Elmer Soderblom Traded To The Pittsburgh Penguins! w/ SDP | Instant Analysis

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1. So the Pens picked up what is essentially an enforcer. Great. Where do they play him? What line does he disrupt? Right now, they are suffering injuries (and soon, a suspension) in their top six, but you aren't putting him there. The Pens have arguably the best 4th line in the conference, if not the league, so you aren't breaking that up. And the 3rd line has been their kid line, which I suppose he could fit in, but not if he brings no scoring ability.

2. 😑

3. this is so malkin can behave

4. So this is who Todd McLellan was talking about last week. He was just wasting minutes on the ice zero production.

5. Pens fan here, while this is our first "deadline" move, but in the last two months, we traded for Chinakov, Girard, and Ilya Soloyov. We weren't expecting much more. Maybe a Skinner move.

6. If someone can teach Elmer to be more physical he could be an absolute monster. He just doesn't even try to throw his weight around or use his reach to his advantage.

7. Soderblom is big but that's it, smaller players out hit and out work him for puck possession. I give it a year and he'll be out of the league.

8. Elmer is a great skater and has incredible hands. He has a very high ceiling

9. This sucks. Loved Elmer

10. Soderblom has sneaky good hands for someone his size but he hasn't produced. I think he could be a really good player within the next couple years

11. You would never know soderblom was 6’8 250 lbs. he plays like he’s a 5’10 180 lb dangler.

12. Perfect deadline move for a guy that likes undersized forward. Got a giant that plays like an undersized forward

13. Very interesting player but I’m also glad my team didn’t acquire him. We need to use our 3rd to pick Alexander Kharmanov instead.

14. Happy for Lord Elmer that he might have a chance to play

15. 6'8 and has less snarl then my dead Grandma

16. The Penguins just tell him to go sit infront of the net.

17. Soda plays like he’s 5’10” 180lbs. If he can figure out how to use his size he could be something, but hasn’t really gone that way yet.

18. Soderblom is great along the boards, winning battles. When he's on his game he is capable of maintaining offensive pressure and he has good hands. I feel like Detroit hasn't used him to his fullest potential. They've been using him on the 4th line with Michael Rasmussen as his center. Just an absolute anchor. If the Pens can give him some better support, he should be good for them.

19. If Malkin was Tom Wilson he wouldn't get suspended at all

20. He's bigger Pierre Engvall but not as good.

21. This is a win for Elmer and for Red wings, his role was too much like rasmussen so this will help clear up some space for both

22. zero and i mean zero grit perimeter player

23. It's the kind of player Dubas has been targeting. Big guy, lots of potential, needs an opportunity. Low risk, high potential for the Pens.

24. You guys don’t pay attention and it’s literally your job. Has nothing to do with salary when Detroit has 40 mil in cap space

25. He is 6 foot 8, and damn near 7 foot on skates , who is 6 foot 8

26. We should have picked up Trocheck he is a yinzer like us

27. Dubas has had a lot of success acquiring players who other organizations feel have underperformed . If he does half of what Chernakov has done since Jan. 1, it will be a good move.

28. this move due to the results from the Buffalo fisaco

29. He has hands

30. The Pens love them some big guys who don't play big. Mantha, Brazeau, Soderblom, Graves. 4 guys over 6'5' who have zero hits between them.

31. My guess is he replaces Acciari next year. Love the guy but he plays a tough game

32. Just stick him in front of the net on the PP and have Karlsson deflect shots off him.

33. He’s 6’8” and doesn’t hit anything, he plays a lot like Rasmussen on Detroit. He does have pretty good hands.