
This is no good deal for the Pens, it's not even close.
Quoting: hockeyfanatic05
I’m not saying he’s the most physical player in the league, but he’s more aggressive then most of the wingers on Pittsburgh. And yes, you know what you’re getting with Pearson, a consistent 15+ goal scorer. Who knows what you’re getting with sprong, because he’s being wasted on the 4th line playing 8 minutes a game. He is making zero impact on the team playing 8 minutes. Bring in someone who will make a difference if they aren’t going to give sprong a chance. LW is a huge weakness and they need to be better there. Guentzel is their only LW who is a goal scorer. The draft pick makes no difference to Pittsburgh. They obviously do not care about their prospect pool considering they constantly are trading draft picks to improve the team now. Come on now
Just because a player isn't getting ice time doesn't mean you trade him. That isn't a logical argument at all. Rikolla isn't getting ice time when all the d men are healthy should we trade him too?
He's a young 22. You want to throw him out, get real. And for what, an average player. Let alone put in a goalie and a 2nd round pick. Your high. With those 3 combined you can get a larger return.
Do you think Boston fans would trade away Donato a second and a good back up goalie for Pearson, hell no they wouldn't. And for good reason. Which is why the Penguins will never do the same.
This trade is trash.