The Chicago Blackhawks announced today they have acquired defenseman Rob Scuderi from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defenseman Trevor Daley.
Scuderi, 36, has registered four assists, a +4 plus/minus rating and 32 blocked shots in 25 games with Pittsburgh this season. The two-time Stanley Cup champion (2009 and 2012) shares fourth on the Penguins with 2:40 of average shorthanded ice time per game. The Syosset, N.Y., native has recorded 104 points (8G, 96A) in 745 regular-season games across 12 seasons with Pittsburgh (2003-09, 2013-15) and Los Angeles (2009-13). He has tallied 14 points (1G, 13A) in 117 career postseason contests. Scuderi was drafted by Pittsburgh in the fifth round (134th overall) of the 1998 NHL Draft.
Oh, goody.
On the plus side:
- Pittsburgh is eating some of Scuderi's salary, freeing up ~$1mil of cap space
- That is all
On the down side:
- The Hawks just got older and, we thought it couldn't happen but it has, slower
How do you form pairings now? This leaves The Hawks with three d-men whose two speeds are "dead slow" and "stopped". Anybody think The Oilers aren't salivating a little at the prospect of spending 10 full minutes behind Scuderi and Rozsival/Rundblad?
Best possible case: Scuderi's heart explodes after a week of being back in The Western Conference. He dies a heroic death ("with his skates on") and frees up another $2mil on the cap. Dead guys don't count against the cap, do they?
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