The Pittsburgh Penguins trimmed their roster down to their season starting size today by trading Derrick Pouliot to the Vancouver Canucks for Andrey Pedan and Vancouver’s 4th pick in next year’s 2018 Draft.
Former first round pick Pouliot came to the Penguin’s organization with a lot of promise. In his NHL debut his offensive acumen caused me to gush to several friends that I though he would become one of the best defensemen the Penguins ever drafted. Unfortunately, I was wrong. Over the years Pouliot’s stock has dropped considerably and the young D man had become a flash point of criticism from many Penguins fans.