Blackhawks/Penguins Trade

[Anthony]

gets
D Joe Hicketts, $m (P-n/a)
LW Vladislav Kamenev, $m (P-n/a)

for

gets
LW Artturi Lehkonen, $0.5m (P-18/19)

I have a ton of talented LW now and I think Kamenev and Lehkonen are pretty even talentwise, so getting an extra 2 years of control and potential help on D with Hicketts was worth it for me.

[GypsieDeathBringer]

Had my eye on Lehkonen since he was available in our supplemental draft.  He is in a great spot on a bad Candiens team to get alot of icetime and produce. 

Kamenev and Hicketts was the price I needed to pay.

[WestCoastExpress]

 

If Lehko finally sticks in the top-6 consistently and gets some 2nd unit (maybe 1st?) PP time, this is a sweet deal for PIT. All signs point towards that happening, with or without Patch getting traded. Did decent for our scoring last year, and that's with a measly 21 points and -11 rating. He should easily be over a 2 fan/point a game player this season, and could flirt with 3/game depending on how he's used in the lineup.

CHI gets some prospect depth...
Kamenev should be a good NHL'er and okay fantasy player. Not sure about Hicketts though. He could be another Ryan Ellis, or could just be a career AHL player. Hurts to see he only put up 3 goals and 12 points all of last year in the AHL though.

[izaman3]

 

Hicketts still probably needs another year before he cracks the lineup and Kamenev is promising. The Habs need Lehkonen to break out and if he does, this works out great for Pitt.

[dedreger]

 

[SlackJack]

 

[Rob]

 

[snugerud]

 

[Rob]

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[Rob]