Penguins Update: How Do You Like Your Crow?
I’ll take mine medium-well, thank you.
Yes, it’s comeuppance time for yours truly. Time to eat some crow and own up to every misread and wrong prediction I made going back to the offseason. Might want to pour yourself a cold one. You’re gonna’ be here for a while.
In my defense, I was fully on board with the Kasperi Kapanen trade and didn’t squawk a skosh about former GM Jim Rutherford parting with a fifteenth overall pick to nab him.
However, I quickly reversed course and vigorously protested when JR sent net-front warrior Patric Hornqvist to Florida for promising but error-prone (and mega-compensated) defenseman Mike Matheson and journeyman forward Colton Sceviour.
Following Matheson’s first two games I labeled the trade “a disaster of epic proportions.” Fast forward a few months…the disaster’s evolving nicely under the tutelage of assistant coach Todd Reirden into a fast, skilled, relatively giveaway-free defender with tons of upside.
Despite being waived twice and receiving limited ice time, Sceviour’s been a solid contributor, tallying 1.84 points/60 minutes 5v5. For reference, Sidney Crosby’s produced 1.73 points/60 5v5.