Penguins in Serious Talks for Gibson Source Says
According to a Penguin Poop source, trade talks between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Anaheim Ducks for John Gibson are taking place. This source suggests that John Gibson wants to play for the Penguins, and would even take a pay cut to play. Now John Gibson is under contract until 2026/27, so we’re assuming either he’s saying if he wasn’t under contract he would play for cheap just to play for his hometown Penguins? A sort of example of how bad he wants to play for the Penguins, or when his contract is up he’ll play for whatever price they want just to retire with his hometown team.
The rumored trade is that the Ducks will take Jason Zucker and possibly another player, but they also want a 1st round pick. Which is the apparent sticking point, as Ron Hextall does not want to trade away his 1st round pick nor any of the Penguins picks for that matter. Take all this with a grain of salt, not every aspect can be 100% verified yet.
It’s also a possibility that Marcus Pettersson might be in the discussion, though there can’t be much value to the Ducks, as they were the one’s to trade him to the Penguins in the first place.