Trade Magic or Fuel for a Dallas run? Goligoski to Stars for Neal and Niskanen.

In Shero we trust.

Though, there went Goligoski out the door after three years with the Penguins, his 31 points and +20 are gone for a winger in James Neal and a defenseman in Matt Niskanen. Neal is going to apparently be the wing man that goes in for Crosby (Staalsy) and produces the big time offense we're looking for.

So what message is this sending. In the beginning of the season we had a focus on revitalizing our defense. We succeeded exceptionally in building a team with a top five GAA, and the number one PK unit in the league. Now the club has let go of one of it's better, and younger defensemen in Goligoski. Alex may not have always gotten every puck on net, or kept the puck on his stick in the defensive zone without coughing it up consistently, but he didn't get a +20 for no reason. In addition to his 9 goals you have the 22 assisted scoring opportunities. Thats a lot of extra scoring chances he set up for another teammate in the zone to send home a goal creating an opportunity to win a game.

Though we don't have that now, and admittedly I don't know much about the two new players we have obtained. So with the coming day off for the 'guins after this past weekend's losses it will a be a good time for the team to get a solid practice in and teach these guys the system they only see once or twice a season. It'll be an adjustment for the rest of us too I'm sure.