The Penguins made their first post-Olympic trade, sending Brett Kulak to the Colorado Avalanche! Patrick and Hunter jump on for an emergency trade breakdown episode of Locked On Penguins, which takes a look at the trade that sent defenseman Brett Kulak to the Colorado Avalanche.
The full trade: Brett Kulak to Colorado in exchange for defenseman Samuel Girard and a 2028 second-round pick. They discuss the return, what the Penguins gave up, what it means for the present and the future of Kyle Dubas’s rebuild/retooling, and give each team a grade.
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18 Comments
Thrilled they moved Kulak. He was not a good fit here
Great move dubas he continues to add to the jarry trade tree!
I am satisfied with the direction of the Pittsburgh Penguins
I like this trade. Kulak wasn't bad or anything, but he didn't really move the needle, he was just whatever. Girard is more mobile and a better puck mover.
I want more seconds. No such thing as too many second round picks.
Man I fully trust Dubas outside of give contracts. He is mid on giving contracts, but on trade is amazing. Thank you Toronto for giving Dubas a chance to learn at NHL level.
Bro do GMs just owe Dubas favors or what? 😂
I like how Kulak helped Letang. With that said getting younger and only going up a small amount of cap space it great. I just hope he helps out Letang in a similar or better fashion.
Thank you for taking Girard off our hands 🤝
Not sure how this trade will play out but I have to smile at all those people that were screaming to fire Dubas after only a year in the organization, not realizing he was building a foundation in Pittsburgh. He is building a team the right way and has done a brilliant job so far. We all can see now how everything is falling into place. Those same people are pretty quiet right now.
I'm what way is the cap hot 'negligent'😂
negligible perhaps, ❤
Avs fan here: How are you guys feeling about the trade?
Girard, great skater, great guy – but his size is a liability, especially in front of the net and in the corners. Pretty good at exiting the zone, but also has a tendency to turn the puck over.
What can the Avs expect from Kulak?
I really like this trade. It’s an offer you can’t refuse. Weaponize that cap space baby!!!
As much as I love the penguins and consume many video's about them this is the first time Youtube has seen fit to recommend this channel to me. Awesome new subscriber!
Dubas looking at the second round pick going " my precious"
Girard always turns into a star in my nhl 23 franchises!! We can't miss!! Lol
Unless I’m missing something, Girard is pretty good. I think this is good news.
Girard is NOT a "good offensive defenseman". He never has been. He's on pace for 20 points this year and his high is 24 points. He's a good puck moving defenseman who's a little undersized and he's been hurt a lot lately. Kulak will probably be a 3rd line defenseman in Colorado where they will want him to be good on the penalty kill and be a more physical presence than Girard. Sounds like a win for both teams.