Pascal Dupuis: The Most Underrated Pittsburgh Penguin?
August 4th, 2010 by Don Andrascik Leave a reply »In 2008, Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ray Shero shocked the hockey world with one of the most aggressive moves of his career. As time was running out on the NHL trade deadline, Shero acquired Marian Hossa and Pascal Dupuis from the Atlanta Thrashers.
That trade may go down as the greatest trade that Shero has ever made, though he could out-do himself in the future. The trade is reminiscent of what Craig Patrick was able to do in 1991. Shero’s trade really didn’t pay off until the year after the move was made, but that’s okay, the goal was achieved.
Pascal Dupuis is the one player on the Pens roster who always seems to get overlooked. I remember a lot of people asking, who is this guy? Is he any good? I can honestly say that unless you’ve watched a lot of hockey over the years, his name would be pretty foreign to you. The thing I don’t understand is how a lot of fans can say that he is expendable after he’s played the better part of two and a half years in a Penguins' sweater.
It’s that mentality that makes me ask if Pascal Dupuis truly is underr ...
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