Penguins/NHL
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The Daniel Sprong era is over in Pittsburgh.
Sprong has been traded to the Anaheim Ducks in-exchange for left handed defenseman Marcus Pettersson.
Pettersson a 2014 2nd round pick, has totaled 1 goal and 9 assists in 49 career NHL games
Pettersson, 22, a left shot defenseman, has appeared in 27 games for the Ducks this season playing a third pairing role in averaging 14 minutes a game.
This move doesn’t address the Penguins desperate need for a top-4 defenseman, notably a RH d-man but Pettersson fits the mold of a puck moving defenseman who moved the puck well and is effective at joining the rush, at least giving the potential to being an upside addition down the road for a player who had no long-term role in Pittsburgh as long as Mike Sullivan is the coach . [/hide]
