Erin WalshMarch 7, 2024
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Jake Guentzel's time with the Pittsburgh Penguins seems over.
The group is apparently completing a trade that would send him to the Carolina Hurricanes for Michael Bunting and other possessions, Greg Wyshynski of ESPN reported:
ESPN @espn
Breaking: The Carolina Hurricanes are anticipated to finish a trade for Pittsburgh Penguins winger Jake Guentzel on Thursday night, a source informed > @wyshynski<. br> > Carolina forward Michael Bunting is anticipated to be part of the bundle returning to Pittsburgh. > pic.twitter.com/mIzoZgL97H
There had actually been numerous reports that an offer was close.
Mike DeFabo @MikeDeFabo
Jake Guentzel has actually been traded to Carolina, per source.
Pierre LeBrun @PierreVLeBrun
Hearing that the Hurricanes and Penguins are really near a Guentzel trade. Still some information to work through. Bunting becomes part of the bundle. Both groups are playing tonight which likewise might make complex timing to some degree. All indications point to Guentzel going to Carolina. > https://t.co/RipdQAk4Js
Greg Wyshynski @wyshynski
Sense I get is that the Jake Guentzel trade to > @Canes> @penguins
Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC
Michael Bunting is scratched tonight for Carolina. There is word he will be traded to Pittsburgh as part of an offer for Jake Guentzel
ESPN's Emily Kaplan reported on Feb. 23 that Pittsburgh's asking cost for Guentzel was “several first-round choices (or a first-round choice and equivalent in leading potential customers or lineup gamers).”
Guentzel had actually been consisted of in many trade reports leading up to NHL's March 8 trade due date with the Penguins having a hard time to compete for a playoff area. They sit 6th in the Metropolitan Division with a 24-28-8 record.
Guentzel is likewise on an ending agreement and will end up being a complimentary representative after the 2023-24 project, making him expendable.
The 29-year-old had actually invested the very first seven-and-a-half seasons of his profession with the Penguins, which picked him in the 3rd round of the 2013 draft, and he assisted the franchise capture a Stanley Cup in 2017.
Guentzel had actually been among the group's most impactful gamers, notching 219 objectives and 247 helps for 466 points in 503 video games, and the Penguins will significantly miss his production progressing regardless of a lineup that consists of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.
The American has actually notched 22 objectives and 30 helps for 52 points in 50 video games this season. He is on hurt reserve and it's uncertain when he'll match up for his brand-new group.
The Hurricanes have actually been connected to Guentzel considering that Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman noted the franchise as a possible suitor on Feb. 24.
Carolina has actually relatively constantly been an action behind in the playoff race, however including Guentzel to the lineup might assist the franchise much better compete for a title and make a go to the Stanley Cup Final.
