So, Ryan Whitney and his 6 year 24 million dollar contract have been shipped to the ducks for Chris Kunitz and a prospect named Eric Tangradi I have never heard of before who is a star Junior player “in the mould of Bobby Ryan” (See The Bench Boss’ comments after the jump). Puck daddy says he has a ‘power forward upside’. We shall see if the Pens can develop that, as they have been treating Janne Pesonen poorly and have kept him in the AHL – he has his own Finnish song for Valhalla’s Sake.
Kunitz’ career high in points is 60 (with 25 goals, also a career high). This season he is on pace for 46 points (21 goals). Obviously his stock has risen now that he will probably play with Crosby.
I think the Ducks win this trade, but arguments can be made for both sides. If Tangradi pans out, then clearly the Pens win. Kunitz is 30. Whitney, while struggling this season, will probably turn into a value player at 4 million a year for the next 5 seasons, and he will only get better. Kunitz is apprently under contract through the 2012 season.
To conclude, the Pens could have probably got better players/picks in exchange for Whitney and his long term low(ish) cap hit contract. [I said that before knowing the potential impact of Tangradi]
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