Who’s going to play third-line center?
It’s been the hot-button topic for Penguins fans. Liable to be all summer, too, or at least until Pens GM Jim Rutherford makes a move.
Last week we looked at some internal candidates. Today we’ll glance at potential trade options, or at least the ones who’ve churned through the rumor mill. For lack of a better description, we’ll call ‘em the Sexy Seven.
Keep in mind…just because a player’s name pops up, it doesn’t necessarily mean he’s on the block.
| Artem Anisimov (Chicago) 6’4” 198, 29, $4,550,000 AAV (+ future signing bonus), expires 2020-21 A contemporary of Evgeni Malkin, Anisimov’s a big, skilled two-way forward. |