{"id":136044,"date":"2023-03-03T10:05:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T15:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=136044"},"modified":"2023-03-03T10:05:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T15:05:44","slug":"pittsburgh-penguins-nick-bonino-trade-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/03\/03\/pittsburgh-penguins-nick-bonino-trade-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Penguins Bring Back Nick Bonino Via Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Penguins announced late on Thursday night that they have acquired longtime bottom six center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/boninni01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Bonino<\/a> from San Jose Sharks. The Sharks received a 5th round pick and a 7th round pick for Bonino. Then, they flipped the 5th round pick to a third team broker per Pierre LeBrun.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good morning\u2026hearing that late last night, Nick Bonino was dealt to PIT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IceSinghHNIC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@IceSinghHNIC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/1631624945343004673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sharks get a 5thRD pick and 7thRD pick for Bonino and flip 5thRD pick to third team broker<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PierreVLeBrun\/status\/1631660855006830595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Sharks Make Nick Bonino Trade to Penguins<\/h2>\n<p>The final years of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/crosbsi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sidney Crosby<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/malkiev01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evgeni Malkin<\/a> era are upon the Penguins. Looks like they are getting the band back together. Bonino played a vital role in the Penguins two Stanley Cup Championships in 2016 and 2017. He centered the famous &#8220;HBK&#8221; line, which also featured Carl Haglien and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kesseph01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phil Kessel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bonino has 10 goals and 19 points in 59 games with the Sharks this season. He has racked up a ton of primary assists alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kuninlu01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke Kunin<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sturmni01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nico Sturm<\/a> as his most common line mates. Bonino doesn&#8217;t have much offensive talent, however, his defensive game is what makes him special<\/p>\n<h3>Impact of the Nick Bonino Trade<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/03\/01\/penguins-make-teddy-blueger-trade\/\" target=\"_self\">The Penguins recently<\/a> traded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bluegte01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teddy Blueger<\/a> to the Vegas Golden Knights. Blueger came in to replace Bonino a year after he left Pittsburgh. Furthermore, the Penguins now receive great defensive help in the bottom six. Bonino will likely center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/o\/oconndr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drew O&#8217;Connor<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/archijo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Archibald<\/a> on Pittsburgh&#8217;s 4th line.<\/p>\n<p>The Penguins currently hold the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. They sit seven points behind the New York Rangers with a game in hand. The club has won four straight, picking up an overtime win over the Tampa Bay Lightning Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>It seems Pittsburgh is finally hitting their stride. With the defensive upgrades of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/ruttaja02.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jan Rutta<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/petryje01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeff Petry<\/a> , expectations were still relatively high. The team committed to competing after extending Evgeni Malkin and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/letankr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kris Letang<\/a> over the summer.<\/p>\n<p>The team also traded for passing threat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/granlmi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mikael Granlund<\/a> from the Nashville Predators earlier this week. It&#8217;s win or die for the Penguins.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main photo by: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Penguins announced late on Thursday night that they have acquired longtime bottom six center Nick Bonino from San Jose Sharks. The Sharks received a 5th round pick and a 7th round pick for Bonino. Then, they flipped the 5th round pick to a third team broker per Pierre LeBrun. Good morning\u2026hearing that late [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3765,"featured_media":136050,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,4547,34,4548,25],"tags":[1389,6022,6905],"class_list":["post-136044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-penguins","category-hockey","category-news","category-nhl","category-sharks","tag-nick-bonino","tag-pittsburgh-penguins-news","tag-san-jose-sharks-news"],"modified_by":"Dan Mount, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3765"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136044"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136044\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}