Salary Cap: Dr Dubas Cap Thread: He wants the Nurse

[Jag68Sid87]

My worry is that Rakell and Novak are guys teams look at once FA is done and they missed on their targets. Which means you can use any draft capital this year to move up. IF they want to pull triggers, today (and tomorrow before 5pm) is the time.

It would not be terrible to start positioning yourself better for the '27 draft. I mean, I want Viggo but if that cannot happen then position yourself for Alexis Joseph and co.

 

[SEALBound]

Can't wait for "Press Conference at 3pm ET" for Dubas to say "we're done until mid-July".

 

[TojoP]

I think Penguins fans overrate the hell out of Broz. He's turning 24 and he has 1 game of NHL experience.

I've felt that way for years. Broz might make it as a bottom of the lineup guy but that's about it. Other than his last year of college he's been pretty pedestrian since drafted, but he's lived off that reputation wise.

 

[Jag68Sid87]

Any truth to the rumor he uses a right handed stick flipped upside down?

Just wait until he lights the score sheet on fire!

 

[eXile3]

People absolutely overrate Broz.

 

[Koivunsons]

I have a feeling people are expecting Dubas to have way bigger of a summer than he's going to actually have. The only odd thing with this year is the market is screwed, so he may not be able to pull off those Wotherspoon/Mantha/Brazeau contracts this year, but I'd expect most of his trades to be smaller moves like the Lapierre trade. I hope he goes all-in for someone like Nikishin, but I don't think it's going to happen.

I'm not expecting anything from Dubas.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I've felt that way for years. Broz might make it as a bottom of the lineup guy but that's about it. Other than his last year of college he's been pretty pedestrian since drafted, but he's lived off that reputation wise.

And even his college production was just fine, he was the 4th leading scorer on his team in his junior year when he had 40 points in 43 games.

I think people saw the Penguins hit on Blueger, who was also a 2nd rounder center with similar college production, and concluded "Broz will definitely be the next Blueger". But then they ignore that Blueger panned out because he could cut it as a defensive 4C, which isn't Broz's game.

 

[Koivunsons]

I mean, I don't have any faith in our system developing any players at this point.

 

[Sidgeni Malkby]

I'm not expecting anything from Dubas.

Why do you say that?

You know his specialty is the sub-30, "change of scenery" opportunities.

*edit* Players have to be good to be developed. We are sometimes trying squeeze water out of a stone :/.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

My worry is that Rakell and Novak are guys teams look at once FA is done and they missed on their targets. Which means you can use any draft capital this year to move up. IF they want to pull triggers, today (and tomorrow before 5pm) is the time.

Draft capital is valuable in the future, too. It doesn't have to be used this weekend.

 

[Koivunsons]

Why do you say that?

You know his specialty is the sub-30, "change of scenery" opportunities.

*edit* Players have to be good to be developed. We are sometimes trying squeeze water out of a stone :/.

Because I don't think he's committed to anything so I have no idea what he'd be doing.

 

[eXile3]

I don’t think Dubas is going to force anything. I thought he would do something larger but maybe all the deals dried up and the prices were too expensive.

 

[Coastal Kev]

I don’t think Dubas is going to force anything. I thought he would do something larger but maybe all the deals dried up and the prices were too expensive.

Then he'll be proven to be a failure. There is not point keeping Raks and or Rust, EK or any other vet that you can gain assets with.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

I mean, I don't have any faith in our system developing any players at this point.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I don’t think Dubas is going to force anything. I thought he would do something larger but maybe all the deals dried up and the prices were too expensive.

I also don't think any insider has any idea what he's doing, because all of his moves seem pretty quiet and out of left field. Even with the Chinakhov rumors, I don't think the Penguins were ever officially linked to him by insiders.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

I also don't think any insider has any idea what he's doing, because all of his moves seem pretty quiet and out of left field. Even with the Chinakhov rumors, I don't think the Penguins were ever officially linked to him by insiders.

Just look at Lapierre. It materialized in minutes today.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Just look at Lapierre. It materialized in minutes today.

This is also another smaller factor in why I've grown pretty skeptical that Dubas ends up trading for Nurse. If the Penguins were actually interested in Nurse, we wouldn't be hearing nearly as much noise from insiders about them as we are. It supports all of these leaks are coming out of Edmonton because Dubas runs a tight ship.

 

[66-30-33]

I hope we don’t ever hear rumors of Petts coming here and he comes here.

 

[K Fleur]

This is also another smaller factor in why I've grown pretty skeptical that Dubas ends up trading for Nurse. If the Penguins were actually interested in Nurse, we wouldn't be hearing nearly as much noise from insiders about them as we are. It supports all of these leaks are coming out of Edmonton because Dubas runs a tight ship.

I’m heartbroken for you.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

This is also another smaller factor in why I've grown pretty skeptical that Dubas ends up trading for Nurse. If the Penguins were actually interested in Nurse, we wouldn't be hearing nearly as much noise from insiders about them as we are. It supports all of these leaks are coming out of Edmonton because Dubas runs a tight ship.

Yeah. There have been times when people have speculated about a fit. The Jarry trade with Edmonton and the Pettersson trade with Vancouver come to mind. But there were never any hard rumors about returns or indications of real interest until there was suddenly a finished deal.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

imagine if JR was still at the helm for this market

 

[sauce66871]

I don’t want to think too far ahead, but with the Lapierre acquisition, could there be any chance in seeing Kindel as the 2C, and Novak being moved out this offseason in a package? Whether it’s moving up in the draft, a higher impact forward or defensive help?

 

[Jag68Sid87]

I don’t think Dubas is going to force anything. I thought he would do something larger but maybe all the deals dried up and the prices were too expensive.

IMO he is shopping in the right aisles for where we are as a franchise.

 

[SEALBound]

I don’t want to think too far ahead, but with the Lapierre acquisition, could there be any chance in seeing Kindel as the 2C, and Novak being moved out this offseason in a package? Whether it’s moving up in the draft, a higher impact forward or defensive help?

It would be my stronger preference to send Novak out as a center and get a solid pick or RW back. Then possibly have Malkin return to 2C.

Kindel to 2C isn't out of the question but I imagine the majority of us would want him at 3C just a bit longer before being burdened with 2nd line duties.

 

[plaidchuck]

I don’t want to think too far ahead, but with the Lapierre acquisition, could there be any chance in seeing Kindel as the 2C, and Novak being moved out this offseason in a package? Whether it’s moving up in the draft, a higher impact forward or defensive help?

To be honest if Kindel can't be 2C, get rid of him while you can. The last thing this team needs to worry about the next 5+ years is bottom 6 C depth.