They say all good things must come to an end — and for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Patric Hornqvist, that was no different on Thursday.
Hornqvist was traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Mike Matheson and Colton Sceviour.
After spending six seasons with the Penguins and winning two Stanley Cups, Hornqvist was dealt as GM Jim Rutherford searches for ways to re-tool his hockey team on the fly.
Hornqvist’s acquisition in the summer of 2014 happened at the very beginning of Rutherford’s tenure as GM — and it was a move that signifying the Penguins were looking to change their culture.