Edited Dec. 2, 2020 at 6:58 p.m.
Quoting: PGHBOB69
Ok, he played 20, 20, 18, and 18. U might need that math class..lol. I find it hard to believe that equals 18:13..lol. And that’s not even looking at the seconds.
Ya, so are the game minutes. 20 minutes 20 mimutes, 18 minutes and 18 minutes equals 18.33..?? Sure thing. And not even with the seconds that 19 minute average.
https://puckprose.com/2020/01/28/pittsburgh-penguins-reward-marcus-pettersson-strong-play-five-year-deal/
Since being acquired in December of 2018, Kris Letang is the only Penguins blueliner to register more points than Pettersson’s 34. He has shown more offensive upside than I initially expected. It has not been often, but he has performed admirably alongside Letang on the top pair and on the second power-play unit.
I anticipated this deal would end up in the 4 million dollar range in terms of Pettersson’s annual average value. Rutherford signed Dumoulin and Olli Maatta to similar long term contracts with an average salary cap hit of just over 4 million dollars.
There is no question Pettersson is an upgrade over Maatta, and I think you could make the case that he could eventually become a better player than Dumoulin. While Dumoulin is better defensively, Pettersson provides more tangible offense. It is a great balance to have in your top four. At 23 years old, there is still plenty of room for Pettersson to grow.
Per MoneyPuck, in just under 280 minutes played together this season, the defense pair of Pettersson and John Marino have been amongst the best in the NHL. The process and results have aligned.