Confirmed Trade: [PIT/CBJ] Emil Bemstrom for Alex Nylander and 2026 conditional 6th (or 3rd) round pick

[Malkinstheman]

I'll take any chance I can get to hate on Sullivan but Nylander not working wasn't his fault. Nylander was stapled to Geno's wing for a while and was given every chance to succeed. It just didn't work in Pittsburgh.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Run to checks the game sheets and sees 0 pts in 3 games

What game sheets were you checking? Since joining CLB:

Game 1 vs. NYR: 0 points
Game 2 vs. NYR: 0 points
Game 3 vs. CAR: 2 points
Game 4 vs. CHI: 1 point
Game 5 vs. VGN: 3 points

Too small of a sample size to make any real assessment of how he'll do in CLB, but right now they at least have a luxury of letting him play meaningful minutes and seeing what they've got in him.

 

[sxvnert]

I'll take any chance I can get to hate on Sullivan but Nylander not working wasn't his fault. Nylander was stapled to Geno's wing for a while and was given every chance to succeed. It just didn't work in Pittsburgh.

Maybe they could have tried him on another line.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Nylander was stapled to Geno's wing for a while and was given every chance to succeed. It just didn't work in Pittsburgh.

He played 5 games this year in Pittsburgh averaging about 11 minutes a game.

 

[Zbynek]

He played 5 games this year in Pittsburgh averaging about 11 minutes a game.

That is every chance to succeed in Mike Sullivan world.

 

[Tender Rip]

It would be awesome if Nylander scored a hattrick (or “just” the GWG) against the Pens tomorrow and defeacated in front of Sully/the Penguins bench.

He should also plant a “Sully, you suck” flag in it.

I would fully support that.

 

[CBJx614]

Run to checks the game sheets and sees 0 pts in 3 games

...That's how sports work. You can go check any big time player on any team and find handful of games in a row without any points being scored followed by multipoint games.

And as someone else pointed out that's not accurate lol.

 

[SEALBound]

It would be awesome if Nylander scored a hattrick (or “just” the GWG) against the Pens tomorrow and defeacated in front of Sully/the Penguins bench.

He should also plant a “Sully, you suck” flag in it.

I would fully support that.

I want him to skate by, point, and stare. I want that epic moment. Bad.

 

[Xoggz22]

Run to checks the game sheets and sees 0 pts in 3 games

Wait... for the points to count they need to be in every game?

No really, what's you point with this? He's played well in all 5 games and the points have started to come. That's all.

I'll take any chance I can get to hate on Sullivan but Nylander not working wasn't his fault. Nylander was stapled to Geno's wing for a while and was given every chance to succeed. It just didn't work in Pittsburgh.

Sounds very much the tale of Emil Bemmstrom in Columbus (minus Malkin )

 

[Namikaze Minato]

I want him to skate by, point, and stare. I want that epic moment. Bad.

 

[stevo61]

I want Nylander to say Sullivan was a great coach who taught him a lot and then Pittsburgh proceeds to signs him for the rest of the Crosby era

 

[Viqsi]

Yes, he did it again.
(not a hat trick, but he's 1/3 of the way there)

 

[CBJx614]

 

[Tender Rip]

I love it!

 

[spintheblackcircle]

 

[Ducksforcup]

Texier and Sillinger look incredible and to Nylander's credit, he is taking full advantage.

 

[Hockey4Lyfe]

Good for Nylander. Would hate the Penguins if they had the first hands on him but he was shit before and he was shit here.

Hopefully he is able to carve out a role when he comes down off of the high.

 

[wej20]

Earning himself another 1-way contract.

 

[CBJ goalie]

Nylander still playing great for CBJ, scored again last night.

Has found great chemistry with Texier.

Hope this keeps going into next season.

 

[Chainshot]

It's cool that a deal that could have simply been an AHL move has turned out to work at the NHL level.

 

[SEALBound]

Bemstrom has just one goal but has been a typical Sullivan bottom-6 player: Good hustle, little production.

I am over the moon for Nylander. I am so damn happy it's working out for him in Columbus. Probably safe to say that Columbus wins the trade but I couldn't be happier for you guys.

Given his draft position and then rocky career to this point, he's an easy guy to root for.

Keep your foot on the gas Alex!

 

[66-30-33]

Another trade, another ex Pen doing good away from Sully and the new Pen doing nothing.

Nobody can do good under Sully because he sucks.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

He's not only played well, he's been in the right place to cash in when the puck fell his way. He seems to have hockey smarts

 

[Xoggz22]

Another trade, another ex Pen doing good away from Sully and the new Pen doing nothing.

Nobody can do good under Sully because he sucks.

I'm pretty sure every team's fans say this exact same thing (change the coach/GM, etc.) after a trade. CBJ has a litany of these types of deals.

 

[tapi]

From how good Nylander has looked it seems they Pens simply wasted away his talent for the last 3 years. Very strange