Penguins/NHL
Rob Scuderi was a late scratch tonight and there was a reason for it.
Scuderi has been traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for defenseman Trevor Daley.[hide]
Daley, 32, is signed through the 2016-17 season and carries a $3.3 million cap hit. The Penguins will retain 33% ($1.12 million) of Scuderi’s $3.375 million cap hit.
Daley had been actively shopped over the past month as he struggled to fit in with the Hawks. He had six assists and was plus-1 in 29 games with Chicago this year.
His best days are regarded as being behind him but the 5-foot-11, 195-pound blueliner had the best offensive year of his career last season in Dallas, tallying 16 goals, 22 assists and 38 points in 68 contests. His goal, assist and point totals were all career highs. He also had a career-best six power-play goals. Daley’s 16 goals last season ranked fifth among all NHL blueliners, trailing only Oliver Ekman-Larsson (23), Erik Karlsson (21), Dustin Byfuglien (18) and Brent Burns (17).[/hide]
