yave1964 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 HUGE trade by the Penguins last night as they dealt spare part forward Josh Archibald to the Coyotes for the immortal Leaky Leighton! Leighton was immediately assigned to SWB in the AHL but as it is only a matter of time until Murray goes down, it wont be long until Leighton brings his considerable skills to an igloo near you. Heh, okay, now the real trade. Moving Archibald and his NHL contract allowed them to add a much needed defenseman, they traded for underacheiving Jamie Oleksiak of the Dallas Stars for a conditional pick. Oleksiak was a first rounder a few years ago but the mammoth defender hasnt been a good fit in Dallas, 1 goal and 2 assists and living in the dog house of coach Hitchcock and a regular viewer from the press box as he hasnt grasped the complexities of Hitch's system. In Pittsburgh he will be expected to be a big body moving people from in front of the net and allowing his partner, Letang or Schultz or Maatta depending on who is healthy at a given time to move the puck and join the rush. He is a low risk, medium reward pickup. As for Leighton, the only way he should ever see the inside of an NHL barn again is if he buys a ticket like the rest of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I'm gonna play penguins advocate here and defend Leighton a bit. To be fair, he has not let in a beach ball in quite a while. In fact, only TWO beach balls have gotten by him the last five years...not a bad ratio. And both those times, he was drunk off his arse, so there is that. Now that he keeps the alcohol to a minimum these days, beach balls are not really a problem for him. Pucks shot by NHL players, on the other hand, are an entirely different thing.... but that is for another thread. I am a penguin advocate here...remember that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samifan Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 No worries, Flyers just have to aim for Leighton’s 7 hole or is the 6 hole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notfondajane Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 He can't be worse than Fleury? No one could be that bad could they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 13 hours ago, Samifan said: No worries, Flyers just have to aim for Leighton’s 7 hole or is the 6 hole? 11 hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B21 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 You are all missing the big picture. The Pens are now back to having two goalies who have taken a team to the SCF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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