Mailbag: Penguins' deadline moves, Thompson's new contract with Capitals
In fact, as Friedman also pointed out, in August the St. Louis Blues were able to satisfy the offer-sheet compensation for defenseman Philip Broberg by reacquiring their own second-round draft pick from the Pittsburgh Penguins. That went to the Edmonton Oilers when they declined to match the two-year offer sheet Broberg signed with the Blues.