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

[Koivunsons]

Fair but I think you know you'll need to get a good DFD to pair with Brunicke, so I wouldn't mind prioritizing getting a guy like that to hopefully lock in your 2nd pair long-term. Being able to pull off a guy like Guhle to set up your 2nd pair to be Guhle-Brunicke for the next decade would be really nice to accomplish.

I don’t think we need a DFD to pair with Brunicke. His game is a two way guy. It’s why I don’t mind Girard playing with him.

 

[Koivunsons]

FYI, gents, this is why I was proposing playing Letang on his off side. It's not a great option, but if you're struggling to find a good fit at LD, I'd rather make the 38 year old uncomfortable for a season or so than move someone else, not acquire a good fit, or stunt Brunicke's growth.

No.

 

[Epic Neal Time]

Let's get nuts

PIT:

2026 1st (LA) 17th overall

2027 1st (LA) - top 10 protected

2028 1st (EDM) - top 10 protected

Brian Dumoulin

Alex Laferriere

Isaac Howard



LA:

Darnell Nurse

Rickard Rakell

Parker Wotherspoon



Edmonton:

Bryan Rust

Owen Pickering

2026 2nd (LA)

 

[Factorial]

She's relatively attractive. That's why people are largely upset. Has nothing to do with skill.

Who is upset?

She was on the Golf Channel before getting laid off there before coming to the Pgh so she'll be fine.

 

[MrBrightside]

Compared to others that have done Penguins games, she was pretty poor. Potash is weird, but from a technical standpoint and delivery, he's solid. Rob King was always good. Trenni Kusnierik, going back some years, was good. And Hannah Mears, who does Pirates games, is definitely better than Hailey.

Feels like there's a story here.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Robby I'm sorry to break this to you, but she's not going to sleep with you just because you posted a tweet defending her

 

[DesertedPenguin]

Who is upset?

She was on the Golf Channel before getting laid off there before coming to the Pgh so she'll be fine.

People on social media aren't taking it well, especially the lovely folks on Twitter and Reddit.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

Feels like there's a story here.

Robby was the male version of Hailey.

Just not good enough.

 

[Koivunsons]

Robby I'm sorry to break this to you, but she's not going to sleep with you just because you posted a tweet defending her

Dude that hits on people in their DMs take

 

[Empoleon8771]

Dude that hits on people in their DMs take

I'm still waiting on you to eat the sock like you said you would.

The only thing I hit on nowadays is a firearm that's looking mighty attractive to kiss.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

I'd much rather go for McTavish than most of the ideas I see. At least that would be trying to get a young center.

Agreed. 6.02, 220 pounds and turned 23 years old. I mean he is exactly the type of player we need to target. Look at Zegras, a change of scenery was what he needed, probably the same with Mason.

 

[Khelandros]

I think he had a great year in 2025. I don't see much fantastic about his year last year. It was fine.

He is a very up and down player who vacillates between good to very good seasons and down seasons and has some dietary/health issues that cause him to miss games pretty consistently. He is on a good contract and has some position flexibility. He is 33.

I don't think I am underrating him at all. I think he is what he is. That isn't bad but I don't think he is drawing a first, anymore. But Dubas has pants'd other GMs before so maybe he does again I dunno.

People are very weird about the complimentary players on this team. This team hasn't done diddly in a longggggggggg time. I do not understand the sentiment if I am being honest.

Are you really shitting on a 24-24-48 season from a guy that broke his hand blocking a shot and missed 22 games because of it?

Super future captain Rusty Trombone scored 29 last season, who missed 12 games, 3 of which were for a stupid head shot suspension.

 

[Koivunsons]

Agreed. 6.02, 220 pounds and turned 23 years old. I mean he is exactly the type of player we need to target. Look at Zegras, a change of scenery was what he needed, probably the same with Mason.

Zegras sucks ass.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Zegras sucks ass.

He had a career year and was 24 at the time if the trade. I get you don't like him, but only Crosby on the Pens had more pts than him last season. Didn't cost the flyers much either. I would 100% trade for McTavish if the price is affordable

 

[Malkinstheman]

Pens might be the only team that can/will take on EP40's entire contract. With an owner like the Aquilini's, that might mean trading him away for nearly nothing

 

[Koivunsons]

He had a career year and was 24 at the time if the trade. I get you don't like him, but only Crosby on the Pens had more pts than him last season. Didn't cost the flyers much either. I would 100% trade for McTavish if the price is affordable

Neat. Bad players have good seasons.

He’s a total clown. f*** that kid. I’d be fine exploring a McTavish trade, but he’s going to be playing wing not center and his foot speed is a huge concern.