The Pittsburgh Penguins have never been afraid to strike in the days before the NHL’s annual trading deadline. Whether it’s been adding high-profile names over the years like Bill Guerin, Marian Hossa, Jarome Iginla, Brenden Morrow, Gary Roberts — heck you can go all the way back to getting Ron Francis and Ulf Samuelsson from Hartford in ‘91 — it’s practically in the Pens’ DNA to be active and try to load up for a long playoff run late in the season.
As you’ve heard a million times, this year is different in so many ways.