Penguins Roster Crunch After Caleb Jones Trade

About this episode

The Penguins made their second trade in a week, sending Caleb Jones and Daniel Laatsch to the Buffalo Sabres for left-shot defenseman Ryan Johnson. Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now opens with what the move says about how Kyle Dubas is rebuilding the blue line, then gets into the bigger problem: too many forwards, and a waiver decision coming this week.In this episode:Why the Johnson trade fits the pattern of Ryan Shea, Parker Wotherspoon and Spencer StastneyDan concedes the Hollander argument: Dubas did create the situation that forced the moveElmer Söderblom, Ville Koivunen and Hendrix Lapierre, and why the order changes depending on what the lineup needsWhat Söderblom’s puck possession did for Sidney Crosby’s line against DallasWhy Owen Pickering is further from the NHL than his play suggestsGoaltending, the Letang and Trevor van Riemsdyk pairing, and Sam Gerard’s good and bad momentsLive chat: Dan Muse’s lineup quote, prospects stuck behind veterans, Rutger McGroarty’s RFA outlook, the Capitals comparison, Dylan Larkin, and when Chris Letang’s untouchable status endsTimestamps 0:00 Intro 0:18 Penguins trade Caleb Jones and Daniel Laatsch to Buffalo 1:19 The pattern behind the Penguins’ defense pickups 5:41 Hollander trade fallout and a conceded argument 8:50 Roster crunch: Söderblom, Koivunen, Lapierre and waivers 11:25 What Söderblom does for Crosby’s line 14:11 Söderblom vs. Koivunen vs. Lapierre 17:21 Owen Pickering and what the new defensemen mean 19:49 Goaltending and the defense 22:35 Letang, van Riemsdyk and Stastney 25:27 Live chat begins 25:46 Dan Muse on lineup decisions 30:55 Young players blocked: Hayes, Brunicke, Pickering 38:56 Dubas’s open call to young players 41:53 Season expectations 43:37 Is Muse’s development skill being wasted? 47:33 Zanon and Rutger McGroarty’s future 50:41 Two left-handed defensemen in five days 52:32 Dubas working the phones at the draft 54:30 Penguins vs. Capitals rebuild comparison 56:31 Robertson and the Crosby line 58:50 Dylan Larkin and Detroit 1:00:40 When Dubas starts selling 1:02:36 How long Letang stays untouchable 1:04:06 Is this Malkin’s last season? 1:06:42 Crosby and Malkin on one line