Starting with the obvious here, it stinks that the Pittsburgh Penguins had to trade Jake Guentzel.
It stinks for a lot of reasons. It took away a core player that helped win a Stanley Cup and has been one of the best home-grown players to come through Pittsburgh in some time. It took away a wildly popular player that had a great connection with the city and the fans. Not having the “Jake Shake” graphic pop up on the scoreboard is a weird feeling.
It also signaled that the front office was pretty much giving up on this season and setting the stage for a second straight non-playoff season.