Confirmed Trade: [PIT/VAN] Erik Gudbranson for Tanner Pearson

[Riptide]

Pittsburgh and Kings fans, has Pearson's skating and speed taken a step back? How is it

When he wants to play, his skating is fine. Not fast, but not slow.

 

[Mr Tadakichi]

did he kiss you?

Are you implying you wouldn't want to be kissed by Lemieux?

 

[MS]

He wrecked Hamonic in a fight earlier this year but I wouldn't say he's a great checker or a monster fighter. He's pretty soft for his size.

He’s a very good fighter twice a season.

 

[Ainec]

Pearson - Pettersson - Boeser

 

[TNT87]

Just a moronic trade. I'm stunned yet not surprised.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Think this is a good move for the Nucks, Pearson has had a tough year but he should return to being a 2nd/3rd line tweener who does a bit of everything even if he is a little vanilla.

Thats nice to know. Horvat has had a revolving door of wingers this year including; Eriksson, Goldobin, Motte, Leivo, Schaller, McEwen, Virtanen, Roussel. Exc. Pretty sure Green was going to try the equiptment guy on his wing next.

So the door is wide open for Pearson, he should be better than most if not all of those options.

Guddy never worked out here but he can be a bit better than he has been this year. Between battling injuries & expectations it seemed like he declined year after year here. Maybe the reset & getting out of the spotlight again will help him.

 

[CherryToke]

Gudbranson will make the Pens even more entertaining.

 

[DieTomi]

This is so fudging bad for Pittsburgh. Absolutely horrific.

 

[Red Piller]

Are you implying you wouldn't want to be kissed by Lemieux?

no. Would accept in a New York Minute

 

[innitfam]

Even if you want to trade Pearson, surely you can find a better return than Gudbranson. He garnered a better return earlier this season. I don't get it.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

Kings fans justifying this... "Gudbranson sucks anyways"
**goes home and pets their 3rd rd pick

 

[ijuka]

Kings fans justifying this... "Gudbranson sucks anyways"
**goes home and pets their 3rd rd pick

As if Kings fans need to justify this. Gudbranson is a negative value cap dump. By several metrics, literally worst D in NHL.

 

[sting101]

Gudbranson will make the Pens even more entertaining.

Yes....more scoring chances against and goals that will force Crosby and Malkin to have to score more should be entertaining

 

[orby]

Pens now have two of the most nonsensical contracts in the league.

 

[Little Psycho]

Pittsburgh and Kings fans, has Pearson's skating and speed taken a step back? How is it

He's skating is a bit above average. He was always tenacious and crashing the net type of player but he hasn't been the same after he broke his leg.

 

[polarbearcub]

Amazing trade

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

How do you basically convert an expiring contract (Hagelin) into a glorified multi-year cap dump?

This is some of JR's worst work as a GM.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

Pearson - Pettersson - Boeser

get Pearson off that line asap lol

 

[RebuildinVan]

Washington and Columbus send Pittsburgh thank you cards

 

[Ainec]

get Pearson off that line asap lol

if he's a 2nd line/3rd liner it's not bad

 

[Laus723]

Gudbranson is better than he's shown in Vancouver. I think this is a reasonable safe move for Pittsburgh.

No he’s not, what he showed in Vancouver is exactly what he is. He’s terrible, look at his advanced stats.

But, he can give Wilson a good fight, if he actually decides to drop the gloves.

 

[Ainec]

He's skating is a bit above average. He was always tenacious and crashing the net type of player but he hasn't been the same after he broke his leg.

good to know thanks

don't think that's the type of injury that should limit him from reaching back to form, but I can see it mentally

 

[KingPuckChoo]

How do you basically convert an expiring contract (Hagelin) into a glorified multi-year cap dump?

This is some of JR's worst work as a GM.

Pearson is better than this

and well for this trade, they both have the same term length

Gudbranson is more expensive by 250k

this reminds me of all the Ron Hainsey bashing until he became a top 4D in Pitts

get to see Gudbranson with the Pens before judging him i'd say

 

[krutovsdonut]

Pittsburgh makes yet another terrible move to try to answer Tom Wilson?

i think that is the explanation.

watching gudbranson for the past three years as a glass half full guy has been a challenge. even allowing for all the intangibles in the world he had two horrific seasons with us, and then this year has gradually sunk into another pit of terrible. if there was ever a case for addition by subtraction he may be it.

trying to be positive for pens fans, pittsburgh may get a better performance out of him pairing him with veteran dmen who controls the pairing. the biggest problem for us with gudbranson is that we had to play him with green dmen who can't lead him, cannot compensate for him and who he regularly hangs out to dry to the point of hurting their development. the happiest canucks today should be hutton, sautner, and pouliot.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

if he's a 2nd line/3rd liner it's not bad

no the trade isn't bad, but he shouldn't be on a line with Pettersson and Boeser he'll slow them down

that's all i was saying