Confirmed Trade: [PIT/SJS] Marleau to Pittsburgh for cond. 2021 3rd (becomes 2nd if PIT wins cup)

[Pinkfloyd]

Feel like this trade helps SJS win games down the stretch. Dislike.

Marleau has been one of their better and more consistent players on both sides of the puck. They're certainly worse without him since that means they have to move up guys like Sorensen or Karlsson who have been trash or move up unproven players like Gregor or True who don't have a true feel for the NHL yet.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Steep price.

Would you have rather seen a 4th? lmao its just a third round pick...and Pittsburgh would GLADLY pay the conditional 2nd.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

San Jose will never win a Stanley Cup.

Smart move on Marleau. Good chance with Pittsburgh.

Took the Kings 50 years and sacrificing the remains of Gretzky's prime. Sharks still have a couple decades to catch up.

 

[Shoofyou10]

Wonder if this is a Guerin or an Iginla.

Both of those guys were acquired to play top 6. Marleau is acquired to play bottom 6. Pretty big difference I'd say. Zucker was their top 6 addition. Marleau is a depth move

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

So leafs paid 1st round pick to get rid of him.... and sharks got a 3rd round pick for him(obviously big money difference... but still funny)

not too shabby lol

Hindsight is 20/20 but knowing that SJ wasn’t contending anyhow, they really should’ve been the ones trading for Marleau and the 1st and then they should’ve just moved a guy like Dillon at the start of the year if they still had to make the cap work.

 

[weastern bias]

Welcome to the fan base San Jose Sharks fans. I think you'll find we are actually quite nicer than what 2016 would have led you to believe.

I would sooner drown in a pool of feces than root for the Pittsburgh Penguins

Marleau or no Marleau

2nd or no 2nd

 

[Empoleon8771]

Early prediction time: Marleau is at least a 0.5 PPG player and has a great run with Malkin and Rust on the 2nd line. That line will be 2016 Kunitz-Malkin-Rust on steroids.

 

[SEALBound]

I don't get the disdain for the pens from some of our fans. Yeah, y'all beat us in 2016, but the pens were just better than year. I remember hf folks being totally reasonable, too.

Just crackin a joke dude.

 

[Rich Nixon]

Both of those guys were acquired to play top 6. Marleau is acquired to play bottom 6. Pretty big difference I'd say. Zucker was their top 6 addition. Marleau is a depth move

Oh OK then I'm no longer curious about whether or not the deal will be considered a success...?

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

Can he play LD? I kinda like this move—not stomach churning which sometimes happens with HOFGMJR.

 

[Hockey4Lyfe]

So the Penguins now have 7 guys coming back from injury or thru trade that will be put in their lineup in the next couple of weeks.

That’s an insane amount of lineup shuffling compared to their game just yesterday. Will be interested to see where they all fit.

 

[themelkman]

Good deal for both teams, good luck to the pens

 

[fEyD08]

Now I have to cheer for the PENS..........wait.............give me a beer

 

[seroes]

Guess I'm on the penguins bandwagon unless Thornton gets traded too. Just saying that feels weird.

 

[Peter Tosh]

Now, trade for Thornton as well. Double Ray Bourque moment if they win

 

[TMLeafer]

Hope he fits in well.

 

[playasRus]

Marleau has been one of their better and more consistent players on both sides of the puck. They're certainly worse without him since that means they have to move up guys like Sorensen or Karlsson who have been trash or move up unproven players like Gregor or True who don't have a true feel for the NHL yet.

I see what you're saying. Marleau definitely has more acumen plus skill than anyone that'll fill his shoes, but have to imagine that'll only go so far when you have absolutely no motivation to play, you're a lottery team, you teammates are all injured, you're 40 years old and tired. Meanwhile, 22 year old Joe Shmoe needs to go balls out to try and make sure he's not riding hte bus again in 8 months.

 

[Levie]

Hope he fits in well.

He will.

 

[PuckFather]

wow, Leafs gave up a first round pick to move his contract.

 

[gdsmack267]

I know the conditional 2nd is 2021 but is the 3rd rounder 2021 or 2020?

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Leafs gave up a first rd pick to Carolina to take Marleau, and Marleau fetches a 3rd rd pick that may be a 2nd rd pick if the Pens win the cup? What happened?

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

So Crosby could do what Sakic did with Bourque.

 

[molon labe]

Now I have to cheer for the PENS..........wait.............give me a beer

I'll buy.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

So Crosby could do what Sakic did with Bourque.

 

[DesertPenguin]

3rd is fine, but I would have rather had Namestnikov for a 4th. The conditional upgrade to a 2nd seems a bit much, but if we win a Cup I'm sure I won't care at all.

Get in the fast lane Grandpa Patrick, the bingo game is ready to roll!

 

[MMC]

 

[Sam Spade]

So Crosby could do what Sakic did with Bourque.

Welp, it worked for Iginla. Oh wait........