Two trades were made at the deadline last season to bring a gritty, scoring winger onto Sidney Crosbys line. As you saw the finished product, Guerin and Kunitz turned out pretty good. Yet, one of those wingers, will more then likely be here for only one more year. Guerin is 39 with a one year contract, as he hopes to go out on top and leave the game. So the question pops up once again, who will wing for Sid? When Shero made the trade to aquire Kunitz, he insisted that Aneheim throw in prospect Eric Tangradi. When Aneheim agreed to this, the cops should of been called. This was robbery at its finest. Tangradi is a big body, similar to Ryan Malone, yet there is a huge difference between these 2. Tangradi has an incredible skill set and a great set of hands. He is able to bury the puck on slick passes, which is Crosby's specialty. Tangradi finished 2nd in the OHL in scoring with 88 points, only behind the #1 overall pick, John Tavares. There could be one downfall to what sounds like something that is too good to be true. Tangradi has a slight temper problem that has cost him in his past. At the 2008 World Junior Championships, Tangradi hit an opposing player skating by with his skate blade. He was not disciplined, but it caused and uproar about his image. Just 2 months later in a regular season OHL game, he threw 5 water bottles on the ice because he thought a penalty should be called on the opposing game. This cost him 5 games, and possibly money in the future. I believe his maturity will come with age, as he is still a 20 year old player, and fiesty, wanting to make a NHL roster. Look for Tangredi in the next 2 years to be playing on the Left Wing, along with Crosby, to open the Consol Energy Center.
