The Penguins added defenseman Jordan Leopold and winger Alexei Ponikarovsky over the past two days; Alan Smodic and Matthew Rudzki chime in with their opinionated takes on Ray Shero’s acquisitions before the trade deadline.

There’s only one sure-fire way to sell papers in Titletahn and that’s stir up unneeded controversy in a locker room. That’s exactly what the PG’s Ron Cook and the Trib’s Rob Rossi have done recently.