Interesting swap for Pittsburgh - they get a young forward with upside in Okuliar but give up a solid defensive prospect in Pieniniemi. Kind of a gamble on their timeline, depends if they think Okuliar projects as a top-six guy or just depth.

People are going to overreact to this but it's too early to judge either player, Pieniniemi hasn't even gotten consistent minutes yet so let's see what happens.

Pittsburgh's blue line is already thin, why would they ship out a defenseman unless they're totally desperate for scoring depth? This feels like a panic move from Hextall.