The Penguins made their second trade in a week, sending Caleb Jones and Daniel Laatsch to the Buffalo Sabres for left-shot defenseman Ryan Johnson. Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now opens with what the move says about how Kyle Dubas is rebuilding the blue line, then gets into the bigger problem: too many forwards, and a waiver decision coming this week.

In this episode:

  • Why the Johnson trade fits the pattern of Ryan Shea, Parker Wotherspoon and Spencer Stastney
  • Dan concedes the Hollander argument: Dubas did create the situation that forced the move
  • Elmer Söderblom, Ville Koivunen and Hendrix Lapierre, and why the order changes depending on what the lineup needs
  • What Söderblom’s puck possession did for Sidney Crosby’s line against Dallas
  • Why Owen Pickering is further from the NHL than his play suggests
  • Goaltending, the Letang and Trevor van Riemsdyk pairing, and Sam Gerard’s good and bad moments
  • Live chat: Dan Muse’s lineup quote, prospects stuck behind veterans, Rutger McGroarty’s RFA outlook, the Capitals comparison, Dylan Larkin, and when Chris Letang’s untouchable status ends

Timestamps
 0:00 Intro
 0:18 Penguins trade Caleb Jones and Daniel Laatsch to Buffalo
 1:19 The pattern behind the Penguins’ defense pickups
 5:41 Hollander trade fallout and a conceded argument
 8:50 Roster crunch: Söderblom, Koivunen, Lapierre and waivers
 11:25 What Söderblom does for Crosby’s line
 14:11 Söderblom vs. Koivunen vs. Lapierre
 17:21 Owen Pickering and what the new defensemen mean
 19:49 Goaltending and the defense
 22:35 Letang, van Riemsdyk and Stastney
 25:27 Live chat begins
 25:46 Dan Muse on lineup decisions
 30:55 Young players blocked: Hayes, Brunicke, Pickering
 38:56 Dubas’s open call to young players
 41:53 Season expectations
 43:37 Is Muse’s development skill being wasted?
 47:33 Zanon and Rutger McGroarty’s future
 50:41 Two left-handed defensemen in five days
 52:32 Dubas working the phones at the draft
 54:30 Penguins vs. Capitals rebuild comparison
 56:31 Robertson and the Crosby line
 58:50 Dylan Larkin and Detroit
 1:00:40 When Dubas starts selling
 1:02:36 How long Letang stays untouchable
 1:04:06 Is this Malkin’s last season?
 1:06:42 Crosby and Malkin on one line

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