Posts About "Erik Gudbranson"
Canucks Big Winner in Pearson Trade
March 26th, 2020 A couple of days before the 2019 NHL Trade Deadline, Jim Benning, the general manager of the Vancouver Canucks, announced that the team had acquired winger Tanner Pearson for defenceman Erik Gudbranson. Gudbranson had once been a top-three draft pick, yet his large, lumbering style had not worked out on a rebuilding Canucks team....
Pearson Enjoying Career Year With Canucks
January 15th, 2020 A little under a year ago, the Vancouver Canucks and the Pittsburgh Penguins reached an agreement to swap Erik Gudbranson for Tanner Pearson in a one-for-one trade. Gudbranson's Journey Canucks fans rejoiced as Gudbranson had a rough time during his three years in Vancouver, providing little value other than looking handsome –...
Vrana's Goal Gives Capitals 3-2 Victory over Ducks
December 7th, 2019 ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jakub Vrana scored the go-ahead goal less than two minutes into the third period and the Washington Capitals beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 in a physical battle Friday night. Travis Boyd and Evgeny Kuznetsov also scored for Washington. Br...
Capitals’ Hathaway Ejected for Spitting on Ducks’ Gudbranson
November 19th, 2019 Washington Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway has been ejected from a game for spitting on a player from the Anaheim Ducks. Hathaway spit on defenceman Erik Gudbranson during a brawl late in the second period Monday night with referee Peter MacDougall standing a few feet away. Officials reviewed video before confirming the five-minute...
Pulse of the Penguins: Murray's Shutout, Gudbranson Traded, and More
October 28th, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins are wrapping up a very unconventional first month of the season. Led by a forward group held together by duct tape and superglue, the Penguins have already had a five-game winning streak and three-game losing streak. That losing streak might have been extended if not for a strong performance by goaltender Matt...
Penguins Trade Gudbranson to Ducks
October 25th, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded Erik Gudbranson to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Andreas Martinsen and a 2021 seventh-round draft pick, the Penguins announced Friday. https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1187818841793019904?s=20 On paper, this appears to be a salary dump for the Penguins who sent Gudbranson to a Ducks...
Penguins Have Defensive Dilemma
October 18th, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins have a dilemma. Due to injuries to the forward group, they currently have three players on their NHL roster that started the season in the AHL. As a result, there are nine defensemen on the roster. Generally, teams run with 12 forwards and six defensemen every game. However, the Penguins have dressed 11 forwards...
NHL Rumors: Penguins, Coyotes, Devils, More
October 15th, 2019 In today's edition of NHL rumors, do the Pittsburgh Penguins have a trade market for defenseman Erik Gudbranson, what are the Arizona Coyotes' plans with Niklas Hjalmarsson out three months, and how long does New Jersey Devils head coach John Hynes have to turn the team around? Also, NHL veteran Chris Stewart earned a contract with the...
NHL Rumors: Hall, Puljujarvi, Gudbranson, More
October 13th, 2019 In today's NHL rumors rundown, the New Jersey Devils are in the spotlight, will Jesse Puljujarvi spend the entire season in Finland, and Erik Gudbranson's thoughts on being healthy scratched in recent games. Related: NHL Rumors: Byfuglien, Quick, Babcock, More Devils Willing to Be Patient with Hall The Devils had one of the...
Gudbranson and McCann, Forever Linked, Now Penguins Teammates
September 16th, 2019 Erik Gudbranson and Jared McCann's names were always going to be linked. The pair just didn't expect to eventually find themselves on the same team. Traded for one another when the Vancouver Canucks dealt McCann to the Florida Panthers i...
Newest Penguins Proving Their Worth
April 4th, 2019 With 10 wins in their last 16 games and on the verge of clinching on a playoff spot for a league-best 12th straight season, the Pittsburgh Penguins are in a much better position than they were not so long ago. Having survived injuries to key players, such as Kris Letang and Brian Dumoulin, and a lack of production from others who...
Penguins' Gudbranson Trade Infuriates Some Fans
March 6th, 2019 Jim Rutherford has done it again. No, he didn't hoist the Stanley Cup for the fourth time as a general manager, nor win another NHL Executive of the Year Award or even make the biggest splash at the NHL trade deadline as he did last season. He has traded for defenseman Erik Gudbranson and, in doing so, once again has...
3 Penguins Who Must Step up After Key Injuries
February 28th, 2019 With only 19 games left in the 2018-19 regular season, the Pittsburgh Penguins are holding on for dear life to the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. That's about where the good news ends. The Penguins currently are preparing for their next slate of games without the likes of Kris Letang, Brian Dumoulin, Olli Maatta, Chad...
