Will You See Brendl or Lundmark in the Igloo?

By Jonathan Litterine
Neither Pavel Brendl or Jamie Lundmark have ever played in a regular season NHL game. Yet that might not matter. One of them might be the reason Jaromir Jagr becomes a New York Ranger. Many sources sight the Rangers have already offered Mike York and Tomas Kloucek for Jagr. Pens GM Craig Patrick is said to be holding out for either Lundmark or Brendl to be added to the deal. The decision then falls on Rangers GM Glen Sather.

With the recent signings of Barrett Heisten and Matt Kinch and the possible addition of Layne Ulmer, the Rangers could mortgage either Brendl or Lundmark. In my opinion I would hand away Lundmark first. The Rangers who never score much , could use the instant offense Brendl is known for. Yet with all those prospects just signed, a deep crop to begin with and the 10th overall pick in the 2001 Entry Draft, this deal seems like a no brainer to me.

Pens fans should be very happy if this deal goes through. Your getting a great young two way player in York, a injured , yet solid 6’3 defenseman in Kloucek and one of the best prospects in all of the NHL. All this for a guy your team can’t sign anyway. Both teams are winners if this deal happens. Keyword, IF this deal happens.