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Ahem, Lovejoy for Despres?
Forgot about that one
But as bad as it was, losing Dumo for Nuke is several orders of magnitudes worse
Ahem, Lovejoy for Despres?
Forgot about that one
But as bad as it was, losing Dumo for Nuke is several orders of magnitudes worse
To be fair Rutherford has a history of hilariously shortsighted trades (Ladd for Ruutu, JMFJ/Tverdovsky for Gleason/Belanger). Luckily for the Penguins I think ownership would nix any trade like this one, even if JR was foolish enough to do it.
Ahem, Lovejoy for Despres?
Ahem, Lovejoy for Despres?
On the surface, it appears like that was a lop sided deal toward Anaheim. However, Lovejoy played well in the play-offs and helped us win the Cup. Despres hasn't done anything in Anaheim; was hurt for the majority of the year and is making 3.75 million for the next 5 years based on exactly what? Time will truly tell if that deal was bad or not. Right now, it was good for the Pens.
I'm a huge fan of Derrick Pouliot. I really want to see him in our top 4 and not claimed by Vegas. I have nothing against Dumoulin, he's great but I know Dallas could use an upgrade on D, and I'm also a big Nichuskin fan.
Thoughts?
I could imagine Nichushkin breaking out alongside the likes of Corsby and Malkin... but lets be honest, I'd say no. The Penguins top 4 defense is just above average at this point in time, and Doumolin is a decently big part of it. Removing Doumolin really hurts the Penguins defense
Dumo-Letang
Maatta-Daley
That's a top 5 defense.
Pretty shocked this is still getting talked about, honestly
Nah, I think calling it above average is fair. Their defense is probably in the 10-12 range in the NHL and their top-4 is probably lower top-10.
Nah, I think calling it above average is fair. Their defense is probably in the 10-12 range in the NHL and their top-4 is probably lower top-10.
Name me 10-12 teams with a better D core.
Anaheim
Chicago
Nashville
San Jose
St. Louis
Tampa Bay
Minnesota
NYI (this one is arguable imo)
Washington (this one is arguable imo)
That's 9, which puts the Penguins around 10.
Our defense in a vacuum, 10-12 I agree.
Our defense with our forwards within our system, they play very well. Top 5 I'm not sure. But certainly better than they are legitimiately given credit for.
I mean...Rangers were supposed to expose them right? When they didn't, Washington FOR SURE will expose them! When they didn't, Tampa ABSOLUTELY will expose them! When they didn't, SAN JOSE...whoa boy...they are the ones that will finally do it! When it didn't...having 4 straight offenses, include the top ones in the league and in the playoffs effectively shut down...silence. But surely they will be exposed this coming year...amiright?
Back to the topic, Dumo for Nuke is garbage.
I'd do MAF for Niemi+Nuke though.
I could imagine Nichushkin breaking out alongside the likes of Corsby and Malkin... but lets be honest, I'd say no. The Penguins top 4 defense is just above average at this point in time, and Doumolin is a decently big part of it. Removing Doumolin really hurts the Penguins defense