Posts About "Matt Hunwick"
Sabres Trade for Speedy Sheary
June 28th, 2018 While trade rumors continue to swirl around Buffalo Sabres Ryan O’Reilly, and Rasmus Dahlin fandemonium begins to ramp up at the team’s development camp, general manager Jason Botterill made some news of his own Wednesday morning. The Sabres' GM acquired Conor Sheary and Matt Hunwick from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional...
Penguins Trade Sheary & Hunwick to Sabres
June 27th, 2018 The Pittsburgh Penguins have sent forward Conor Sheary and defenseman Matt Hunwick to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2019, the Penguins announced Wednesday. The pick can become a third-round pick if Sheary scores 20 goals or 40 points in the 2018-19 season or if the Sabres trade Hunwick prior to the...
Penguins: Cole or Hunwick?
February 16th, 2018 On Jan. 25, Ian Cole knocked Matt Hunwick off the Pittsburgh Penguins’ roster with his return from a seven-game stint as a healthy scratch. In the eight games since, he’s had four assists and is a plus-8. His performance in this past stretch is evidence enough for the Penguins that Cole, and not Hunwick, should be the defender to...
Ian Cole Belongs in Penguins' Top-Six
January 26th, 2018 Matt Hunwick, upon signing with the Pittsburgh Penguins this past summer, seemingly fit the exact mold you'd expect from a depth defenseman under Mike Sullivan. He's a solid skater, a good puck mover and responsible enough to flank a stay-at-home individual like his current partner Jamie Oleksiak. Unfortunately, there's been more bad...
Penguins Blue Line: Hunwick vs. Pouliot
July 10th, 2017 Free agency left the depth of the Pittsburgh Penguins' blue line pretty bare last week, as Trevor Daley, Ron Hainsey and Marc Streit all left in free agency. But heading into 2017-18, general manager Jim Rutherford couldn't be more confident in his defensive core. Of course, getting back Kris Letang will exude confidence in anybody....
Schultz, Hunwick Sign 3-Yr Deals With Penguins, Niemi For One
July 1st, 2017 The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed defenseman Justin Schultz to a new three-year extension, brought in defenseman Matt Hunwick for three years and signed backup goaltender Antti Niemi on a one-year deal. Over the past couple weeks and on July 1, the Penguins lost a number of players. These three signings will help alleviate some of...
