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A snippet from Pensburgh article:

"Well, really a good thing if you think about it. The Pens offer wasn't better than Columbus. What did Columbus give up?

Artem Anisimov (a big 3rd line center, who makes $3.3 million dollars and is 1 year away from UFA...Eerily similar description Brandon Sutter though Anisimov all-around might be a tad better)

Marko Dano (an exciting 20 year old winger and former first round pick who split his rooking year between pros and AHL, scoring 21 points in 35 NHL games last year...So, kind of like Kasperi Kapanen but closer to a finished product)
Jeremy Morin (a 24 year old former 2nd round pick who's only played 82 NHL games, languished between NHL and AHL and hasn't found a niche yet....Beau Bennett sounds like the closest Penguin comparable)

Cody Tropp (a 25 year old 4th line player with #heart and #grit. Pens don't have a great comparable player here, but of all the pieces this is the most replacable with a generic mid-level prospect or checker like a Scott Wilson or Bryan Rust)

So what did the Penguins offer? No one knows for now, but it seems like to give Chicago a better deal than what they got from Columbus, Pittsburgh would have to include a blue chip defenseman. Meaning one of Derrick Pouliot or Olli Maatta.

And then add on additional pieces like Sutter, Bennett and maybe another young forward like Scott Wilson or Bryan Rust.

Would you give up Maatta/Pouliot + Sutter + Bennett + 1 more prospect for Brandon Saad? (Knowing it's likely going to take $6+ million to do so?)"