Any way I look at it, the Pens made a dumb deal. Reaves is huge and annoying and can skate, but pretty bad at the game of hockey. If protecting Crosby is such an issue then why did the Pens just win back-to-back Cups? #strangedeal
Stop being reasonable!
...Every scouting service had Mittlestadt ranked among the top-10 prospects in this draft. It's not like we did a Bills-eque reach or something. This kid can fly and has skill. That works for me.
Carrier and Ullmark are dime-a-dozen players. Folks are over-valuing them if they think they're in any way indispensable.
Ennis is worth keeping because he has sauce... and drinks chocolate milk with little kids...
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Nice trade. Honestly, we're in a better position than just about any team in the league right now, since we have far less talent (easier decision on which players to protect) than most teams.