Confirmed Trade: [BUF/PIT] Conor Sheary and Matt Hunwick for a conditional 2019 4th

[Luigi Lemieux]

Sheary is fast and skilled, would be a great fit for Buffalo. Guess Botterill is willing to eat the Hunwick salary to get Sheary for a basically a pick. Sad to see Sheary go honestly - he's been a good player for the pens.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Similar on the Sabres side. Sheary's been a name bandied about for a few months as a likely target.

Yeah he'll be a good fit for you guys. I think he'll be a 35+ point player for you, which isn't bad at all. He's not a bad player, just redundant.

 

[justafan22]

For a 4th than can become a 3rd next year.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Honestly, that's a pretty awful return for the Penguins. I would have rather kept Hunwick than sink Sheary's value by attaching him to the trade. Not sure I'm happy about this.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

Yeah he'll be a good fit for you guys. I think he'll be a 35+ point player for you, which isn't bad at all. He's not a bad player, just redundant.

He'll either play with Mittlestadt or Eichel, imo, so he better bring more than 35 points. It really is a win-win kind of deal. Helps Pittsburgh's cap and improves the Sabres dreadful situation on the wings.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Win/win deal. The Sabres get a solid winger on the cheap, while the Pens clear up a good chunk of cap space without losing a vital piece.

 

[shortfuze]

Saving cap space. Tavares to Pittsburgh? Book it. I kid. I kid.

 

[threeVo]

Maybe jack can get him back to that 40+ point mark with sporadic ES minutes. We don’t really have anything on the LW

 

[CupsOverCash]

Sheary is fast and skilled, would be a great fit for Buffalo. Guess Botterill is willing to eat the Hunwick salary to get Sheary for a basically a pick. Sad to see Sheary go honestly - he's been a good player for the pens.

He seems like a player fans love. Good add for Buffalo.

 

[WesMcCauley]

for Risto maybe?

Edit: Can't imagine it's for him or Bogo. Buffalo's only got 2 RD's. Wonder what this is about. Picks maybe.

Sheary for Risto lol...

 

[SprDaVE]

I like this for the Sabres. Hunwick is serviceable and Sheary probably can bounce back to be a ~40-50 point player. Solid value for a mid round pick.

Pittsburgh will probably go after a Pacioretty or a Skinner now, or perhaps go after JVR?

 

[Fire Benning]

Pens clearing cap space. Might be gearing up to make a bigger move.

 

[Baksfamous112]

Good trade for both team.

 

[Tweed]

Sheary for Risto lol...

Yes. That's exactly what I said. I was celebrating a Sheary for Risto straight up trade, before it was announced. Good job reading.

 

[seafoam]

Each team fills a need here.

 

[Marshall]

So almost Risto.

 

[hockeykicker]

Gotta clear that space for Kunitz lol

 

[Baksfamous112]

Honestly, that's a pretty awful return for the Penguins. I would have rather kept Hunwick than sink Sheary's value by attaching him to the trade. Not sure I'm happy about this.

Probably shedding salary to pick up a bigger fish. I guess we’ll see soon enough

 

[ShameOnYouZidlicky]

Wow, would have thought a 2nd for that package. Nice move for Buffalo.

 

[domaug]

So its the pens version of the orpik deal?

pretty much. though Sheary isn't necessarily a bad player.

 

[Sam Spade]

and have him on the cap for FOUR more years? Bury him this year buy him out next summer (he signed a 3 year deal, not 2 last year)

Gotcha, just looked 1.6 looks a lot better than 3.0. I guess he just sits in Buffalo like he sat in Pittsburgh.

 

[wickedwitch]

Win-win, unless the Pens use that space to go after Kunitz or Johnson. In that case, the Pens lose. And I laugh.

 

[tony d]

Buffalo wins this deal IMO. As to the Pens unless they're going for a big name free agent I don't know why they'd get so little in return.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Gotta clear that space for Kunitz lol

I am going to be even more angry at this move if they use this cap space for Kunitz. Johnson is a good target, and Skinner is my dream target. But Kunitz? God no.

 

[CupsOverCash]

Buffalo is putting together a team. I could see them push for a wild card this year.

 

[WeDislikeEich]

Buffalo was absolutely void of talent on LW.

Their top LW's before this trade were Scott Wilson (UFA) and Zemgus Girgensons.

So, to say LW was a position of need is an understatement... lol.

Not crazy about taking on Hunwick, but happy to have Sheary.

Seems like a win/win trade for both sides.