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

[Tacitus Kilgore]

It's wild to me to see someone complaining about Acciari while propping up Granlund so I'm just going to assume I'm reading that wrong.

I'm actually pretty excited for Acciari, he's the toughest regular skater in our bottom 6 since maybe Asham or Rupp. Downie doesn't count

 

[Gurglesons]

I'm actually pretty excited for Acciari, he's the toughest regular skater in our bottom 6 since maybe Asham or Rupp. Downie doesn't count

Yeah he's a solid addition especially at his cap hit.

 

[Lara Emily]

And NO SALARY CAP...

Fun names jamboree was like nhl 01 pre salary cap baby.

Lol. No where. Just stating facts. Also, I'm 47.

Sir, just because I forgot to circle the age doesn't give you permission lie again

 

[3ladesof5teel]

Also on O'Connor, I wouldn't rule out the possibility of him shifting to center and Acciari staying on the wing. As of right now, I think the best way to build the bottom-6 is:

Granlund-Eller-Acciari
Hinostroza-O'Connor-Nieto

Now Granlund will likely be going out to make the cap room for Karlsson, but I think you want to bring in another guy from outside the organization (like Pius Suter) to replace him on the 3rd line. At least to start, Hinostroza can definitely work his way to the 3rd line but I'd rather him earn than than just start there. It's also possible that they want to see O'Connor on L3 and Acciari as the 4C, but I think Acciari makes a bit more sense to start.



How many times do you have to see guys like Heinen fail in bottom-6 roles to realize that building your bottom-6 with ill-fitting players based on the idea of "they can step into the top-6 in case of an injury" is not going to work?

Heinen is a top 6 player on a lower level expectation team, think Arizona. We should have higher expectations here on what a middle 6 winger is on this team.

I specifically said Heinen's season was an outlier and he would come back to Earth.......as he did. And wouldnt be a good fit for L3.

 

[canadianguy77]

WBS might actually make the playoffs next season. Liking these depth signings

We're going to celebrate a Calder Cup next season and we'll like it!

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Toast after one bad year at 29 y/o? Aren't we jumping the gun on Johnsson a bit?
Did he have some kind of mental trauma or a career debilitating injury last season?

 

[Jobeycool]

How come Eklund is not on top these free agents signings?

 

[SEALBound]

Ya know, if you add 775k to 775k you get 1.5mil.

I'd rather have just signed a $1.5mil guy. Maybe Sundqvist or see if Tatar would take a cheap deal.

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

I swear despite all the amazing moments the last near 20 years of Penguins hockey have brought me one of the things that will stick out in my mind the most about this era is

Iginla on his off wing (for me)

 

[Empoleon8771]

Heinen is a top 6 player on a lower level expectation team, think Arizona. We should have higher expectations here on what a middle 6 winger is on this team.

I specifically said Heinen's season was an outlier and he would come back to Earth.......as he did. And wouldnt be a good fit for L3.

I don't understand where this money is coming from to be able to afford a strong top-6, a strong defense group (especially with adding Karlsson) and passable goaltending in a flat cap league.

 

[SEALBound]

Toast after one bad year at 29 y/o? Aren't we jumping the gun on Johnsson a bit?
Did he have some kind of mental trauma or a career debilitating injury?

Not career ending but career limiting. He fell off hard in NJ. This isn't a "play before Poulin" guy.

 

[Ugene Magic]

There is for sure more to offer from Carolina. I'm not on the most up and up around the league, but hasn't Karlsson/Burns been tried before? Is Karlsson even a better player than Pesce?

If @Andy99 is going off this, he simply asks if he's going there. Nothing about them using the assets for the trade, just the poster of the tweet speculating it.

Edit: I didn't finish that video until now. He clearly said a first.
Double edit: He also states about getting Deangelo and how are they going to finagle both in when you only free up just over 8.0 and you are bringing in like 13.0?

 

[Gurglesons]

Toast after one bad year at 29 y/o? Aren't we jumping the gun on Johnsson a bit?
Did he have some kind of mental trauma or a career debilitating injury last season?

He's suffered 3 significant leg and knee injuries.

 

[3ladesof5teel]

Bringing in Andreas to make EK feel at home with yet another Swede...............love it

In all seriousness the injuries hampered him but this could be a solid pickup if he can turn it around. One of those pickups Dubas was talking about that could pay off.

 

[OnMyOwn]

Ya know, if you add 775k to 775k you get 1.5mil.

I'd rather have just signed a $1.5mil guy. Maybe Sundqvist or see if Tatar would take a cheap deal.

They’ll either be in WBS or someone else making the same will be.

 

[3ladesof5teel]

I don't understand where this money is coming from to be able to afford a strong top-6, a strong defense group (especially with adding Karlsson) and passable goaltending in a flat cap league.

We haven't added EK yet so that could change my opinion, I hope we do

Its quite possibly the reason we haven't gotten anyone a bit more expensive to fill that possible role

 

[Empoleon8771]

I think both Nylander and Johnsson end up in WBS, unless they have really strong pre-seasons.

I'm just happy their first call-ups are guys like Nylander and Johnsson instead of guys like John Gruden.

 

[Andy P]

Okay there's your middle-6 upside player, happy now?

This is awesome, 2 guys that i mentioned in my post earlier about signing have now signed with the pens. Dubas is "kahning" the league right now

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

Excuse sir but

J'accuse

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I f***ing love this guy. I'm drunk and I can't believe we have him

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Not career ending but career limiting. He fell off hard in NJ. This isn't a "play before Poulin" guy.

He had 35 points and played 71 games in 2021-22 with New Jersey, averaging 14:22.
That's a hell of a lot better than what we got from our depth players last year.

 

[Ginormousthumbs]

C’mon big trade big trade big trade!

 

[canadianguy77]

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

I want chaos trade for EK and Hoffman

 

[Empoleon8771]

Not career ending but career limiting. He fell off hard in NJ. This isn't a "play before Poulin" guy.

Johnsson had 30 points in 36 games in the AHL last year. He might not be a middle-6 guy like he once was, but he seems like a guy who can still give you NHL minutes as a depth guy.

 

[tom_servo]

We're gonna roll 5 lines I think