tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post4456550382183305710..comments2024-03-29T04:16:09.370-04:00Comments on Mondesi's House: PENS TRADE FORTHCOMING: CAPUTI, SKOULA FOR PONIKAROVSKYmondesishousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16196483886553780303noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-54272449656794584192010-03-03T15:37:37.630-05:002010-03-03T15:37:37.630-05:00Poni can maybe fill the Ryan Malone, power forward...Poni can maybe fill the Ryan Malone, power forward-type role that we haven't had in awhile.<br /><br />The knock on him is that he lacks "toughness", but maybe he'll be more motivated to be "tougher" with Sid and Geno feeding him pucks.Louis Lipps is my homeboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09156545693381178335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-85217566954708414472010-03-03T10:23:12.899-05:002010-03-03T10:23:12.899-05:00Not only that, if he somehow fails to click on the...Not only that, if he somehow fails to click on the Malkin line and is bumped to the 3rd line, after Malkin and Crosby have rope-a-doped the other teams top defensive pairings, the Pens can simply roll out their 3rd line of Staal, Ponikarovsky and Cooke and "put da boys ta werk".Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645147302738910500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-16656490507813048672010-03-03T10:15:01.810-05:002010-03-03T10:15:01.810-05:00Yup, Caputi may turn out to be a better player tha...Yup, Caputi may turn out to be a better player than Ponikarovsky in the end, but he wasn't going to help the Pens this season and Ponikarovsky's combination of skill and size was something the Pens were missing as a top lines winger. He's Russian, so that helps with Malkin, plus at only 29 and signable, this doesn't have to a one foot in the glue factory rental like Whitney would have been.<br /><br />I originally was hoping for a trade that involved Skoula and (other) for Armstrong, but this is even better as Ponikarovsky has more offensive upside.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645147302738910500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-79885154295603565452010-03-03T08:20:55.215-05:002010-03-03T08:20:55.215-05:00Ray freakin Shero working his magic again!!! this...Ray freakin Shero working his magic again!!! this guy keeps pulling rabbits out of his hat...what a tremendous deal to get this massive winger for in front of the net...this move should propel the pens all the way to the finalsNickDawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11981548209676537837noreply@blogger.com