An elder Pittsburgh penguins TV analyst in front and current NHL had a lot of good things to say about a recently negotiated blue lining.
Defender Marcus Pettersson – Friday, penguins at the Vancouver canucksWith the striker Drew O’Connor, for a package involving a first round choice – obtained praise from the former Penguins striker, Mike Rupp, in his appearance on the NHL network.
“Marcus Pettersson, for me, is a Slavin Jacbob,” said Rupp. “I think he is a defensive defender of the first five of the league, and any team and all the teams, I think, called (Penguins GM and Poho) Kyle Dubas and spoke to him during the last, probably, More and more Marcus Pettersson.
“I think you win with guys like that. We will miss Pittsburgh, but they did what they had in this situation. They got a good one in Vancouver.”
Pettersson, 28, was exchanged in Pittsburgh during the 2018-19 season of the Anaheim Ducks. It took him a few years to develop, but he sold as a defender of the first four in the Penguins range in the last three seasons.
He and O’Connor were exchanged in Vancouver on Friday For defender Vincent Desharnais, striker Danton Heinen, and the conditional choice of first round that the Canucks received New York Rangers when they treated JT Miller earlier the same day.
The 6 feet 5 inches and 175 lb. The defender is known for its long range and defensive sense. However, he had endured a year of defensive decline in 2024-25 in a system of penguins which has trouble preventing the goals.
He has also shown some lightnings of the double -meaning increase in recent seasons because he has been largely twinned with Erik Karlsson and Kris Letang, both offensive defenders. Pettersson has 17 goals and 151 points in 492 games in the NHL.
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