Confirmed Trade: [PIT/NSH] Michael Bunting, 2026 4th for Luke Schenn, Tommy Novak

[Coffee]

See my confusion is why Nashville didn't just flip him themselves.

Novak for Bunting is a loss for them and I bet they could have done better than a 2026 4th for Schenn if they just sold him themselves.

It’s called scratching someone’s back

 

[Rock Paper Sissons]

Malkin’s washed but has outscored Stamkos having played fewer games this year lol.

How about the last few years before that?

 

[HuGo Sham]

so the trade tree is Novak and Schenn....for Guentzel?

Dubas should be thrown overboard

 

[OtherThingsILike]

so the trade tree is Novak and Schenn....for Guentzel?

No?

 

[PenguinSuitedUp]

How about the last few years before that?

You mean when Stamkos was playing with Kucherov on the Lightning?

 

[Rock Paper Sissons]

You mean when Stamkos was playing with Kucherov on the Lightning?

Take malkin away from Sidney lol
What’s your point?

 

[PenguinSuitedUp]

Take malkin away from Sidney lol
What’s your point?

Look at Malkin’s most common linemates vs Stamkos’.

 

[uncleben]

so the trade tree is Novak and Schenn....for Guentzel?

Dubas should be thrown overboard

Nah... More like
Guentzel (and Smith and a 4th) for Brunicke, Koivunen, Novak, Ponomarev, Schenn, and Lucius

I don't think he's losing too much sleep over it

 

[HuGo Sham]

Nah... More like
Guentzel (and Smith and a 4th) for Brunicke, Koivunen, Novak, Ponomarev, Schenn, and Lucius

I don't think he's losing too much sleep over it

thx...still crap no?

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Koivunen and Brunicke would need the main pieces.

so the trade tree is Novak and Schenn....for Guentzel?

Dubas should be thrown overboard

 

[uncleben]

thx...still crap no?

Two roster players and 4 prospects is fine
But also just pointing out it's not just Guentzel for Novak and Schenn. The other picks and prospects were a large part of it

 

[OtherThingsILike]

thx...still crap no?

No.

 

[TheGoldenJet]

No he factually wasn't.

He was a great net front guy on the powerplay, that's it. At 5v5, he had the same exact production as Drew O'Connor:

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I think everyone who watches the Penguins regularly knows he’s twice the player DOC is. They also know that Bunting had a really slow start this year, and then picked up the slack. For some reason (cough Sullsma) he was relegated to the third line when he was already playing better. Bottom line, he still has better numbers despite all that than either of the Preds in this deal.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Novak wearing 18 instead of 82 for the Pens instantly drops this trade by at least a letter grade.