More bad news for the Pittsburgh Penguins blue line.
With Olli Maatta and Justin Schultz already sidelined with injuries comes more bad news.
Trevor Daley underwent successful knee surgery, it was announced today by Penguins executive vice president and general manager Jim Rutherford.
Daley underwent an arthroscopic surgery to his left knee, with the surgery performed by Penguins head physician Dr. Dharmesh Vyas. He will be sidelined six weeks.
Daley was injured during the first period of Pittsburgh's 3-1 win in Carolina on Tuesday night.
Rutherford has made a trade with his former team to find a short term replacement for Daley.
Rutherfoed has traded for veteran grinder Ron Hainsey from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a 2017 second-round draft pick and minor-league forward Danny Kristo.
That's a HUGE haul for a 35 year old vet.
Hainsey counts as $2.833M AAV and he will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. Carolina will be retaining 50 percent of Hainsey's remaining salary.
Hainsey, 35, was in his fourth season with the Hurricanes. This season, he has suited up for all 56 games played, producing 14 points (4G-10A), including his 200th NHL assist against the Penguins back on Jan. 20.
The 6'3" 210-pound lefthanded-shooting blueliner sat third on the Hurricanes in time on ice (22:20 minutes) and second overall in shorthanded minutes (3:03 minutes). His 79 hits led club defenders, and his 92 blocked shots placed third.
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