Pittsburgh Penguins Talk: Going Back to the Deadline for the Playoffs

Apr 14, 2017; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Patric Hornqvist (72) celebrates with the bench after scoring an empty-net goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the third period in game two of the first round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs at PPG PAINTS Arena. The Penguins won 4-1. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 14, 2017; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Patric Hornqvist (72) celebrates with the bench after scoring an empty-net goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the third period in game two of the first round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs at PPG PAINTS Arena. The Penguins won 4-1. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
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With the Pittsburgh Penguins in the playoffs right now, I wanted to start a new segment here at Pens Labyrinth. We will call this segment, Penguins Talk.

Basically, what Penguins Talk is, is a discussion by the Pens Labyrinth team over a specific topic concerning our Pittsburgh Penguins. Writer’s each get to share their individual opinions, which will all be put together in one new article.

Given the fact that it’s playoff time, we thought it would be great to start off with a playoff related topic. This week’s question is quite simple:

Knowing what you know now, if you could go back to the trade deadline and make one trade to help the Penguins playoff run, what would it be and why?

Let’s take a look at what a few of our authors had to say.