The Pittsburgh Penguins traded defenseman Philip Samuelsson to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for forward Rob Klinkhammer and a conditional draft pick.
Klinkhammer, a 6-foot-3, 214-pound left wing has three goals and in 19 games this season. Last season he set career highs with 11 goals and 20 points in 72 games. Injuries have left the Penguins thin at forward. Pascal Dupuis (blood clot), Chris Kunitz (foot) and Beau Bennett (lower body) are out, and Patric Hornqvist left the Penguins' game Thursday against the Vancouver Canucks in the second period after a hit by the Canucks' Ryan Stanton. Penguins coach Mike Johnston said Hornqvist was being evaluated Friday to determine his health, according to the Penguins website. In 129 NHL games with the Chicago Blackhawks, Ottawa Senators and Coyotes, Klinkhammer, 28, has 19 goals and 36 points. Samuelsson, 23, was a second-round pick (No. 61) by the Penguins in the 2009 NHL Draft. He made his NHL debut last season, with five shots on goal and a minus-1 rating in five games. In 22 games this season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Pittsburgh's American Hockey League team, the 6-foot-2, 194-pound defender has four assists and a minus-3 rating.
In Arizona he'll join his younger brother Henrik Samuelsson a first-round pick (No. 27) of the Coyotes in 2012. Henrik plays for the Coyotes' AHL team, the Portland Pirates. The Coyotes also recalled defenseman Andrew Campbell and forward Jordan Martinook from Portland of the AHL and sent down defenseman David Schlemko. Its still seems a strange trade, with Klinkhammer's lack of points hardly inspiring for the Pen's offense. However with him finally getting to play alongside some quality team-mates for once, maybe his numbers can improve.
Whilst at Chicago Klinkhammer appeared to steal one of my Cats:
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