Rumor: Dan Cleary leaving

[ProPAIN]

I don't understand our signings today.
We're older.
We're softer.

We signed two guys that need first unit PP time to produce a damn thing

As you said "keep telling yourself that".

Add Tatar, Nyquist and Andersson full time. Cleary is gone. Filppula (who was god awful last season) is gone. Brunner who showed promise but lost his spot in the top 6 is probably gone. Alfredsson is for ONE YEAR. Weiss isn't even a year older than Flip. He'll be 35 by the end of his contract.

Holland had a great FA today.

 

[InjuredChoker]

I don't understand our signings today.
We're older.
We're softer.

We signed two guys that need first unit PP time to produce a damn thing

Alfie is not softer than Brunner.

Weiss and Flip are about was to me.

Cleary loss means some grit goes away but no one wanted him back anyway.

And I don't think many would choose someone like Morrow over Alfie.

Alfie is also on 1 year deal, great locker room guy and leader by reports and doesn't handicap us as Brunner signing might have done if he doesn't produce.

And next year one can insert Järnkrok for Alfie, or Jurco. No room if Brunner is there. So older for one year doesn't mean much to me.

I think that's the way Wings management sees it.

 

[DatsyukToZetterberg]

Sidney Crosby called Daniel Cleary this afternoon to sell Cleary on joining Penguins.

So... I guess we might be wrong about Danny.

 

[chances14]

Chris Nichols ‏@Nichols_NHLPool 1m

#Pens in the mix for Daniel Cleary. Sidney Crosby put in a call to him this afternoon, per @HeleneStJames.

 

[chances14]

it seems like the entire nhl is purposely trolling our board lol

 

[Brick Top]

Chris Nichols ‏@Nichols_NHLPool 1m

#Pens in the mix for Daniel Cleary. Sidney Crosby put in a call to him this afternoon, per @HeleneStJames.

This should be a cause for concern for the Pens... obviously Sid is still suffering some severe concussion-related symptoms.

 

[PullHard]

Sid might be our dark knight this offseason

 

[SoupNazi]

This should be a cause for concern for the Pens... obviously Sid is still suffering some severe concussion-related symptoms.

And dementia.

 

[Syckle78]

Crosby putting in a call to....... Cleary? Does he have a concussion and think it's 2009?

 

[LeighDx59]

Are we complaining? Let Pittsburgh have him!

 

[Syckle78]

This should be a cause for concern for the Pens... obviously Sid is still suffering some severe concussion-related symptoms.

Damn it, beat me it. Lol

 

[Amyklas]

Are we complaining? Let Pittsburgh have him!

more laughing at the possibility of NHL's golden boy calling Dan Cleary for anything other than a takeout order

 

[Brick Top]

Sid might be our dark knight this offseason

Good call- #87 just might be the hero Detroit needs.

 

[Syckle78]

A thank you Crosby chant would be hilarious if Cleary signs with Pittsburgh.

 

[LeighDx59]

Good call- #87 just might be the hero Detroit needs.

but not the one it wants

 

[crashman]

Chris Nichols ‏@Nichols_NHLPool 1m

#Pens in the mix for Daniel Cleary. Sidney Crosby put in a call to him this afternoon, per @HeleneStJames.

How could Cleary possibly take that phone call seriously? He's been around way too many real leaders to respect Sid. Hell, Cleary is more of a leader than Sid.

 

[Brick Top]

but not the one it wants

**** it, he's the hero I'll take if he gets Run DFC out of town

 

[bababooeyII]

How could Cleary possibly take that phone call seriously? He's been around way too many real leaders to respect Sid. Hell, Cleary is more of a leader than Sid.

Whether or not you like him or respect him he is the captain and leader of the Pens. He's essentially letting Cleary know he'll be embraced in the locker room etc. great move for a captain to do.

 

[LeighDx59]

**** it, he's the hero I'll take if he gets Run DFC out of town

Definately not disagreeing.

 

[Syckle78]

Run DFC hahah

 

[Henkka]

First time I like Crosby!

 

[ricky0034]

as happy as I am with how things have gone in general today i'm going to be really nervous until Cleary signs somewhere

extremely worried he'll end up back here

 

[odin1981]

Yeah I have been refreshing every 10 minutes all day long hoping dfc signs anywhere but here.

 

[VladTheImpaler]

more laughing at the possibility of NHL's golden boy calling Dan Cleary for anything other than a takeout order

 

[1st Line Interloper]

as happy as I am with how things have gone in general today i'm going to be really nervous until Cleary signs somewhere

extremely worried he'll end up back here

He needs to go to a contender, because at the trade deadline I will be so pissed if I see that the Red Wings traded a pick to reacquire Cleary.