Confirmed Trade: [EDM/PIT] John Marino for a conditional 2021 6th round pick

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[caley]

 

[Dahlin 2 Eichel]

Gunna guess that he wasn’t going to sign in Edmonton.

 

[danielpalfredsson]

Never knew he played hockey, let along that a team held his rights.

Seems a bit old to start in the NHL, but he was always a top level athlete. I thought his part in Ace Ventura was pretty funny.

Is this just a publicity move or something?

 

[57special]

The next Spurgeon?

 

[GeeoffBrown]

 

[Favin]

Marino is good player, should be in line for better season now that Adam Fox is gone. Good pick-up by PIT.

 

[CupofOil]

Marino going back home to where it all started.

 

[Apathetic]

Seemed apparent he wasn't going to sign in Edmonton so happy to get a 6th back assuming he signs. Has developed nicely for a 6th rounder so for Pittsburgh its like getting a few years of positive development for free.

 

[MessierII]

Glad to get something

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

sounded like he had no plan on signing with the Oilers so best to get something for him

just an ok prospect

 

[Mike Jones]

I was wondering what was going on when Elite Prospects had him transferring from Edmonton to the Pens.

 

[snipes]

He was so far down the organizational depth chart. Good for him, he’s a good player.

But with these guys all ahead of him, he likely wouldn’t have signed anyways:
Bouchard
Broberg
Samorukov
Jones
Bear
Laggesson
Persson
Day
Berglund

Our D prospect pipeline is utterly stacked, only the Avs I would say has a better D prospect pool. Marino hopefully gets a better chance in PIT. Wish the kid nothing but the best.

 

[Skolman]

There was zero room for Marino, as he was way down in the prospect pool.

Happy to get a 6th for him.

 

[66-30-33]

He will be the next Letang replacement, obviously. Steal of a trade for the Pens.

 

[snipes]

Gunna guess that he wasn’t going to sign in Edmonton.

He was completely buried on the organizational D chart.

This was better for his career, he’ll have a much better chance cracking an AHL roster on Pittsburgh than he would the Oilers AHL roster on D.

 

[Rich Nixon]

Ah, son of world-famous athlete and born-and-raised Pittsburgher Dan Marino, I assume.

 

[Mr Tadakichi]

THE LACES WERE IN!

THEY WERE IN!!!!

 

[Dahlin 2 Eichel]

He was completely buried on the organizational D chart.

This was better for his career, he’ll have a much better chance cracking an AHL roster on Pittsburgh than he would the Oilers AHL roster on D.

Or he didn’t want to sign with the oilers and was planning on going to free agency.

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

A conditional 6th? Good lord

 

[voxel]

Or he didn’t want to sign with the oilers and was planning on going to free agency.

He was ECHL bound. No room on the AHL team.

 

[StreetHawk]

Or he didn’t want to sign with the oilers and was planning on going to free agency.

4 years since draft year so he should become a ufa in August. Unlikely to sign this season. Has another year left at Harvard as he played in the USHL after he was drafted.

Better to finish the Harvard degree and sign at the end of the season and then burn an elc year. He’s going to need time in the A when he turns pro with no guarantee of an nhl future.

Reviewing his stats he dropped like 23/24 points in his +/- this past year. Massive drop.

 

[Ralonzo]

I thought his part in Ace Ventura was pretty funny.

My first thought was the guy from the other Rush.

 

[Esq]

Do GMs just do these trades because they are bored?

 

[Empoleon8771]

He sounds like a Simon Despres type of defenseman, a jack of all trades defenseman with a mean streak. Is that about right?