How much did the Penguins truly get better during this week?

The trade deadline has come and gone, which means it's time for the season's home stretch! Hunter starts the show off by looking at both moves the Penguins made on Friday and how he woke up with a little smile on his face when Nick Bonino was acquired. He analyzes where Bonino's game is since he's been away for the last several years and why the Penguins might not get much offense out of him at this time (though it'll be more than what they got out of Blueger). He then looks at how his defensive impact has been this season and why he's going to be an upgrade over Teddy Blueger (likely on the fourth line). He then analyzes the Kulikov deal and why this deal is more about cap relief in future seasons than this one. Who will he play for when he comes in? Hunter tries to answer that question since all six of the starting defensemen are currently probably better than him. After that, he rates Ron Hextall's deadline as a whole and why he likely panicked on Wednesday when he was dealing for Granlund. Hunter looks at why he could've been more patient and added a more impactful player closer to the deadline since they were about to gain even more cap space from the McGinn trade. Finally, Hunter previews Saturday's matchup against the Panthers as the Penguins go for the fifth win in a row.

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