ozweego Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 So it begins. The Penguins acquired Jordon Leopold from the Panthers for a 2nd Round pick. Source This makes the Habs look more and more stupid for giving up a 2nd rounder for Moore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioHab Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Yeah I was thinking the same thing when I read this. Why do we always need to give up more than anyone else to get anything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 We need to take into consideration that the 2nd rounder we gave up was not for this summer but a year later. That fact kind of levels off the comparison. IMO both deals are overpayments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiprusoffk Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Then why not get Ponikarovsky for a second rounder??????????????? will be around or over the 30 goal mark and is a big body??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Then why not get Ponikarovsky for a second rounder??????????????? will be around or over the 30 goal mark and is a big body??? Leafs must be thinking more along the lines of a first rounder ( probably not for this year though) after seeing what a 2nd rounder gets you so far this deadline. P.S. I have a feeling this will get merged in the trade deadline thread so my apologies in advance to the new mods for contributing to a thread that adds to their workload. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid-Canada_mtl Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 This isnt a great trade, which means it must be part of a larger deal. Hopefully Leopold and Letang for Whitney and a mid round pick or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafs_rock_go_mccabe Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Good depth pickup for Pittsburgh. The Penguins will contend for the Cup again this season, and Leopold is a good addition to their blueline heading into the play-offs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynch_mtl Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 This isnt a great trade, which means it must be part of a larger deal. Hopefully Leopold and Letang for Whitney and a mid round pick or something like that. Not necessarily. It could be Florida was shopping Leopold, and this was the best offer they got, which wouldn't surprise me. Remember that letter Florida sent to its season ticket holders, which basically said they're rebuilding? It could be starting this season, with both Moore and Leopold gone for draft picks. Terrible picks, but still picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid-Canada_mtl Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Oh its a good deal for Florida since they likely werent going to resign him, but Pittsburgh has 4 offensive D-men in their top 7 so this deal has to be a precursor to them acquiring a defensive D-man/top 6 winger or both. Otherwise I dont see the rationale behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid-Canada_mtl Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Looks good now, got rid of 8th d-man Skoula in the Ponikarovsky deal and have a pretty sweet top 7 d-men. (well good for Pitts anyways since weve never been known as an elite defensive team). Leopold is actually a better shutdown man then I thought since I guess he played that role in Florida but also has good offensive upside. Gonchar-Orpik Leopold-Letang Eaton-Goligoski Mckee Guess things ended up fairly well for Pitts, though thats probably the end of the trading since they have like 100k cap space left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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