The other shoe finally dropped and the Daniel Sprong saga in Pittsburgh is over with the trade of the youngster out to the Anaheim Ducks for another young player in defenseman Marcus Pettersson.
“I think Sully gave him a good chance. He put him with Sid for preseason games, hoping that would get the momentum started and the confidence started to do what he does best — and that’s score. He didn’t. Then he moved in and out of the lineup.”
“He just did not get ahead of those guys [Dominik Simon, Zach Aston-Reese, Phil Kessel, Patric Hornqvist].