Pionk proving to be valuable addition to Jets' blue line

[ASFN Admin]

A big part of this season's success for the Winnipeg Jets has been getting a lot out of players who wouldn't normally be put in tough situations. The one player who might exemplify this most is Neal Pionk. Acquired as part of the return in the trade that sent Jacob Trouba to Broadway, it would have been crazy to expect Pionk to take up the second-most minutes on the blue line, but that's exactly how he's being used. Pionk played the second-most minutes on the New York Rangers' blue line last year, but in doing so he was soundly eviscerated on the defensive end. So, he looked like a depth addition for the Jets to be put in a situation where he was most likely to succeed. On the surface, Pionk's

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