He kept getting better (at Harvard). The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired defenseman John Marino from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for a conditional 2021 sixth-round draft pick, … Trade Analyzer; John Marino for John Marino; NHL Trade Analyzer. Fox was the one of the radar though in the same situation. See exactly which categories are affected, how positional rankings change, and which team improves the most. The Official Site of the Pittsburgh Penguins, by The Oilers will receive the draft pick if Marino signs in Pittsburgh or if the Penguins trade his rights. Trade Impact. So, in a vacuum, in comes Marino+ a seventh, out goes Gudbranson and a sixth. I’d rather they get ‘something’ for a wantaway asset than nothing at all. In what feels like a moment ago and a lifetime ago at the very same time, one year ago today the Penguins made what looked like a minor trade when they acquired the rights to John Marino. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Playing career. He got better. Marino, a native of North Easton, MA., has spent the past three years with Harvard. , Getty Images. John Marino D • PIT . They had a salary cap problem last summer, and Marino would provide the key to solving it. Stevens got the Pens to acquire him, they gave a sales job that he would have a chance to make the NHL team, and the rest as they say, is history. Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of John Marino, 1997-05-21 North Easton, MA, USA USA. You know, other than being so unattractive to incoming players that they’d rather wait out their obligation and sign somewhere else. Result: Marino signed an entry level contract. "John is a mobile defenceman who excels at moving the puck while also playing with an edge to his game," said Rutherford. All Rights Reserved. For the Pens, it was a stroke of genius. The Edmonton Oilers have traded D John Marino to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional sixth-round pick in 2021. You can’t make that stuff up, but the Pens and John Marino did it on a journey that started a year ago today. The Edmonton Oilers traded defenceman John Marino to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday for a conditional 2021 sixth-round pick. John Marino D • PIT . © NHL 2020. The next step is to work on getting a contract done with him.". To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. NHL and NHL team marks are the property of the NHL and its teams. Perhaps the fourth best defender on a decent but not great Harvard team. But wasn’t inclined to sign with Edmonton, who had higher drafted players at the same position like Evan Bouchard and Ethan Bear who would get him lost in the shuffle on a team not exactly known for developing a ton of defenders anyways. You could see he was just a steady player, a steady defenseman. If Marino elected to go back to Harvard for his senior season and then signed with a different NHL team, Pittsburgh wouldn’t have to give Edmonton anything at all. The Pittsburgh Penguins and pittsburghpenguins.com are trademarks of Lemieux Group, LP. And I really liked him.”. pittsburghpenguins.com is the official website of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marino was a sixth-round pick of the Oilers in 2015 and is currently unsigned. Yeah, that will do! That would have been Adam Fox, an eventual 2019-20 Calder finalist, who scored 48 points in 33 games that season. 22 year old NCAA defenseman seemed unlikely to sign in Edmonton, moved to Pittsburgh for conditional sixth round pick in 2021. All Trades. Marino, 22, was a former sixth-round pick of the Edmonton Oilers in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Edmonton Oilers Schedule, Roster, News, and Rumors | The Copper & Blue, Oilers trade D John Marino to Pittsburgh for Conditional Draft Pick.

So while much of the hockey world was preoccupied with those events and the spotlight on the Hobey Baker finalist in Fox, Marino was under the radar. I just always thought he was a pretty good player. The Edmonton Oilers have traded D John Marino to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional sixth-round pick in 2021. Hard to find too much fault here if that’s the case. Pittsburgh Penguins. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup and the word mark NHL Winter Classic are registered trademarks and NHL Stadium Series name and logo and the NHL Winter Classic logo are trademarks of the National Hockey League. Opinion: One more stimulus check from Congress won't be enough. 0.00. It appeared less and less likely that the young American rearguard would sign in Edmonton, so the Oilers have taken steps to avoid losing the asset for nothing. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. Sometimes these players blossom into NHL assets like Marino or Zach Aston-Reese. The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired defenseman John Marino from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for a conditional 2021 sixth-round draft pick, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Jim Rutherford. I do a lot of college free-agent stuff, so I see him play a lot. This is what will really help . Purchase a membership to see how this trade impacts both sides of the trade. But, that’s for another day. CAP HIT AFFECTING. DATE: TRADE DETAILS: Jul 26, 2019: Edmonton Oilers Acquire: 2021 conditional 6th round pick* (PIT) *Conditions: Pick is transferred if Marino signs an ELC prior to the 2021 draft, or if Pittsburgh were to trade his rights to another team prior to the 2021 draft. It was known he wasn’t going to sign with Calgary, so they dealt him to Carolina as a part of the bigger trade that sent Dougie Hamilton to Carolina for Elias Lindholm and Noah Hanifin.