The Pittsburgh Penguins made out like gangbusters today as they dealt center Brandon Sutter and a 2016 3rd round pick to the Vancouver Canucks for forward Nick Bonino, defenseman Adam Clendening, and a 2016 2nd round draft pick.
Penguins GM Jim Rutherford, formerly of the Carolina Hurricanes, just pulled off his best trade in a long while. He dealt Sutter, a pending UFA after this season with a $3.3 million cap hit and a 3rd rounder for Nick Bonino, a player with significantly better stats last year than Sutter and a much lower cap hit at $1.