GDT: 2014 NHL Trade Deadline Day (Wednesday, March 5th, 3pm ET) - Pens Only
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PensBandwagonerNo272*
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Darth Vitale
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I don't follow you... that's the TSN trade list so far. Did Hemsky just get traded or something? He's not on there as of last check.
Shady Machine
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As I said in the other thread, I'm all in on Kesler. He may not be the perfect fit and he may end up playing 3C most of the time, but he's a great player and will turn it on when it counts. He will definitely help this team and is signed for 2 more years. Knowing that Bylsma will trust him makes him worth the assets.
Sutter, Pouliot, + 1st. Yeah it's a really steep price but this is one time I want to see Shero trade prime assets.
Sutter, Pouliot, + 1st. Yeah it's a really steep price but this is one time I want to see Shero trade prime assets.
You said that you didn't like Rossi getting hits so I offered a way to avoid that...besides that, the TSN trackers tend to be very very good (even with the bandwith they will have to deal with tomorrow)
Ugene Magic
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You'll find out faster here. http://hfboards.mandatory.com/forumdisplay.php?f=3
They take awhile to get those up on TSN, well after it happen.
Shero better have a good plan B if that's true. That or he'll have to come up with a crazy amount of throw-ins to off-set the better centerpiece of a deal that Philly can offer.
I have a pretty strong aversion to Hemsky. Just doesn't seem like the kind of guy that would help this team come playoff time. He's soff, never shoots, and is a pure rental. Keep the assets and try to find the correct pieces this summer if need be.
I've never really understood the attraction to Hemsky. Just doesn't seem like a fit at all. Sure, he's a skilled guy, but he doesn't seem like the guy who'd help Sid's line, and he doesn't seem like a guy who is going to do damage come playoff time. Nevermind the Bylsma effect; he's a scoring line RW? Put him on the 4th line, LW.
I've never really understood the attraction to Hemsky. Just doesn't seem like a fit at all. Sure, he's a skilled guy, but he doesn't seem like the guy who'd help Sid's line, and he doesn't seem like a guy who is going to do damage come playoff time. Nevermind the Bylsma effect; he's a scoring line RW? Put him on the 4th line, LW.
Darth Vitale
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Ah. Well, a trade-tracker is an after-the-fact thing, but yes I agree most stuff on TSN is more worth linking to than anything Full Rossi writes.
MrBurghundy
I may be older but I'm never forgetting #47 & #41
I've heard people calll him soft, but Jiggy says he's 100% not soft... I usually trust his opinion on players. No offense.
Shady Machine
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Who decided that Hemsky was soff? Where did this myth originate? It's really getting out of hand now. Sure, he's not some big physical dude but he goes to the dirty areas and isn't afraid of physical contact. He definitely is not the soft, perimeter player that people invented around here.
Additionally, how could he not help Sid? The dude has wheels and really good playmaking ability. Honestly, I always thought of him as Hossa lite.
cheesedanish87
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https://twitter.com/benkuzma/status/440870315644559360
Kesler Trade Watch: Flyers playing "substantial offer" card in high-stakes poker game with Pens to acquire Kesler. Curious about Edler, too.
IMO Edler is the guy the Flyers should be making big offers for.
Kesler Trade Watch: Flyers playing "substantial offer" card in high-stakes poker game with Pens to acquire Kesler. Curious about Edler, too.
IMO Edler is the guy the Flyers should be making big offers for.
pensfan71
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Darth Vitale
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He's not the ideal fit but he is a very good rental option if the price is low (which it is).
Also:
As has been mentioned many times before, he's not that soft / is a pretty good player for the whole 200 feet. And he could easily play 3RW too to finally give us scoring depth on that line. And he doesn't need to shoot a lot if he's got good vision and playmaking ability, which he has... because Sid and Kunitz can bury the puck just fine. All he does is open up options for the first line / make them harder to defend. That's assuming we can't get Kesler.
As for pure rental, all depends on how smart we are about clearing deadweight salaries this summer. He could end up being a very important piece of this team the next few years. Sid doesn't need another James Neal, he needs someone who skates well and sees the ice well and can connect on quick passes. Hemsky does all that.
By Bylsma Logic, if we got both guys next year we would have:
Kunitz - Sid - Dupuis
Juice - Geno - Neal
Bennett - Kesler - Hemsky
(that would be a pretty lethal 3rd line / a 2nd line on most teams even misuing Dupuis)
By other logic you could have
Kunitz - Sid - Kesler
Juice - Geno - Neal
Dupuis - FA - Hemsky (also a potentially good third line, depending on who the C is)
Crafton
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two threads. awesome.
point of procedural order: what happens when i want to discuss a move that wasn't made by the penguins but i believe may have a potential impact on the penguins.
point of procedural order: what happens when i want to discuss a move that wasn't made by the penguins but i believe may have a potential impact on the penguins.
bathroomSTAAL
The halcyon days
bathroomSTAAL
The halcyon days
Mr Jiggyfly
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Bmac has hinted that the Pens offer even with DP may not be enough. He said they want a young pivot and Philly has three really attractive ones they can package up. It's basically Homer's call and I think he controls the situation because he has the exact pieces Gillis is asking for. Unless he realizes they need blueline help, but I doubt that.
We just have to hope Shero doesn't get caught with his pants down again, because Gillis will more than likely take this to 2:59 tom, then deal him to Philly or say j/k, I'm not dealing Kesler right now. He dicked around with Lou, so the history is there and Shero better be keenly aware of that.
MrBurghundy
I may be older but I'm never forgetting #47 & #41
Just get the band back together again. We should trade for TK and Cooke while we're at it.
2015 2nd back to SJ for TK, Despres for Cooke (just because), Sutter and Dumoulin for Staal.
Maybe we can pry Hal Gill away from Philly too.
Crafton
Liver-Eating Johnson
i was thinking brand new thread. i just HAVE to make sure everyone is kept in the loop.
MrBurghundy
I may be older but I'm never forgetting #47 & #41
But he would have the privilege of playing with the best two players in the world!
pensfan71
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I doubt he'd come here, but he might for NYR
So than NYR is out of the Kesler sweepstakes
Darth Vitale
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