Confirmed Trade: [CAR/PIT] Jake Guentzel (25% retained), Ty Smith for Michael Bunting, Ville Koivunen, Vasili Ponomarev, Cruz Lucius, 2024 cond. 1st, 2024 cond. 5th

[SI90]

Not Blake. It’s Lucius

 

[Cancuks]

I thought Pens posters said he was going to return more than Horvat??

 

[Woodrow]

So no blake or Morrow?

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Holy shit that is ASS

 

[CupofOil]

There were people that actually believed Pagnotta over Seravalli? That's wild

 

[SI90]

https://x.com/pierrevlebrun/status/1765957512795226614?s=46&t=F-gQrVWvDqQEq4MYhtIb-A

 

[SillyRabbit]

Not even a guaranteed 1st? What kind of return is that lol

 

[kevistar]

Well so neither blake nor morrow was included after all the hype.

 

[newsportsfan123]

Holy shit we retained both Blake and Morrow? I'm sad we lost Koivunen, but damn, that's tidy business.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Wow Carolina. Freaking good job.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Turns out everyone was wrong with the prospects being included

Koivunen and Ponomarev are both realy solid prospects, and Lucius seems decent from the read. Still though, I would have expected at least one of Blake or Morrow in this.

 

[Svencouver]

For me, I think Cruz Lucius is the new funniest name in hockey

 

[robertocarlos]

Penguins are on strike.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Wait so which one is it?

 

[Three On Zero]

Dubas fleeced once again, took quantity since he couldn’t get quality

 

[Zats Muccarello]

Really good deal for Carolina it seems

 

[LaffyTaffy13]

Seems like an underwhelming return for the Pens.

As is the norm, this entire site overvalues what a player will return. Earlier today someone said kakko, a 1st and brett berard would be disappointing LOL

 

[Zarzh]

Dubas is trying to big brain, let's see how it goes.

 

[Hockey4Lyfe]

Dubas did fine. Without knowing what in the hell was going to happen with Guentzel and the Pens not going anywhere this year, did well to get multiple solid prospects.

 

[bl02]

Dubas like Chayka leading another franchise to victory lol
These guys are so smart

 

[Eternal Leaf]

Dubas with a fail.

 

[LemonSauceD]

Bunch of meh

 

[5 14 6 1]

This trade is dog doo. No top 5 prospect and no 1st for the best player on the market? Crazy. Must value Bunting I guess

 

[Bruce Granville]

Wow, no Morrow, no Blake…that‘s a W for the Canes.

 

[domaug]

Koivunen is a dude I wanted, but not among the top 3 I wanted.

Ponomarev is pretty close to getting a cup of coffee at the NHL level.

Bunting is a disaster.

the other pieces are just nothing.

that pick will be a 2nd round pick (but it'll be PHI's pick so at least it'll be higher up in the round? idk)

thanks for everything, Guentzel. Dubas, figure out what you do.