In exchange for goaltender Mathieu Garon, the Penguins traded goalie Dany Sabourin, forward Ryan Stone, and a 4th round draft pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, NHL.com reports.
Mathieu Garon has been brought in for Sabourin to be Marc-Andre Fleury's back-up. What Garon brings to the table is experience as a back-up, and at a few points in his career, starting as well. Garon is now Fleury's official insurance policy, should the injury-prone Penguins squad lose their star goalie once again. Garon has struggled just a bit this season in Edmonton, but hasn't gotten the support he's needed to excel as Roloson's #2. This will shake things up for both rosters as a pretty even swap, back-up goalie for back-up goalie. Garon's best season was in 2007-2008 when he backstopped 47 games for the Oilers going 26-18-1 with a 2.66 gaa, .913 save%, and 4 shutouts. I imagine the Penguins will try and get Garon in and playing right away. Possibly as early as Sunday afternoon, depending on how Marc-Andre feels, or in the following game Tuesday night in Pittsburgh against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Ryan Stone was able to see limited playing time on the Penguins' senior squad this season due to injuries. He was unable to register a point in his two appearances, however he did have 5 shots on goal and a +/- rating of +1. He was a second round draft pick in 2003 where he then went on to put up 33 goals and 66 assists in 70 games for the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL. Once in Wilkes-Barre, Stone showed initial signs of success earning 36 points in 75 contests. As new forwards have been getting called up and given oppurtunities (Bisonette, Pesonen, Jeffrey, Minard), Stone's value in the Penguins' organization has been slowly diminishing, despite his ability to produce in the AHL.
Dany Sabourin will now become Dwayne Roloson's back-up in Edmonton. The Quebec native will return to Canada once again after a short stint with the Penguins. Sabourin had been unbeatable early in the season, but when Marc-Andre went down with injury, Dany did not perform as well as expected and the team began to struggle. This was a red-flag I'm sure for Ray Shero as the Penguins have been decimated with injuries and the back-ups will really need to perform now more than ever, thus the switch.
Mathieu Garon has been brought in for Sabourin to be Marc-Andre Fleury's back-up. What Garon brings to the table is experience as a back-up, and at a few points in his career, starting as well. Garon is now Fleury's official insurance policy, should the injury-prone Penguins squad lose their star goalie once again. Garon has struggled just a bit this season in Edmonton, but hasn't gotten the support he's needed to excel as Roloson's #2. This will shake things up for both rosters as a pretty even swap, back-up goalie for back-up goalie. Garon's best season was in 2007-2008 when he backstopped 47 games for the Oilers going 26-18-1 with a 2.66 gaa, .913 save%, and 4 shutouts. I imagine the Penguins will try and get Garon in and playing right away. Possibly as early as Sunday afternoon, depending on how Marc-Andre feels, or in the following game Tuesday night in Pittsburgh against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Ryan Stone was able to see limited playing time on the Penguins' senior squad this season due to injuries. He was unable to register a point in his two appearances, however he did have 5 shots on goal and a +/- rating of +1. He was a second round draft pick in 2003 where he then went on to put up 33 goals and 66 assists in 70 games for the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL. Once in Wilkes-Barre, Stone showed initial signs of success earning 36 points in 75 contests. As new forwards have been getting called up and given oppurtunities (Bisonette, Pesonen, Jeffrey, Minard), Stone's value in the Penguins' organization has been slowly diminishing, despite his ability to produce in the AHL.
Dany Sabourin will now become Dwayne Roloson's back-up in Edmonton. The Quebec native will return to Canada once again after a short stint with the Penguins. Sabourin had been unbeatable early in the season, but when Marc-Andre went down with injury, Dany did not perform as well as expected and the team began to struggle. This was a red-flag I'm sure for Ray Shero as the Penguins have been decimated with injuries and the back-ups will really need to perform now more than ever, thus the switch.
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