Trade deadline update

Ok, so no trade has officially gone down, but the Penguins did place forward Bill Thomas on waivers. If he clears, it is very likely that the Pens will reassign him to Wilks-Barre/Scranton.

However, why would they place him on waivers? Sure Crosby is ready to be activated again, but he was never on injured reserve, meaning that a player did not take his roster spot.

So with Thomas on waivers, the Penguins now have two roster spots open. Sean Avery is on re-entry waivers. Could the Pens be eying him? Or is there a larger deal in the works? The trade deadline is on Wednesday and with the Penguins hanging on to 8th place in the Eastern Conference, I would not be surprised if Shero made another move to bolster their offense.