another idea:

could Cole work his way into the top 6, Pouliot moves up to 4 dman and Ehrhoff is shipped out?

interested to see what this next deal could be.
- SuperHenderson13

If God is a Penguins fan, its to move Scuderi out of town.

Letang-Martin
Despres-Ehrhoff
Cole-Pouliot


In any case, I love the trade. Bortuzzo is solid, but Cole appears to be a more consistent 5/6 Dman. The 7th rounder is inconsequential & Cole is a RFA next season; Might even have 2yrs of RFA left compared to Bortuzzo's 1 RFA year; Not sure...And now I miss Cap Geek & am sad.

Bortz' hits were not really good hits - surprised some of the counted. He was also a turnover machine. And his fighting prowess? MEH ...
- chimpira

True he hasn't dropped the gloves in some time...and there's little to no fighting in the playoffs...but make no mistake this does soften up the back end more.

If God is a Penguins fan, its to move Scuderi out of town.

Letang-Martin
Despres-Ehrhoff
Cole-Pouliot


In any case, I love the trade. Bortuzzo is solid, but Cole appears to be a more consistent 5/6 Dman. The 7th rounder is inconsequential & Cole is a RFA next season; Might even have 2yrs of RFA left compared to Bortuzzo's 1 RFA year; Not sure...And now I miss Cap Geek & am sad.
- s0rcerer1984

probably only 1. They are only a month apart in age.

Pens lost a lot of grit on the back end with the Cole trade. Cole has like 70 less hits this season. Bortuzzo was a good skater too. Certainly wasn't slow. He drops the gloves too.

Not really a fan of this trade.
- MattStrat

I agree. Not a fan of watching a player that we drafted and developed get so unceremoniously dumped for a guy no one has heard of. Bortz was well liked by fans and teammates.

Shero would have traded every draft pick until 2020 if he could.
- jfkst1

Shero kept the core together during the cap transition phase. FU

I agree. Not a fan of watching a player that we drafted and developed get so unceremoniously dumped for a guy no one has heard of. Bortz was well liked by fans and teammates.
- Dcoms

All of which count for nothing in the big picture of winning cups

Shero kept the core together during the cap transition phase. FU
- ChrisMS

except for that Staal guy....