GDT: Free Agency: Dr Strangedubas or How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Nerd

[Slaaapshuter]

As always the best strategy and best moves around deadline and FA are usually the ones you don't do. Tinker a little.

Dubas blew a full load on day 1. Like he was backed up for months.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I would rather have signed neither Poehling or Eller because both are only 4th liners.

Your 4C is Acciari. They needed a 3C and neither Poehling or Eller are that.

Bracing for impact from the dumptruck of reality that is Carter or Granlund are likely to end up as the 3C.

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

The team's new competitive advantage is old man strength.

Just keep the room well stocked with Werthers and bengay.

 

[SomeDude]

I would rather have signed neither Poehling or Eller because both are only 4th liners.

Your 4C is Acciari. They needed a 3C and neither Poehling or Eller are that.

Let’s apply the Jarry defense here:

WhO wAS teH BeTrEr opTioN?!?!

See, still a stupid way to defend a bad contract.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

FWIW, I hope the people out here portending doom are right and this team spirals to a top-10 or top-5 pick. I just don't think they're that bad yet. They're still in the even worse spot of being aggressively mediocre, and unable/unwilling to accept reality.

 

[Turin]

Man San Jose got Duclair for nothing.

 

[Josey Wales]

Let’s apply the Jarry defense here:

WhO wAS teH BeTrEr opTioN?!?!

See, still a stupid way to defend a bad contract.

Not a bad contract, But good attempt

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

To go with Lebrun's recent "Carolina's still in on EK, 24-48 hours, we'll see what happens" tweet.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Bracing for impact from the dumptruck of reality that is Carter or Granlund are likely to end up as the 3C.

And honestly I wouldn’t have an issue with that, at least relative to the alternative of Granlund as the RW.

I just want them to add a physical presence on that LW. I wanted Kostin so much because he is pretty much a perfect fit for a defensive line. But this bottom-6 is still butter soft.

I don’t think something like Kostin-Eller-Granlund would be a good 3rd line, but it at least fits what Sullivan wants out of the 3rd line. I really like O’Connor-Acciari-Nieto for the 4th line, but you need someone with some grit on the 3rd line.

 

[SomeDude]

Man San Jose got Duclair for nothing.

Imagine a team using cap space to get decent players for free off of cap strapped teams.

Where have I heard that idea before? Oh, from the guy who just blew his cap space on Jarry and mediocrity.

 

[66-30-33]

To go with Lebrun's recent "Carolina's still in on EK, 24-48 hours, we'll see what happens" tweet.

Apparently ontop of Orlov Canes are getting Deangelo July 9th and maybe even Karlsson.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

And honestly I wouldn’t have an issue with that, at least relative to the alternative of Granlund as the RW.

I just want them to add a physical presence on that LW. I wanted Kostin so much because he is pretty much a perfect fit for a defensive line. But this bottom-6 is still butter soft.

I don’t think something like Kostin-Eller-Granlund would be a good 3rd line, but it at least fits what Sullivan wants out of the 3rd line. I really like O’Connor-Acciari-Nieto for the 4th line, but you need someone with some grit on the 3rd line.

All I want out of the bottom-6 is to not hemorrhage chances/goals against. I don't think they can assemble a possession/cycling line, I don't think they can assemble a 3rd line that's an added layer of offense, I don't think they can assemble a shutdown 3rd line.

As long as Carter and Granlund are in the lineup, they'll have one or both bottom-6 lines with a terrible player on them. /shrug

 

[Turin]

Imagine a team using cap space to get decent players for free off of cap strapped teams.

Where have I heard that idea before? Oh, from the guy who just blew his cap space on Jarry and mediocrity.

Pens can’t really afford another 4+ mill winger, but in theory it would have been nice.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Imagine a team using cap space to get decent players for free off of cap strapped teams.

Where have I heard that idea before? Oh, from the guy who just blew his cap space on Jarry and mediocrity.

To be fair, that's what they did with Reilly Smith. Vegas dumped him so they could give Barbashev his 5x5 deal.

 

[SomeDude]

To be fair, that's what they did with Reilly Smith. Vegas dumped him so they could give Barbashev his 5x5 deal.

Is Smith at 5 mill really that big of a steal for a 3rd from what we’ve seen today?

I’m not crapping on Smith or the deal in itself. It gave me hope that Dubas was smart, but he blew it.

 

[Empoleon8771]

If the Penguins could just get out of Carter's deal and use the extra money to bring in a physical LWer for that 3rd line, I'm at least satisfied with the bottom-6 going into next year. It's certainly not great and no one would argue it is, but it's at least a coherent vision that fits how Sullivan wants to use it.

Just have to wait and see what happens with this Karlsson talk for now, though. My thoughts on the 3rd line would likely change if Granlund and Petry go out for Karlsson, to the point where I'm actually not sure what I'd do with the 3rd line if they pulled off a trade like that.

 

[66-30-33]

Of course Flyers get Hathaway.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Is Smith at 5 mill really that big of a steal for a 3rd from what we’ve seen today?

I’m not crapping on Smith or the deal in itself. It gave me hope that Dubas was smart, but he blew it.

A 3rd rounder is basically worthless, imo. They saved half a million for a player as good or marginally better than Zucker was last season, which was his best with the team.

I mean, it ain't much, and we agree that today was boring and underwhelming, but I didn't expect anything different from an organization that's been scared shitless to commit one way or another for years, and has been entirely content to lazily ride this thing out until Sid retires.

 

[Pens x]

They need to finish the 3rd line, but that's about it.

And do-over to address the crap goaltending. But I know, you love Jarry.

 

[Ryder71]

Apparently ontop of Orlov Canes are getting Deangelo July 9th and maybe even Karlsson.

In order to do that though it looks like they'd be giving up Skjei and Pesce. To me that doesn't seem wise.

 

[66-30-33]

In order to do that though it looks like they'd be giving up Skjei and Pesce. To me that doesn't seem wise.

I doubt it happens. Probably just Orlov and Deangelo.

 

[Ryder71]

Apparently ontop of Orlov Canes are getting Deangelo July 9th and maybe even Karlsson.

Seems like too many cooks in the kitchen.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Fingers crossed Geno changes his number to 11 in camp.

Help make the decision for this weak ass organization, Geno. One more heroic act.

 

[66-30-33]

Seems like too many cooks in the kitchen.

Seems like 1st round exit.

 

[Josey Wales]

Imagine a team using cap space to get decent players for free off of cap strapped teams.

Where have I heard that idea before? Oh, from the guy who just blew his cap space on Jarry and mediocrity.

Imagine a team so bad it is going to tank