Haha yeah. I guess the way I worded that is wrong. They should be closely evaluating him in regards to the trade deadline and playoffs coming up. Should, but won't most likely.
Recalled/Assigned: Despres sent to WBS
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Haha yeah. I guess the way I worded that is wrong. They should be closely evaluating him in regards to the trade deadline and playoffs coming up. Should, but won't most likely.
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It was inevitable he was going back to WBS once everyone got healthy. I don't necessarily have a problem with that. It's simply a numbers game at this point. Too many dmen, not enough spots. My problem is how the coaching staff has constantly screwed around with him. He's the best dman one game, the next he's benched, Deryk ****ing Engelland getting the most TOI while Simon getting the least. Watching Orpik and Letang make a shocking amount of mistakes on the ice from the press box on a game-to-game basis with no accountability. Stuff like that must make Despres wonder if this entire organization is on drugs.
A small part of me wants to see him moved just to see what he says about the organization once he's gone. I'd be very curious to hear his comments.
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This is my projection for next year:
CAPGEEK.COM ARMCHAIR GM ROSTER
CapGeek Armchair GM Roster
FORWARDS
Chris Kunitz ($3.850m) / Sidney Crosby ($8.700m) / Pascal Dupuis ($3.750m)
Tanner Glass ($1.250m) / Evgeni Malkin ($9.500m) / James Neal ($5.000m)
Craig Adams ($0.700m) / Brandon Sutter ($3.000m) / Beau Bennett ($0.900m)
Zach Sill ($0.605m) / Joe Vitale ($0.550m) / Jayson Megna ($0.874m)
DEFENSEMEN
Kris Letang ($7.250m) / Rob Scuderi ($3.375m)
Paul Martin ($5.000m) / Brooks Orpik ($5.000m)
Matt Niskanen ($3.500m) / Olli Maatta ($0.894m)
Deryk Engelland ($1.500m) /
GOALTENDERS
Marc-Andre Fleury ($5.000m)
Jeff Zatkoff ($0.600m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(estimations for 2014-15)
SALARY CAP: $71,100,000; CAP PAYROLL: $70,798,292; BONUSES: $0
CAP SPACE (21-man roster): $301,708
So yeah, I don't see Despres fitting in anywhere.
Orpik: 5x5
Nisky: 3.5x3
Glass: 1.5x2
Engo: 1.5x3
CAPGEEK.COM ARMCHAIR GM ROSTER
CapGeek Armchair GM Roster
FORWARDS
Chris Kunitz ($3.850m) / Sidney Crosby ($8.700m) / Pascal Dupuis ($3.750m)
Tanner Glass ($1.250m) / Evgeni Malkin ($9.500m) / James Neal ($5.000m)
Craig Adams ($0.700m) / Brandon Sutter ($3.000m) / Beau Bennett ($0.900m)
Zach Sill ($0.605m) / Joe Vitale ($0.550m) / Jayson Megna ($0.874m)
DEFENSEMEN
Kris Letang ($7.250m) / Rob Scuderi ($3.375m)
Paul Martin ($5.000m) / Brooks Orpik ($5.000m)
Matt Niskanen ($3.500m) / Olli Maatta ($0.894m)
Deryk Engelland ($1.500m) /
GOALTENDERS
Marc-Andre Fleury ($5.000m)
Jeff Zatkoff ($0.600m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(estimations for 2014-15)
SALARY CAP: $71,100,000; CAP PAYROLL: $70,798,292; BONUSES: $0
CAP SPACE (21-man roster): $301,708
So yeah, I don't see Despres fitting in anywhere.
Orpik: 5x5
Nisky: 3.5x3
Glass: 1.5x2
Engo: 1.5x3
Lustaf
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What the hell is this? Glass is not going to be on the second line. The Pens aren't going to re-sign BOTH Orpik and Nisky. It's going to be 1 of them or neither.
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Look at me with a straight face and tell me, knowing Shero and Bylsma full well, that what I proposed is impossible.
Bylsma...resigned despite everything. Glass kept...despite everything. Adams resigned...despite everything. Orpik is still here...despite everything. Dupuis...resigned despite everything...glued to Sid's hip.
Sing it with me now! "We are Fam-i-ly! I got all my brothas and sistas with me! We are Fam-i-ly!"
Bylsma is just begging for a reason to get Glass back and promote both him and Adams. Knowing Shero lately...it will happen.
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I'd like to know this as well. The assumption is until next season. But I thought he was getting close to the GP barrier.
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Despres would have to clear waivers next year. He either makes the team or gets traded sometime before then. He can't stay in the minors, and he obviously would not clear waivers. Has much higher trade value than a guy like Strait, so there's a market for him, obviously.
No offense, but no F*ing chance that's the line-up. The Pens are NOT going to pay Orpik anywhere close to $5million/year (if they event want to retain him at all, which I have my doubts about), and even if they did, they would NEVER go for a 5 year term on a player of his age.
Niskanen is going to make more than $3.5. See Matt Carle, who isn't even as good as Niskanen and was signed when there was a lower cap. He will get closer to $4-$4.5 million/year. Thus, if the Pens were to retain someone, it would be Orpik OR Niskanen, not both. To me, it's not even close.
AND, you're forgetting about Paul Matrin. If we were to re-sign Orpik to that F*ing ridiculous deal, we would never be able to sign the much superior Paul Martin. So forget it.
And finally: Engelland is a guy who I think is going to walk, because on another team, he will get $2+ million/year. There are a lot of teams that could use a big, tough right handed defenseman. In particular, I see teams like Calgary and Edmonton (as just a couple of examples) of teams that would overpay to get a guy with size, toughness and veteran experience to help with their rebuild and bring young kids along. Engo will be priced out of our range in a similar way that Talbot was, but to a greater degree. I would like to retain him as a 12th forward who could also play D, but I see him as a guy who would rather take more $ to be a top-4 Dman somewhere.
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If this happens I will probably not renew CI. Probably the key word being a Pens fan since '67 but I am having a problem watching this year and it has everything to do with DB and if Brooks gets signed for 5 years than with RS as well.
Easy to say now and I am sure I would still watch but I have never been so frustrated watching the Pens than this year. And look at their record.
Look at me with a straight face and tell me, knowing Shero and Bylsma full well, that what I proposed is impossible.
Bylsma...resigned despite everything. Glass kept...despite everything. Adams resigned...despite everything. Orpik is still here...despite everything. Dupuis...resigned despite everything...glued to Sid's hip.
Sing it with me now! "We are Fam-i-ly! I got all my brothas and sistas with me! We are Fam-i-ly!"
Bylsma is just begging for a reason to get Glass back and promote both him and Adams. Knowing Shero lately...it will happen.
It's not impossible. ****, Shero might resign Jokinen just to finish me off.
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