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Pens would take Cal Pettersson for Drew OConnor and a 4th.
C.Grundstrom has no value at all to them. They have players like Angello(25), Lafferty(26), Zohorna(25), OConnor(22) who the Pens organization would give PT to over Grundstrom. Let alone trade for him.
OConnor is 22 years old, 6’3, 210 pounds. This was his 1st pro season. Was the Ivy League “Player of the Year” last season. This season was his 1st pro season and the Pens organization raved about him.
He got PT with the Pens(played 10 games) and was up and down on the practice squad. In the AHL he had 19 points in 29 games too.
For OConnor and a 4th round pick, the Pens would need something else. Maybe Aki Thomas.
I personally would like OConnor and a 2nd for J.Quick and about 1.8M retained. Take Quick to 4M per.
If you are gonna bury his contract in the AHL and take that cap hit(which he would never clear waivers, neither would D.Brown), u might as well trade him and retain 1.8M for this upcoming and next. You would save cap space rather than burying the contract and have all that dead money against the cap.