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

[Jobeycool]

It may all go down tomorrow...peeps.

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

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.

I love Chris Bourque

It may all go down tomorrow...peeps.

Because of who you are, I would love for this to be right

 

[Ugene Magic]

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

Okay, now it's getting a bit creepy....

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Well, no one can accuse Dubas of being lazy or unmotivated.

 

[Son Goku]

All I'm seeing everywhere is Karlsson to the pens. I'd say the trade will 90% go down at this point.

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

Well, no one can accuse Dubas of being lazy or unmotivated.

Never underestimate @Pens x

 

[3ladesof5teel]

All I'm seeing everywhere is Karlsson to the pens. I'd say the trade will 90% go down at this point.

What if your going the other way

Rumor is Zohorna is the piece holding this back

 

[Gurglesons]

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.

Well that's the problem with Johnsson is that he stunk as a depth guy. He worked on L2 in Toronto and L2 in Jersey.

 

[Lara Emily]

All I'm seeing everywhere is Karlsson to the pens. I'd say the trade will 90% go down at this point.

Wait first Rakell and now Zohorna

I'm starting to suspect civilian people are using player names as user names

 

[Son Goku]

What if your going the other way

Rumor is Zohorna is the piece holding this back

Karlsson say he can't wait play with me

Wait first Rakell and now Zohorna

I'm starting to suspect civilian people are using player names as user names

Uhm I Zohorna for many year who u are¿

 

[eXile3]

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.

It’s better than what we will get from Eller this year.

I like our AHL signings. Spezza/Dubas doing a good job there.

 

[Ugene Magic]

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

Geez... can't keep up with all this...

 

[ChaosAgent]

All I'm seeing everywhere is Karlsson to the pens. I'd say the trade will 90% go down at this point.

I am not sure about that. The Penguins have really little to offer. SJS may gamble on a contender ponying up for EK at the deadline, as some sort of missing piece (their 1D got injured etc.) The Penguins probably aren't offering more than 1 1st and need a lot of retention as well.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Well that's the problem with Johnsson is that he stunk as a depth guy. He worked on L2 in Toronto and L2 in Jersey.

I think Johnsson is a guy like Nylander in that you call them up in case of a top-6 injury.

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

Short of Rakell, Dubas has tried harder to improve this team in 1 month than Hextall and Burke did in however many years they were here

 

[Empoleon8771]

I am not sure about that. The Penguins have really little to offer. SJS may gamble on a contender ponying up for EK at the deadline, as some sort of missing piece (their 1D got injured etc.) The Penguins probably aren't offering more than 1 1st and need a lot of retention as well.

San Jose would have to be dumb to make that decision. Karlsson is absolutely not going to have more value going forward than he has right now. It would be a major mismanagement of assets to not cash in on him now.

 

[Gurglesons]

I think Johnsson is a guy like Nylander in that you call them up in case of a top-6 injury.

And I yet again ask why we aren't doing that with cheap young talent like Puustinen or Poulin.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Short of Rakell, Dubas has tried harder to improve this team in 1 month than Hextall and Burke did in however many years they were here

Yeah the nice thing about a lot of these signings is that there is some sort of upside there. But with Hextall? Oh, let's bring in Josh Archibald for the 4th line.

 

[Andy P]

These AHL signings are very high upside and very low risk options, Hes taking control

 

[Empoleon8771]

And I yet again ask why we aren't doing that with cheap young talent like Puustinen or Poulin.

Adding Johnsson doesn't mean you can't also do that with Puustinen or Poulin.

WBS needs players too.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

It’s better than what we will get from Eller this year.

I like our AHL signings. Spezza/Dubas doing a good job there.

Offensively? Yes. ES defense and PK? Not even close.

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

Yeah the nice thing about a lot of these signings is that there is some sort of upside there. But with Hextall? Oh, let's bring in Josh Archibald for the 4th line.

Bringing back ex pens like Archi and Bonino was f***in lame

 

[Son Goku]

I am not sure about that. The Penguins have really little to offer. SJS may gamble on a contender ponying up for EK at the deadline, as some sort of missing piece (their 1D got injured etc.) The Penguins probably aren't offering more than 1 1st and need a lot of retention as well.

I've heard the offer is two firsts, POJ to SJ and Granlund to a third team

 

[Ugene Magic]

They are over the cap by 3.0, but I'm sure some of this is WBS bound.

 

[Empoleon8771]

It’s better than what we will get from Eller this year.

I like our AHL signings. Spezza/Dubas doing a good job there.

Eller did have 31 points in 72 games in Washington in 2021-2022.