Penguins Blog: Scouting Report on the New Guy; Another Prospect Blocked

CHICAGO — The Pittsburgh Penguins executed yet another trade Monday, acquiring Ryan Johnson, a mid-20s left-handed defenseman. Yet this time, the Penguins shed not a young forward whose potential had intrigued the fanbase, but a speedy 29-year-old defender, Caleb Jones , in the process. On the surface, the trade is a giant bit of nothing. A defenseman who had been sent to the AHL by the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for one defenseman who had been sent to the AHL by the Penguins, coupled with a defenseman of ECHL quality ( Daniel Laatsch ).