Salary Cap: '24-'25 Salary Thread: Crosbicles Volume MMXXVI: Sid is Still Goat

[IcedCapp]

Y’all goofy. If Dubas wants to maximize value, what works better. “Damn, we blow. Can’t wait to get rid of Raks and Schenn, and, if I’m being honest, my wife has been nagging me, too. She’s on the block.”

Or

“We don’t need to trade anyone. They’re good. We need em. You’ll have to really give me something good. Especially for my wife”

 

[pensfan71]

Honestly, there are so many teams that need a Novak+Schenn combo. Toronto being one.

Novak+Schenn
for
Kampf/Jarnkrok+Robertson+Cowen/Minten+2025 2nd

Something like that.

HFPens as a collective if that happens

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I do think he gets moved at some point in the next 24hrs, the prices are too high to not pounce...LA, Ottawa, Utah, Toronto, WSH, etc. So many places can use him right now

I'm gonna be mad at you personally, pensfan71, if Dubas does the dumbest thing possible and hangs on to him.

 

[Sideline]

I think Luke Schenn is more so viewed as an asset that is a good guy in the room.

He also has more cups than anyone besides the core.

Oh I don't mind Schenn as a veteran guy that they can count on to be a pro in the room and maybe flip for something at the deadline next year. I was more laughing at the idea that 35 year Luke Schenn with 1.5 years left on his contract is what will help the Penguins "urgently work to get this team back into contention in the next few seasons."

 

[Turin]

Honestly, there are so many teams that need a Novak+Schenn combo. Toronto being one.

Novak+Schenn
for
Kampf/Jarnkrok+Robertson+Cowen/Minten+2025 2nd

Something like that.

But why wouldn't Nashville just do that? lol

 

[pensfan71]

I'm gonna be mad at you personally, pensfan71, if Dubas does the dumbest thing possible and hangs on to him.

Hahaha I'll take the brunt of it

 

[DesertedPenguin]

But why wouldn't Nashville just do that? lol

Because Trotz isn't a good GM.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Apologies for bringing up "rebuilding value" again, but Novak is a guy I'd probably be more inclined to keep than trade right now. If you trade Rakell for futures, he's the guy I slide up to Crosby's LW to pump up his production and value.

He has a career average of 20 goals and 48 points per 82 games. Play him with Crosby after you trade Rakell and Novak likely gets a huge bump in production and value. My bigger question with this is who is playing with Malkin if you do that?

 

[IcedCapp]

Novak is like two years younger than bunting, too. Youth movement

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I forget which team it was but wasn't some of the talk about potential Rakell destinations, the team(s) needing a center more so than Rakell?

Maybe Novak and Rakell gets the ball rolling for a big return or something, I dunno.

 

[pensfan71]

Oh I don't mind Schenn as a veteran guy that they can count on to be a pro in the room and maybe flip for something at the deadline next year. I was more laughing at the idea that 35 year Luke Schenn with 1.5 years left on his contract is what will help the Penguins "urgently work to get this team back into contention in the next few seasons."

I think he's speaking to other teams for that part tbh

 

[Turin]

Because Trotz isn't a good GM.

True, but I don't know if he's so bad he values Bunting more than Toronto's best prospects.

Either way, I don't really wanna trade Novak baring an overpay.

 

[IcedCapp]

Apologies for bringing up "rebuilding value" again, but Novak is a guy I'd probably be more inclined to keep than trade right now. If you trade Rakell for futures, he's the guy I slide up to Crosby's LW to pump up his production and value.

He has a career average of 20 goals and 48 points per 82 games. Play him with Crosby after you trade Rakell and Novak likely gets a huge bump in production and value. My bigger question with this is who is playing with Malkin if you do that?

If Sid gets Novak, it’s only fair that Geno gets Schenn

 

[pensfan71]

I forget which team it was but wasn't some of the talk about potential Rakell destinations, the team(s) needing a center more so than Rakell?

Maybe Novak and Rakell gets the ball rolling for a big return or something, I dunno.

Jersey

Add Minny, Toronto and WSH to that too

 

[Sideline]

True, but I don't know if he's so bad he values Bunting more than Toronto's best prospects.

Either way, I don't really wanna trade Novak baring an overpay.

It could be a case that Toronto needs a team to take back bad money with term. Like Max Domi or Ryan Reeves aren't going to fit in a team with delusions of making the playoffs next year and by all accounts Nashville thinks they can turn the ship around.

 

[Lustaf]

But why wouldn't Nashville just do that? lol

They don't have calling to Canada included in their cell phone plan.

 

[pensfan71]

Anyone on here could be interested in Novak + Raks

 

[Empoleon8771]

But why wouldn't Nashville just do that? lol

Nashville doesn't have any retention slots left and I figure that Schenn's value would be a lot higher at 50% retained than full salary.

 

[Gurglesons]

there is absolutely no reason you move Novak. He is tailor made for Sullivan’s system and will be over played.

 

[Turin]

there is absolutely no reason you move Novak. He is tailor made for Sullivan’s system and will be over played.

Build up his value for next year at the least, teams want centers every deadline and there's always only like 2 available.

 

[Empoleon8771]

there is absolutely no reason you move Novak. He is tailor made for Sullivan’s system and will be over played.

I'm really curious for how they plan on using him. I can see him being used as any of a Rakell replacement on L1, Bunting replacement on L2 or a 3C at his natural position. It will probably just be a Bunting replacement but I think there are options there.

 

[Coastal Kev]

Officially official

This happened??? Is this good? I dont' know Novak

 

[pensfan71]

C'mon Dobby, do more...gimme the Beau trade we're all anxious for

 

[Malkinstheman]

Is Novak even really a center? Faceoff % is only 43% and he doesn't even take that many

 

[Jacob]

Look at Novak’s hit totals lol. You gotta go out of your way to hit that little. I’m sure he’s an effective player but that + he also blows on faceoffs.