Panthers-Swap Shuffle Sends Pieniniemi to Florida

Florida and Pittsburgh just did the classic prospect-for-prospect dance, and Emil Pieniniemi is the name moving south. The deal gives the Panthers a young defenseman to work with, while the Penguins land Oliver Okuliar and keep their lineup churn going. These are the kinds of quiet June moves that usually look minor until a couple of them suddenly aren’t. The paperwork is simple, but the real question is whether either front office just found the better side of the bet.