Trouba dealt for Pionk, 1st

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Trouba dealt for Pionk, 1st

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Their own first, might I add. The one they traded to New York for two months of Kevin Hayes.

Not a great deal, but that's life under the salary cap: Pionk is a serviceable defenceman who's relatively inexpensive. They couldn't just move Trouba for futures.

Something cool about Trouba: part of the reason he wanted to return to the US was so his fiancee can complete medical school.
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Re: Trouba dealt for Pionk, 1st

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This trade is getting pilloried by those in the know. Pionk's stats are unflattering to say the least.

Cheveldayoff is an interesting trader. I feel he goes for the reliable low-end rather than trying to hit a homerun. He probably thinks he'll get a gradual return with Pionk and the 1st. (6-9 years of replacement level players for one year of a sub-elite guy?)
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