Why would Ottawa trade for that dog ass contract?

Schenn and 3rd clears

we pay for a worse, more expencive defenceman?

nucks decline and burn the phone

I find it hard to believe Rutta is worse than this. I'd rather have Ruhwedel or Friedman get be 3RD than Schenn.

Penguins add in guentzel to wings trade

have you seen the team he is on, he is on one of the worst teams in the league, of course his WAR rating is going to be skewed

I like rust but I don't love that contract

I'm fairly certain that these cards minimize the impact a player's teammates have. So the low numbers don't come from being a Canuck, they come from being Luke Schenn.
Even still, the Pens' poor defense isn't going to be fixed by aquiring a 3rd pairing defenseman from a different team that's terrible at defense.