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can people stop calling Nylander a prospect. He's in the last year of his rookie deal and 23.
I think this is a nothing of a trade. CHI got a decent 4th liner. He's probably good to start on 1/2 the teams in the league but Pit's got 2 3rd lines not a 4th line so he was out and only an injury fill in.
Nylander, makes 70k in the minors not the 800k Lafferty makes. If you ask me this is cost savings move by ownership.
Also odds of seeing Nylander with Crosby is about 0, they aren't taking Rust off that line, and Kap is most likely linked to Malkin.
The only spot on the team for him is 3RW next to Carter if the team is healthy, which they should be soon.
I think the question I'm wondering here is what is the status of Zucker. He's been hurt, they say week to week, the guess is a broken bone in the foot.
To me if Zucker is out long term, that might open up a space for Nylander.
As Heinen is moved up to 2LW, Malkin and Carter come back, that leaves Two spots next to Carter. One maybe filled by ERod on the LW till Zucker gets back, and then you got the RW that would be empty and they might choose to fill that with Nylander.
Of course they could keep it OConner Carter ERod too and just need some depth.