alexstream Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 YES YES YES, it has started!!! http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=268759&lid...os=topStory_nhl Pittsburgh have shopped Ryan Whitney to the ducks for Kunitz and Tangradi this will likely get everything started. Quote
Fanpuck33 Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 Wow, that's all they got for Whitney? Quote
jetsniper Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 Wow, that's all they got for Whitney? +1 Colorado had much better pieces available they could've parted with for Whitney, way to sit on your hands Giguere. Quote
Easy Ryder Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 This is a steal, Kunitz has platooned and Whitney is going to be very good for the next 10 years. Anaheim next step. Pronger is on the move for somewhere not in Canada. Quote
Psycing Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 Doesn't Anaheim still need to sign Whitney? Quote
Fanpuck33 Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 Doesn't Anaheim still need to sign Whitney? Whitney is signed through the 2012-13 season. Quote
KoZed Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 Tangradi is probably the key piece. Pittsburgh lost lot of young depth in the Hossa deal. They needed to get it back + some depth up front. Not as bad a deal for the Pens as it looks. Quote
ForumGhost Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 I've heard Tangradi is shaping up to be a top prospect who will have no trouble making it to the NHL. Still seems like a small price for Whitney... If that's all it took, I would have prefered he come here! Quote
CerebusClone Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 I've heard Tangradi is shaping up to be a top prospect who will have no trouble making it to the NHL. Still seems like a small price for Whitney... If that's all it took, I would have prefered he come here! It looks like a small price to pay, but as someone said Tangradi is probably the key piece in this trade, who's looking more and more like a 2nd round steal. Also most general managers probably realize that Withney might look a bit better on paper than he really is, being an offensive-minded defenseman on an offensive powerhouse, and playing alongside the likes of Gonchar, Crosby, and Malkin. Quote
rafikz Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 They missed Gonchar for months, and they send Whitney like that? LOL at Penguins Quote
Zowpeb Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 Maybe someone can fill me in on why Tangradi looks like a good prospect. He's 20 years old, he's a LW, he's big, but he's only got five goals and 20 points in 65 games with the East Division-leading Bulls. Doesn't look like much of a steal to me...a "top prospect", who is a year away from being able to play in the AHL, AND playing on a quality team, should have more then 20 points in 65 games in junior. I'm so sick of hearing people talk about the Habs dealing quality, young, NHL regulars for players when a guy like Whitney goes for relative junk. The Pens did NOTHING to bolster their team right now...and likely didn't bolster their team long term. And they gave up a young, signed, d-man who can score 45 points a year... Quote
alexstream Posted February 26, 2009 Author Posted February 26, 2009 Maybe someone can fill me in on why Tangradi looks like a good prospect. He's 20 years old, he's a LW, he's big, but he's only got five goals and 20 points in 65 games with the East Division-leading Bulls. Doesn't look like much of a steal to me...a "top prospect", who is a year away from being able to play in the AHL, AND playing on a quality team, should have more then 20 points in 65 games in junior. I'm so sick of hearing people talk about the Habs dealing quality, young, NHL regulars for players when a guy like Whitney goes for relative junk. The Pens did NOTHING to bolster their team right now...and likely didn't bolster their team long term. And they gave up a young, signed, d-man who can score 45 points a year... the word at HFboards is that Tangradi is the hidden card in the deal. he instantly becomes the Pens' new Kevin Stevens. Quote
CerebusClone Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 Maybe someone can fill me in on why Tangradi looks like a good prospect. He's 20 years old, he's a LW, he's big, but he's only got five goals and 20 points in 65 games with the East Division-leading Bulls. Doesn't look like much of a steal to me...a "top prospect", who is a year away from being able to play in the AHL, AND playing on a quality team, should have more then 20 points in 65 games in junior. I'm so sick of hearing people talk about the Habs dealing quality, young, NHL regulars for players when a guy like Whitney goes for relative junk. The Pens did NOTHING to bolster their team right now...and likely didn't bolster their team long term. And they gave up a young, signed, d-man who can score 45 points a year... Actually Tangradi has 38 goals in 52 games, for a total of 87 points. He's also the leading scorer for Belleville, not to mentuion that he looked very good at the WJC. He's huge with a lot of raw potential, but he's already improved a lot from that 20 point season. He could eventually be a great fit for a guy like Crosby, not unlike Ryan Malone. Quote
Tony Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 Ehhh Tangradi could not have been the deal maker. He's good but I mean common, Whitney is practically a top pair guy on most teams (except Anaheim, see Pronger and Niedermayer) and he's signed long term. A dumb move, plain and simple. Quote
lazy26 Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 Tangradi has impressed me in the few games I've seen, but this is still a head-scratcher... Maybe Staal won't cost us as much as we think? Quote
Habsfan84 Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 I think the Pens have given up on this season. Quote
BCHabnut Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 (edited) I think this is a good trade. Kunitz replaces Malone, who is sorely missed. They lost all their offensive depth last year. With Goligoski showing that he can play at a high level in the future, and Zygimanous or however you spell it, they are deep at centre and defense. Defense Orpick, Scederi, Gonchar, Letang, Gill, Goligoski. Tangradi looks like a great replacement for Esposito. Edited February 27, 2009 by BCHabnut Quote
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