Rumor: Dubas has told other teams "everyone is available, except 87."”

[GirardSpinorama]

Meh, either it works or they're hitting rebuild mode anyway. Not that much to lose.

Pens didnt really even need a GM if failure/bad moves doesnt even matter.

 

[SomeDude]

I'd also like to point out that Granlund had a bad stretch while being utilized completely wrong by Sullivan.

Who would have thought that a small offensive playmaker would look out of place when utilized as though he's a gritty defensive-minded shutdown player? Everyone except Mike "Dumbass" Sullivan, apparently.

Granlund got run out of Pittsburgh because fans were expecting a big move for a last run and Hextall disappointed them by getting him. Then Sullivan does what he does and used him horribly.

He’s not a bad player but he’s also not as good as his numbers look playing on a terrible SJ. The irony is if the Pens kept him and Sully wasn’t an idiot we could be primed to get a big return for him like SJ will this deadline.

Just such mismanagement from top to bottom since we won the last Cups.

 

[Albatros]

Pens didnt really even need a GM if failure/bad moves doesnt even matter.

They didn't give up anything of much value besides a couple of draft picks in that trade. Rather got rid of quite a few undesirables, it's not like they're contenders with Rutta and Petry instead of Karlsson.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

They didn't give up anything of much value besides a couple of draft picks in that trade. Rather got rid of quite a few undesirables, it's not like they're contenders with Rutta and Petry instead of Karlsson.

Petry/Rutta are easy to get rid of. And if you really want to tank, its easier to do it without Karlsson; which is why SJ was smart to get rid of him. What has Karlsson contributed other than get the Pens to no-man's land last year (no top pick, no playoffs?)

 

[MCR74]

Spending 10 million on Karlsson was a substantial mistake. With his level of play he's not even worth half of that. It isn't 2013 it's 2024.

Dubas was looking at Karlsson while he was still Leafs GM. Glad we dodged that bullet.

 

[HuGort]

Habs offer Dvorak for Letang and Pens 2nd in '26?

 

[Sabresruletheschool]

"Yea so basically... just take this absolute dogshit value for your Hall of Fame top 40 all time player, franchise legend, Hart/Art Ross/Conn Smythe winning center"

I didn't say absolute dogshit. I said I don't see a team trading a top prospect for a 38 year old. A GM won't care what he did for Pittsburgh in the past. A GM is looking at now and the future. And there isn't much future for a 38 year old. If he gets traded, it'll probably be to a playoff team for something like a first, a decent prospect (not a blue chip) , and a forth or something like that.