Confirmed Trade: [VAN/PIT] Derrick Pouliot for Andrey Pedan and 2018 4th round pick

[M2Beezy]

With pur brutal brutal defense he was just ranked our #8 by Canucks fans. Literally YIKES

 

[FreeBobbyFarnham]

He's Marc-Andre Bergeron without the big shot.

 

[ProstheticConscience]

Canucks won this, Pouliot will be one of their prime D for the next ten years.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

He's Marc-Andre Bergeron without the big shot.

Or the hockey IQ. Pouliot is dumber than a bag of bricks in his own zone, which was always the problem, not even their beloved Tanev can fix that abomination.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Sweet jesus, I actually got a stomach ache laughing at this.

 

[Grub]

At least he is taking a bigger role with the Canucks now as Tank Commander.

 

[Peen]

Sweet jesus, I actually got a stomach ache laughing at this.

Haha dude that's so cool!

 

[The Instigator]

Or the hockey IQ. Pouliot is dumber than a bag of bricks in his own zone, which was always the problem, not even their beloved Tanev can fix that abomination.

I don’t think anyone has ever accused M-A Bergeron of having a good hockey IQ haha.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

At least he is taking a bigger role with the Canucks now as Tank Commander.

Major Turd For Brains aka Derrick Pouliot.

 

[Grub]

Not even on par with Yannick Webber.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I don’t think anyone has ever accused M-A Bergeron of having a good hockey IQ haha.

Whatever amount MAB had, Pouliot has less. I get it, people thought hey, ex coach, new team, new opportunities, he'd do well. He looked good like he did a few years ago for us, but then he just played like he didn't belong and he's doing that for you guys now. I don't hope to see any ex pens fail, hell I still hope Kapanen makes it, kid has the right attitude.

But guys like Morrow, Pouliot, and the like, they think opportunities should be given to them, not earned. Morrow learned the very hard way, on to his what, 4th team now? Pouliot is on his 2nd team, still as craptastic as ever in his own end. I will never understand Pouliot. Kid has the talent to be very good as a PMD, but none of that matters when you have very low hockey IQ and no understanding of urgency.

That goal by Laine, Pouliot is such a passenger, does nothing to defend the player behind the net, then turns around and is like oh dear, not again.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Not even on par with Yannick Webber.

Weber seems to have found a home with the Predators, they even extended him another 2yrs just recently.

 

[Addison Rae]

Just absolute garbage, looked good with the easiest deployment in the league then absolutely failed when given normal minutes.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Don't know if it's too early to take that back, I'll wait two years.

 

[me2]

At least he is taking a bigger role with the Canucks now as Tank Commander.

Thanks to pouliot's awfulness we've been able to move up about 5-6 spots in the draft. It only cost a 4th to move up, Benning's a secret genius.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Thanks to pouliot's awfulness we've been able to move up about 5-6 spots in the draft. It only cost a 4th to move up, Benning's a secret genius.

I would rather you guys won the lottery than the Oilers, so please keep sucking, can we help you guys more? Do you want Hunwick for a 5th?

 

[Addison Rae]

Don't know if it's too early to take that back, I'll wait two years.

He'll be in KHL by then.

 

[Empoleon8771]

This thread escalated quickly

 

[Fatty McLardy]

love the neutral fans in this thread that said the Pens got fleeced. it was only matter of time before he showed his true colors. This dude blows! still get pissed thinking pens selected him at 8 overall when Forsberg and trouba were still on board.

 

[Volica]

love the neutral fans in this thread that said the Pens got fleeced. it was only matter of time before he showed his true colors. This dude blows! still get pissed thinking pens selected him at 8 overall when Forsberg and trouba were still on board.

You never know.
He was a reach at the time, which makes it worse.

 

[Jumptheshark]

This thread escalated quickly

yep

went from Canuck fans having a love in with him to him being a key member of the Doggin for Dahlin Brigade

 

[Jumptheshark]

love the neutral fans in this thread that said the Pens got fleeced. it was only matter of time before he showed his true colors. This dude blows! still get pissed thinking pens selected him at 8 overall when Forsberg and trouba were still on board.

Do not remember what I said in the thread after the trade--if I said anything nice other then lets wait and see--I deserve to get shot

 

[ProstheticConscience]

It's frustrating because Pouliot does have a good side. He's a good skater and very good passer; can very easily make those long stretch bombs out of the zone look easy. But then comes the task of actually defending...and whoa. Still prone to eye-wateringly terrible giveaways and stupid mental errors that you can't believe you saw.

 

[K Fleur]

Pouliot was the 2nd star in the game (after Markstrom who got his first shutout in 115 or so starts). He had 3 points and a highlight reel goal. I think looking back on it this was a win-win trade for both teams. Pens had enough depth on D that they were considering waivers for Pouliot, and instead Pens got free assets. Canucks got a reclamation project that looks to have got his confidence back. Still needs to work on his defensive game though.

Pouliot has 1 point and is a -18 in the 16 games he has played since this 3 point game

 

[Pens x]

t least Pouliot has played in an NHL game recently. Pedan hasn’t touched an NHL rink since April 2016. It’s not like the Pens have crazy depth on the blue line either.

I hate Ray Shero so much for this draft pick.