Trade confirmed: Pittsburgh Penguins - Vancouver Canucks

Trade Details
Pittsburgh Penguins Acquire: Jack Rathbone · $0$850,000$950,000 (AHL/JR) Karel Plasek · $0$846,667$70,000 (AHL/JR) Sum: $0$1,696,667$1,020,000 Change: $0 Change: +$62,500 Change: +$140,000	Vancouver Canucks Acquire: Mark Friedman · $0$775,000$800,000 (AHL/JR) Ty Glover · $0$859,167$80,000 (AHL/JR) Sum: $0$1,634,167$880,000 Change: $0 Change: -$62,500 Change: -$140,000

Four players who are, at best, injury call-ups. Sure. Why not?

The future of Vancouver defense in 2021 .... traded for nothing in 2023.

Fair trade, Rathbone and Friedman both seem like 7/8D's, Glover and Plasek are both AHLers

Not surprising, Dubas loves these kind of trades. Hope Rathbone finds his game. Pretty minor deal

4 players who needed a change of scenery, Good luck to rathbone, thought he was going to be good, lit it up in Abby one year and things kinda stagnated from there.

The Vancouver trade we’ve all been waiting for

Not a huge fan of trading Rathbone for Friedman. IMO getting a 4th back might’ve been better.

Pittsburgh takes a low-risk bet on a guy who needed a fresh start and Vancouver gets an upgrade over Juulsen for the 3RD spot. Fair deal

Vancouver just adding lots of former penguins

Kind of funny but to be expected with the management group

Friedman will be missed just with his chirpy and aggressive play.

I like this deal for Pittsburgh. Shakes it up and Rathbone who was expected to be a stud in 2021, could still grow his game and be the guy he was expected to be.

A nothingburger trade where both teams swap minor league players.

Fair deal

Also, remember when Rathbone was valued in ACGMs as a 2nd rounder or more?

I remember.

Definition of deck chairs.

Any trade which has Dubas name attach to it, it's a fail.

Both Rathbone and Freidman cleared waivers 2 weeks ago.

This is just a contract swap, hoping a change of scenery could make one of them bloom.

Probably not. Whomp whomp.

It's a fairly fair trade. Maybe a slight Pens win.

Another Dubas Master move

Pittsburgh wins as only Rathbone has a shot at ever being an NHL regular. While Juulsen hasnt looked great after just 2 games this season- Freidman isnt a significant upgrade at all.

Useless deal

Well, Plasek now placed on unconditional Waivers.

Why did you add plasek just to buyout him dubas? i still love the trade

That would be me, I will take my shaming, to be fair he has gone down hill from being a 22YO being more than a PPG in the A

Terminated contract, not even buy out, I think that makes the Canucks winners in a trade nobody cares about

Rathbone is the only player with a chance to be a regular NHLer so Pittsburgh wins the trade. Friedman is roster fill for the Canucks and depending on injuries might see some games but his career is definitely in the rear mirror. Glover barely an AHLer Plasek already back in Europe and likely never to be heard from again.