Confirmed with Link: [VAN/Pit] Vincent Desharnais, Danton Heinen, Melvin Fernstrom, & 1st (NYR) for Marcus Pettersson (LD) & Drew O'Connor (W)

[valkynax]

Well, now that we have Pettersson and Pettersson and Mancini in the back end, Juulsen should not ever ever EVER see ice again.

But of course knowing Tocchet he absolutely will find a way to f***ing wedge Juulsen into the lineup.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

jeez i hope there’s an extension already agreed upon

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

So basically a 1st for Pettersson, Fernstrom for O’Connor, and we dump some bodies/contracts in Desharnais and Heinen?

Pettersson is a good add, but man alive we had better lock him up.

 

[Kryten]

Pettersson is much better than Zadorov

Overall yes. Heres hoping it works out

 

[Canucks LB]

I believed in you allvin!!!
Hell yeah

 

[Bgav]

So we lost a Miller but gained a Melvin and added a 3rd Petterson.

no we lost melvin as well

 

[Bleach Clean]

I would get him inked to something in the 4-5 year range for around 5MM ASAP otherwise this could be a disaster.

Counterpoint, we just dumped 4.25MM of useless money in Desharnais and Heinen

Dumping VD and DH as negative assets that they have to compensate the other team to take for cap reasons is just... Typical.

 

[Bobby9]

no we lost melvin as well

So we lost a Miller and a Melvin and gained a Petterson?

 

[valkynax]

I believed in you allvin!!!
Hell yeah

Tocchet get OUT! This board is for fans, not active coaches!

 

[Tim Calhoun]

I would have loved adding Pettersson to bolster the team a la how the Oilers turned into an an instant cup contender when they added Ekholm.

But not like this.

 

[Josepho]

I don't think Heinen was a negative value asset. Probably neutral.

 

[Diamonddog01]

Love the fact that he can move the puck in transition at an elite level.

His defensive numbers this year have absolutely cratered. If he can bounce back, he can be a good #3.

Don't like this though, feel like that 1st could've been put to better use with a different defenseman.

Can he though? I haven't watched a ton of the Penguins but the main complaint about Petterson is that's bad at moving the puck. Not sure what to make of this trade but a top 4 LD was obviously needed and I guess he was one of the few available. I'll reserve judgement until I watch him as a Canuck. O'Connor is an underrated pickup here who may end up being the most valuable piece imo.

 

[Bgav]

So we lost a Miller and a Melvin and gained a Petterson?

pretty much your worst nightmare. I am sorry

 

[wonton15]

This is slightly better than it looks on the surface because they dump 4.25M in absolute wastes for 2 years (that management signed themselves)

 

[Huggy43]

FFS they shouldve just paid Zadorov

Rutherford came out the other day saying they met his demands (years & dollars) but he still signed in Boston. I guess we could have forced him to sign the contract

 

[Bobby9]

pretty much your worst nightmare. I am sorry

I need to find a new team. 3 Pettersons?

 

[Brookbank]

trading the rangers first for pettersson would be f***ing terrible

It is also a cap dump for Vinny "part of the plans" Deshardains and Danton Heinen

 

[Baby Pettersson]

"Miller's getting old so let's trade him for a 29 year old UFA."

I can't do this much more guys...

 

[StickShift]

Don’t love this trade. If they were going to use the 1st, wish they would’ve gone for a bigger target rather than using it to dump bad cap hits and get a pending UFA defenseman.

Don’t know how Allvin and Rutherford can make this trade and not admit to ownership that they had completely f***ed up the off-season.

 

[pitseleh]

Dumping VD and DH as negative assets that they have to compensate the other team to take for cap reasons is just... Typical.

It’s funny because the structure of the deal is basically a mini OEL trade. Hopefully it works out better this time.

 

[timw33]

Dumping VD and DH as negative assets that they have to compensate the other team to take for cap reasons is just... Typical.

If we get M.Pettersson signed this is worth it all day long, full stop. Otherwise, you're right, it becomes an expensive cap dump.

 

[Kryten]

Rutherford came out the other day saying they met his demands (years & dollars) but he still signed in Boston. I guess we could have forced him to sign the contract

They did wait too long. Once Zadorov had options and tax advantages it was too late

 

[Diamonddog01]

Dumping VD and DH as negative assets that they have to compensate the other team to take for cap reasons is just... Typical.

It's actually somewhat ironic as it reminds me (just a tad) of the previous regime.

 

[moiderer]

Rutherford came out the other day saying they met his demands (years & dollars) but he still signed in Boston. I guess we could have forced him to sign the contract

Feels like the JR interview was meant to both prep us for trading Miller and provide an excuse for why we couldn't signed Zadorov instead of this whole mess.

 

[BoHorvat 53]

Can he though? I haven't watched a ton of the Penguins but the main complaint about Petterson is that's bad at moving the puck. Not sure what to make of this trade but a top 4 LD was obviously needed and I guess he was one of the few available. I'll reserve judgement until I watch him as a Canuck. O'Connor is an underrated pickup here who may end up being the most valuable piece imo.

Must not be the same Pettersson lmao, because it's something he's absolutely very good at doing.

Defensive metrics used to be better, but gotta wonder how much of that has to do with the team he's on.