Pittsburgh Penguins trade possibilities: Patrick Wiercioch?

The Pittsburgh Penguins probably need to add a defensemen, but not many good ones will be on the market. Could Ottawa's Patrick Wiercioch fit the bill?

Yesterday we pointed out that Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford would need to add a defenseman via trade to help out the team. Today, a suggestion or possibility might have come up, on our radar at least, from Elliotte Friedman's 30 Thoughts.

Two other Avalanche targets to watch. It’s not a secret they would like to add defencemen. Last year, they came very close to a Patrick Wiercioch deal with Ottawa. (I believe it was for Stefan Elliott and a third-round pick.) It fell apart around the trade deadline. When Wiercioch was a…