Penguins are in unexpected spot as NHL trade deadline approaches originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the season looking like a team that might be aging a bit too much for its own good.
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Instead, with the March 6 NHL trade deadline approaching, the Penguins look like contenders.
That has changed plans as far as trading goes. The Penguins might be buyers now.
Penguins play-by-play man Josh Getzoff shared that sentiment with Daily Faceoff.
“I know they’d like to add another defenseman,” Getzoff said. “I know they’d like to add to their forward group. They have some in-house solutions as far as guys in Wilkes-Barre that can come up and be productive, but do you want to make that big splash? Do you want to try to give guys a reason to think, ‘Hey, we’ve done our job, can you do yours and give us a piece to take the next step?’ We’ll see if they do just that.”
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Of course, Penguins fans will be watching more than the trade rumors over the next week-plus. They’ll also be keeping an eye on Sidney Crosby.
The captain was injured while playing at the Olympics for Canada, and he missed both the semifinal and gold medal game because of that injury.
Clarity is still lacking on what exactly Crosby did, or how long that means he’ll be out.
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The Penguins have put themselves in good position this season in large part because Crosby has continued to perform well despite his advanced age.
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Without Crosby, things change for the Penguins. So they’ll be hoping to get him back soon in order to make buying at the trade deadline a worthwhile endeavor.
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