With the bombshell news dropping on a Saturday night that Phil Kessel is Arizona bound, our attention with the Penguins’ perspective about the return.
Pittsburgh is getting back forward Alex Galchenyuk and defenseman prospect Pierre-Olivier Joseph. The Pens also gave up a fourth round pick, and defenseman prospect Dane Birks (who really isn’t much of a prospect at all, and likely just included to balance the number of contracts changing hands).
Let’s dive into each player coming back to Pittsburgh a bit to see what this means.
This is the key piece of the deal.