After signing forward Eric Fehr, the Pittsburgh Penguins continued to reshape their roster Tuesday by trading forward Brandon Sutter and a conditional 2016 third-round pick to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for forward Nick Bonino, defenseman Adam Clendening and a 2016 second-round pick.
The deal was officially announced on NHL.com.
"The analytics are very strong on both Nick Bonino and Eric Fehr in all the aspects of what we look for in analytics," Penguins GM Jim Rutherford said, Fehr is comfortable as a two position player. He could definitely jump up to the top-6 if the situation presented itself. Bonino’s strongest position is center. That would be his preference."
Rutherford was also quick to praise Clendening, saying "He is still a young guy. There is a good upside to him."
Canucks general manager Jim Benning was equally effusive in his praise of Sutter, calling the forward a "foundation piece" for the organization.
"This moves makes our team deeper and gives us a better chance to compete in our division and conference," Benning said. The general manager also ...
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