With Ray Shero making Draft Day trades like he was playing NHL 2012 GM Mode on Rookie, watching the newest Penguins shake Mario Lemieux’s hand just didn’t seem that great. Trading Jordan Staal to the Hurricanes got the Pens a second first-round pick that had the Pens drafting eighth – the highest they’ve drafted since taking Staal back in 2006.
With their first pick of Round 1, the Pens took Derrick Pouliot, an offensive defenseman out of Portland of the WHL. And with their original No. 22 pick, the Pens picked up another defenseman, two-way guy Olli Maatta from the London Knights. If you thought the Pens’ defense corps was deep before the draft, you better know how to swim before you head for the diving board. With two more blue liners in the system, it could mean Shero isn’t done wheeling and dealing D-men. Hopefully Shero has some forwards on his draft board because they don’t have room for many more D-men.
Here’s a look at the two newest Pens. They should have seven more teammat...
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Derrick Pouliot,
Ray Shero,
Jordan Staal,
John-Michael Liles,
Kris Letang
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Penguins, Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple Leafs
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Penguins, Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple Leafs
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