Shuffling off to Buffalo are Conor Timmins, acquired at the trade deadline, and pigeon-holed (or undervalued) prospect Isaac Belliveau.
Coming the Pens’ way is 30-year-old, third-pairing hard-noser Connor Clifton and the 39th overall pick, which Kyle Dubas promptly used to select hulking shutdown defender Peyton Kettles from Swift Current of the WHL. A prospect Other Rick deemed desirable in his draft preview.
All of the defensemen involved, save for Belliveau, are right shots.
I confess, I like this trade. A lot.