Say it with me now with your hands on your nipples…
As you may know the Pens recently traded Dman Martin Skoula and Prospect Luca Caputi for Maple Leafs Left Winger Alexei Ponikarovsky.
1 goal off of a 20 goal season, Poni boy is currently putting up 41 points in 61 games.
The projected combination for Alexei puts him alongside Evgeni Malkin in a Tenk-Geno-Poni Express combo. His large frame and solid two way play could make him a very valuable a dangerous addition to this line. He should also add presence in front of the net (something I have missed since we lost Malone to Tampa).
Bare in mind that Ponikarovsky becomes a free agent at the end of the season and could turn out to be just a rental. Only time will tell.
But until then……..
SADDLE UP!!!
Tags: Alexei Ponikarovsky, Evgeni Malkin, Luca Caputi, Martin Skoula, Ruslan Fedotenko, Ryan Malone
