Morrow to Pittsburgh

[GhostofPotvin29]

Here's the deal:

Brenden Morrow and 3rd round pick To Pittsburgh for Joe Morrow and 5th round pick

 

[Rebel_1812]

Morrow is getting old.  Is this just a rental?

 

[Deebo]

Aaron ward just tweeted that he waived for Pitts.

 

[bustaheims]

Real_ESPNLeBrun: Morrow hasn't signed the paperwork yet but he's indeed decided to waive NTC and head to PIttsburgh

 

[Deebo]

He's 34 but I think he will be able to make a significant contribution to the pens playoff run this year.

I really like the pick up for pens of it goes through.

 

[Kessel Run]

Good pick up, though don't they need help on D?

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

B Morrow and 3rd for J Morrow and 5th

 

[maplesyrup]

Well that's going to be easy to remember.

 

[Darryl]

Seems like Pens usual plan. Pick up a ageing winger near the deadline. (Kovalev, Roberts,etc)

 

[CarltonTheBear]

For the love of God Nonis, do not trade for Clowe.

 

[maplesyrup]

Seems like Pens usual plan. Pick up a ageing winger near the deadline. (Kovalev, Roberts,etc)

Guerin...

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

For the love of God Nonis, do not trade for Clowe.

If we could pick him up for a guy like Finn and a 5/6/7 type of pick then I might be interested.

His contract is pretty bad, but I'd rather give that type of money to him than to Bozak.

I think he could make a formidable checking line with Komarov and McClement.

 

[Jalili]

I'd imagine that Pens fans are pretty upset at this point.

Ray Shero usually makes better trades than this.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

I'd imagine that Pens fans are pretty upset at this point.

Ray Shero usually makes better trades than this.

Twitter seems to be somewhat split, Bobby Mac did make a good point on the Penguins young depth on D.

@TSNBobMcKenzie 12m

If you draft well, gives you currency to make trades, like PIT's Morrow for Morrow. PIT could move Joe M because they have so many young D. Bortuzzo, Despres, Harrington, Pouliot, Maatta...PIT has many of them so Joe Morrow was expendable.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

@JeffMarek 10m

Morrow for Morrow is an amusing 'headline' trade, but I'll take Kari Takko for Bruce Bell in '90. Yes, the NHL had a Takko Bell trade.

;D

 

[Kin]

Twitter seems to be somewhat split, Bobby Mac did make a good point on the Penguins young depth on D.

@TSNBobMcKenzie 12m

If you draft well, gives you currency to make trades, like PIT's Morrow for Morrow. PIT could move Joe M because they have so many young D. Bortuzzo, Despres, Harrington, Pouliot, Maatta...PIT has many of them so Joe Morrow was expendable.

I agree that it's a good point. I think it's a really good blueprint for how and why young players or high round picks should be dealt. If you're a legitimate contender with good depth, first round picks and good prospects are expendable.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

I agree that it's a good point. I think it's a really good blueprint for how and why young players or high round picks should be dealt. If you're a legitimate contender with good depth, first round picks and good prospects are expendable.

It's also worth nothing that this deal allowed them to move up two rounds in the draft too, that's probably a position where they can come close to replacing Joe Morrow.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

They must really like Morrow if Dallas had to give up a 3rd rounder, too.

For those interested, here's what the Bruins apparently offered:

@HackswithHaggs: Bruins offer that lost out to Pens was Alex Khokhlachev & 2nd round pick

 

[Jalili]

I'd imagine that Pens fans are pretty upset at this point.

Ray Shero usually makes better trades than this.

Twitter seems to be somewhat split, Bobby Mac did make a good point on the Penguins young depth on D.

@TSNBobMcKenzie 12m

If you draft well, gives you currency to make trades, like PIT's Morrow for Morrow. PIT could move Joe M because they have so many young D. Bortuzzo, Despres, Harrington, Pouliot, Maatta...PIT has many of them so Joe Morrow was expendable.

Yeah I don't know if J Morrow was the one out of there prized collection of D prospects that I'd move... for a spent force like Brenden Morrow.

Maybe I'm overlooking things but this could be payback for robbing Dallas blind in the Neal-Goligoski trade.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

I've had some time to really look at this, I think it could be a big win for the Penguins, playing with Malkin and or Crosby will really highlight the shot of Brendan Morrow.