Eklund: Pittsburgh and Minnesota make a Trade. With more to come....

For what? A pick! 4th I bet!

7th rd cond. pick

Game changer for sure.

The Minnesota Wild have acquired forward Nick Bjudstad from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a conditional seventh-round pick according to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger.

Would be cool to have a Pittsburgh source to break news like this. This trade and the Kapanen trade came out of nowhere. Like nobody mentioned these anywhere. Oh well. Any Ceci updates?

Dominos

Malkin to Chicago to be the man

Would be cool to have a Pittsburgh source to break news like this. This trade and the Kapanen trade came out of nowhere. Like nobody mentioned these anywhere. Oh well. Any Ceci updates?
- Kooleus

A high ranking league executive from the Western Conference talked with a high ranking league executive from the Eastern Conference about Cody Ceci and both agreed that he's a consolation prize for teams who don't sign Pietrangelo or Krug.

Dominos

Malkin to Chicago to be the man
- drew18

I was hoping it was Malkin to Minny to be the man!!

A high ranking league executive from the Western Conference talked with a high ranking league executive from the Eastern Conference about Cody Ceci and both agreed that he's a consolation prize for teams who don't sign Pietrangelo or Krug.
- gergeswillems

Pietrangelo, Krug are consolation prizes for a team that doesn't land Ceci (e2)

Petro resigns with the Blues and they trade Dunn to the laffs for Nylander

Of course GMJR isnt done. He will have to undo some of these trades by mid year like he does the rest of his trades.

I was hoping it was Malkin to Minny to be the man!!
- DrunkFan

I'm hearing from the voices inside my head that the Pens might be exposing Malkin in the Expansion draft so he can be The Man in Seattle. The Cody Ceci domino must fall first though.

The Minnesota Wild have acquired forward Nick Bjudstad from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a conditional seventh-round pick according to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger.
- Athrin

And Pitt retains 50% of his $4 mil salary.
And....If he doesn't play 70 games or get 35 points, Minny keeps the 7th rounder.
If I read it all correctly.

Might be hard dumping any salary this mini off season.

Is this some sort of favor being done by GMJR? I mean a 7th rd pick? Seriously?

And Pitt retains 50% of his $4 mil salary.
And....If he doesn't play 70 games or get 35 points, Minny keeps the 7th rounder.
If I read it all correctly.

Might be hard dumping any salary this mini off season.
- flipneil

Yea that’s a steal for minny

My sources are telling me Pittsburgh has more moves coming. Like maybe Matt Murray gets traded. And then maybe they add a couple of forwards since they only have 10 signed + 2 RFA's. That's what Dreger said anyway. LeBrun also said the roster is not currently set, so more moves coming. Still waiting to see what Friedman thinks. More coming at that time.

Eklund getting the trade deal from tsn.

I miss Jimimy.

Of course GMJR isnt done. He will have to undo some of these trades by mid year like he does the rest of his trades.
- thickman1178

Harsh..

He will play 2 seasons on the 4th line before dwindling off. WILD SUCK BALLS

Petro resigns with the Blues and they trade Dunn to the laffs for Nylander

You know what, I would not be shocked at all to see Dunn moved, but also (maybe unrelated) for the blues to go after a bigger-name scorer. Tarasenko's shoulder is allegedly ready in five months, but it wasn't ready after ten months last time, and these things don't tend to get better after every surgery.