Salary Cap: '24-'25 Salary Thread: Crosbicles Volume MMXXV - Poolman and Poolparty?!?

[Gurglesons]

If you'd frame it like this rather than saying things like "he traded a 3rd to get out of McGinn's deal and got Kulikov back" and "he didn't trade a 1st" were positives for Hextall, we might believe you with that.

I'm fully willing to say that Hextall did a bad job and Dubas has done a bad job for the Penguins. You seem intent on saying Dubas sucked while trying to grasp at moves to justify why Hextall was better than Dubas.

For a team focused on competing like us but retooling 1sts should only be moved for younger impact forwards that you can recycle into additional picks in my eyes.

That’s why I give Hextall marks for understanding a 1st was more valuable than a Miller or Chychrun add.

Dubas moving a first and letting the team flatline was incredibly bad.

If you cannot understand that, then it’s not worth discussing anymore.

Dubas is getting props for me via Jarry.

 

[Khelandros]

As @Empoleon8771 stated the Rakell trade was good and some of his picks look good.

The Carter trade I would also say was good. Extending him was not.

The one does not outweigh all the bad.

History of hockey trades by general manager Ron Hextall - NHL Trade Tracker

 

[Turin]

The discourse about Hextall's pros and cons are moot because his 2022 offseason then 2023 season was so indefensible.

 

[Turin]

Man Vancouver is gonna wait so long to pull the trigger on MP they'll actually just be sellers and change their mind. They stink!

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

The discourse about Hextall's pros and cons are moot because his 2022 offseason then 2023 season was so indefensible.

There's this weird desire to be like "yeah Hextall sucked shit, but..." There's no need for the but. Just like there's no need to dig further than "yeah Dubas has sucked shit." Hextall was dogshit. Dubas has been dogshit so far. /shrug

Just accept it and hope by some miracle Dubas actually manages so navigate the post-Sid era well, cuz he sure as shit isn't navigating the end of the era well by continuing to pick this middle of the road, noncommittal, cowardly bullshit strategy.

 

[Gurglesons]

The one does not outweigh all the bad.

History of hockey trades by general manager Ron Hextall - NHL Trade Tracker

Honestly see very little issues outside of Granlund.

Now let’s do Dubas. Seth Jarvis to get out of Patrick Marleau. 1st for Nick Foligno. Trevor Moore to get Jack Campbell. Sam Dickinson for EK65. Yikes!!!!!

 

[HandshakeLine]

The only things in this hockey world worth admiring are power forwards, a good hit, and the occasional superstar.

I still cannot imagine rooting for a GM.

 

[Pancakes]

The one does not outweigh all the bad.

History of hockey trades by general manager Ron Hextall - NHL Trade Tracker

Of course not but my point is sometimes bad gms do good things. People being fully doom and gloom with Dubas should realize that. He might accidentally hit a few home runs. Even the bad gms usually do.