Fair deal. Friedman fits better on this Canucks roster than Rathbone so far. Different types of players and sure Rathbone has more offensive upside but that has yet to translate at the NHL level. Fell to #7 on LD depth for the Canucks.
Pittsburgh wins as only Rathbone has a shot at ever being an NHL regular. While Juulsen hasnt looked great after just 2 games this season- Freidman isnt a significant upgrade at all.
This went from a fair trade to an easy Canucks win. Rathbone is doing worse in Wilkes-BarreScranton than he was in Abbotsford, while Freidman is defensively solid in Vancouver. He's not scoring many points, but you are not worried when he's on the ice either. I think every team would like someone like him on the 3rd pair.