Picks going the wrong way in the Detroit trade. Must be an honest mistake I'm sure. We also don't really need retention, at least we aren't going to pay for it.

Nah

Classic detroit cheapness. Thinking Petry has no value is probably one of the best way to show how casual someone is...

Oh I'm sure Petry has value, just not to Detroit. Classic Habs arrogance thinking any team will just give up anything for their trash.

Cringe

we don't want Petry

Why are the Pens adding for a player who's been equally as unproductive offensively and has more time on that contract? IMO it would be an even swap, but if anyone were to add it would be MTL. Maybe not a 3rd, but something. Hoffman is an added gamble.

Unlike Zucker, Hoffman has been playing in Montreal. I get that he didn't play all too well but neither Zucker has. Hoffman, on the other hand, has a unique skill revolving around the Power Play. Something that Zucker simply doesn't have anymore. Hoffman can be a deadly depth weapon to use on a your 1st or 2nd wave. I also feel like Pittsburgh has the tools to bring him back to his old form. He was still a great producer while he wasn't on Montreal last year. I feel like the Montreal effect isn't considered enough while evaluating current players playing for them

Wow, Cheapness, Really.

Wings have what appears to be 3 RHD playing in the NHL right now:

Seider, who is in the top 3 in Calder talk.
Hronek, a solid RHD leading the defense corp for Wings in points
Lindstrom, who is a 3rd line defenseman who plays 16 minutes a game, solid defensively.

All 3 are fairly young, and fit the rebuild time line. Petry is 34 with with 3 years at over 6 million a year. Would he be nive on the Wings, sure, but he is not a position of need. Wings need LHD and Petry plays a position that is already somewhat solidified. So why would Wings make a trade for a player who does not fit what they need and spend cap, when they could use that cap to acquire a LHD, which is what they need. It is not cheapness it is cap management.

So here's the thing...

Regardless of what you're saying, the Pens would be gambling on the fact what you're saying is correct and adding a year of contract on their books, so if it doesn't work out then they're in a worse position than they are now. FWIW, Zucker is a superior player in every other aspect of the game which you can easily verify by analyzing the underlying stats. Zucker is a very good 200ft player who brings speed and grit, so at the very least the Pens are a better team when Zucker is on the ice. When Hoffman isn't scoring, he's basically a ghost out there.

So yeah, you may right in how he'd fit, but it's still a gamble at the end of the day and they shouldn't have to ADD for that possibility. If this trade went down I think it's a fair 1-for-1.

You're clueless

Romanov for a 7th