Confirmed with Link: [VAN/PIT] Mark Friedman and Ty Glover for Jack Rathbone and Karel Plasek
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CheckingLineCenter
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I feel like Rutta was close enough to a RHD Cole and it didn’t work very well.
Gurglesons
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No one’s championing it…except maybe Sullivan lol…some of us are just saying he’s fine for your 6th or 7th D man who’s getting minimal time because your top two RDs are very dynamic and the opposite of him..I do think he’s a better defender than Friedman and that’s why he plays, plus he doesn’t take as many penalties…I’d love it if one of the young guys supplant him but they’re not going to get a chance under Sullivan unless he’s injured or his play really tails off…I’m fine if they pick up someone else who plays more inspired hockey than him but it’s fine if they don’t, as long as his play doesn’t drop off like it did last season…he actively helps the team right now by shot blocking and defending, which is something you can’t say about Carter lol
Empoleon8771
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The issue with Rutta is that he made nearly $3 million, not that he was bad IMO.
They need someone of that skillset making like $1 million, someone like Bortuzzo. A true #6 making #6 money.
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Nona Di Giuseppe
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this is much more likely for Wilkes-Barre; a lottery ticket type chance of an NHL shot.
I think Rathbone would be better as a forward than a defenseman. smooth skater, great offensive instincts. gets rattled under pressure, isn't physical, undersized leading to terrible defense... he's as bad on d as he is as good on offense.
Yes, Cole was much better than Rutta even with being assigned penalties.
The game managers have to manage the games, you know. They must ensure that the other team gets their "share" of power plays.
Since the Penguins almost never do anything of a physical nature to their opponents, the game managers have to resort to calling all of the ticky-tack stuff against the Pens -- unless a player (Cole, Friedman, etc.) actually does come into contact with another player occasionally, in which case the game managers can use some of those plays -- no matter how clean they are -- to fill (or add to) their "quota" of Penguin penalties.
Because so very few Penguins in recent years have played that way, they stick out like a sore thumb. That's why players like DOC and Acciari, who have been (or would be) physical players on some other team, have to play very carefully here or they get into Coach p***y's doghouse. As I've said before: if Sully doesn't neuter you, the refs will.
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Your Boy Troy
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No surprise. I don’t really know why he was ever given an ELC? His numbers were always very mediocre. Hopefully he can turn it around in Czechia. I don’t think he was even good enough to play for Wheeling, IMO.
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DesertedPenguin
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Yeah, I'm guessing he was included to keep rosters balanced so that Vancouver didn't hit the max of 50 contracts or something.
Pens have other players they want on the ice in Wheeling.
steelcityassault
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Parting ways with Plasek should be positive, right? Think we are pretty close the contract limit. And this trade now opens up a slot.
