A former Pittsburgh Penguins forward and current NHL TV analyst had a lot of good things to say about a recently traded blue liner.
Defenseman Marcus Pettersson - traded from the Penguins to the Vancouver Canucks on Friday, along with forward Drew O'Connor, for a package involving a first-round pick - earned some high praise from former Penguins forward Mike Rupp in his appearance on NHL Network.
"Marcus Pettersson, for me, he's a Jaccob Slavin-like," Rupp said. "I think he is a top-five defensive defenseman in the league, and any team and all teams, I think, have been calling [Penguins GM and POHO] Kyle Dubas and talking to...