Iginla to Pittsburgh

As most of you know, the Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired Jarome Iginla from the Calgary Flames for the rights to F Kenneth Agostini, F Ben Hanowski, and Pittsbrugh's 2013 1st Round Draft Pick. Agostini is currently playing at Yale and Hanowski is playing at St. Cloud State.

TSN reported Wednesday night that Iginla was headed to Boston in a similar deal. In fact, Calgary GM Jay Feaster and Boston GM Peter Chiarelli agreed to a deal in principle earlier in the day. This changed around 12:30 AM ET, The Flames announced that instead of trading their captain to the Bruins, he would head to the Penguins. It has now been confirmed that Iginla preferred Pittsburgh over Boston stating that he couldn't pass up the chance to play with the best two players in the world.

It is not known right now when Iginla will arrive in the Steel City because of immigration. When he does arrive though, it will be interesting to watch where Penguins' head coach Dan Bylsma fits Iginla into the lineup. Iginla played on Crosby's line at the 2010 Olympics, but the Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis line is the hottest in hockey, so expect to see Iginla somewhere else in the lineup.

Pittsburgh Trades

Ray Shero, General Manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins, has been dealing assets left and right lately.The first trade came Sunday night when The Penguins sent defenseman Joe Morrow and 2013 5th Round Draft Pick to Dallas for left wing Brenden Morrow (no relation) and 2013 3rd Round Draft Pick.

This morning, the Penguins made another move with the San Jose Sharks. Pittsburgh was able to make a deal for defenseman Douglas Murray in exchange for 2013 2nd Round Draft pick and a conditional 2014 2nd Round Pick.

Blue Jackets

Per Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch has reported that four teams have sent scouts to the game in Columbus tonight versus the Oilers. Those teams are Colorado, Los Angeles, NY Rangers, and Ottawa. There was also a report out of Pittsburgh from Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that the Penguins may be interested in Jack Johnson.

Evgeni Malkin

If you've been wondering what Evgeni Malkin has been doing, here you go. Malkin has 21 points (4 G; 17 A) on the season for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He is second on the team in assists and third in points. The reigning Hart Memorial, Ted Lindsay, and Art Ross Trophy winner is currently on the injured reserve due to a concussion he suffered Friday, February 22 against the Florida Panthers. There is no time table of return at this time.