Missed this by a day, but it’s now been nine years since one of the most influential trades in recent memory for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Pens and Carolina Hurricanes made a deal to send Jordan Staal to Carolina for three assets. Here’s the details in a nice view from CapFriendly:
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This trade was a very monumental one that has shaped the future of the franchise in ways both known and unknown. Let’s take a trip down memory lane..
Staal, as you may remember, was sitting one year away from unrestricted free agency, which he would have hit in summer 2013.