Posts About "Marcus Pettersson"
Revisiting the Anaheim Ducks' 2014 Draft
March 7th, 2020 A lot has changed since 2014. Barack Obama was still president of the United States, Connor McDavid was still playing for the Erie Otters and the Anaheim Ducks were still a Stanley Cup contender. With nearly six years of hindsight, it’s been long enough that the Ducks 2014 NHL Draft can be analyzed to measure the effect it had on the...
Penguins get Security, Value with Pettersson Extension
January 29th, 2020 On Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced a five-year contract extension worth just over $4 million annually with defenseman Marcus Pettersson. The 23-year-old was a pending restricted free agent making just under $875,000 this season. The new deal also includes a modified no-trade clause in the 2023-24 and 2024-25 campaigns....
Penguins Sign Marcus Pettersson to 5-Year Extension
January 28th, 2020 PITTSBURGH — Marcus Pettersson is sticking with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 23-year-old defenceman agreed to a five-year contract extension on Tuesday that runs through the 2024-25 season. The deal carries an average annual value of just over $4 million. Pittsburgh acquired Pettersson in a December 2018 trade that sent forward...
NHL Rumors: Penguins, Blackhawks, Oilers, More
December 27th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news on extension talks between the Pittsburgh Penguins and a defenseman, plus other Penguins news. There is also debate about whether or not the Chicago Blackhawks should go shopping with the recent news of two major injuries. Finally, what do the Oilers make of Leon Draisaitl's...
What Happened to Ducks' Envied Defense Core?
September 6th, 2019 Flashback to the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Anaheim Ducks had a blue line that consisted of Cam Fowler, Sami Vatanen, Shea Theodore, Brandon Montour, Josh Manson, and Hampus Lindholm. With an average age of 23.5, they were the envy of the league. What was even more remarkable was that they were all drafted by the organization and...
Penguins Need to Readjust After Trade Season
August 24th, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins have a reputation for having some of the most talented players in the National Hockey League. They have won five Stanley Cups, so creating magic isn’t necessarily the hardest thing; but after losing Phil Kessel and Olli Maatta, they will need to lean on some of the younger talent to succeed in the 2019-20...
Is the Penguins Defense Good Enough?
August 21st, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins are at an interesting crossroad when it comes to their team, specifically on defense. The team has invested a lot of money into a defense core that needs to improve if this team wants to make the playoffs. Can the Penguins ride their stars on offense and be just good enough on defense in order to make the...
Penguins Midseason Grades: Defensemen & Goalies
January 7th, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins are 42 games into the season, which means it's just past midseason. As we did with the forwards, it's time to grade the performance of the Penguins' defensemen and goalies. The blue line has never been their strongest area, but the bounceback of Kris Letang and some other surprises have helped mask...
Bieksa's Hand Injury Forces Carlyle's Hand
March 18th, 2018 Veteran defensemen Kevin Bieksa and Francois Beauchemin have had their share of rocky moments with the Anaheim Ducks this season. Deteriorating speed in the twilight of their careers seems to be the main reason for their often subpar play, but in the case of Bieksa, an ongoing issue with his left hand has possibly exacerbated his...
Ducks Drill Down: A Better Weekend
March 5th, 2018 ‘Ducks Drill Down’ is a regular, ~weekly column that recaps the latest goings-on with the Anaheim Ducks. It was a light week of game action for the Anaheim Ducks. Following their wild 6-5 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers at Honda Center on Feb. 25, they had four days off before facing off against the visiting Columbus Blue...
The Ducks' New Key on Defense
February 21st, 2018 The Anaheim Ducks dealt from a position of strength to fill a position of weakness—especially when they had several key players out of the lineup due to innjury—earlier this season when they traded blueliner Sami Vatanen to the New Jersey Devils for Adam Henrique, with other minor pieces going both ways as well. While Henrique has...
