The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Buffalo Sabres have completed a minor-league trade. The Penguins have acquired Colton Poolman from the Sabres for Bennett MacArthur.
The Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins completed a trade Friday that will see minor-league rearguard Colton Poolman head to Pennsylvania while a pair of forwards in Bennett MacArthur and Jagger Joshua will now set up shop in Western New York.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
Colton Poolman played the last four seasons in the Calgary Flames’ AHL system. While he did not get any looks with the parent club, he was a strong pairing for other cusp guys who did.
A veteran minor-leaguer is heading to a new organization for the first time. On Tuesday, the Buffalo Sabres announced they have signed defenseman Colton Poolman to a one-year, two-way contract.
It’s been said before, and we’ll say it again: the goal of the Calgary Flames’ American Hockey League affiliate is not to win games. The stated goal of the Calgary Wranglers, and before them the Stockton Heat, is the development of future NHL players for the Flames.