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

[Trade]

Godspeed Zuck

 

[Malkinstheman]

Zucker to Arizona

Ooph, hope he atleast got paid.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Remember when people had the thought that Zucker might take less money to stay with the Penguins?

No, the dude is going to get paid, even if it means going to play in a college arena.

Nobody ever takes less money to stay here unless they get some NMC.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Wasn't there whispers of Poehling having some kind of chronic injury issue too? Maybe I'm misremembering, but I imagine that probably played a role in the guy not coming back.

 

[Malkinstheman]

He better pray he stays healthy.

 

[Andy99]

For all the people that felt we should've shipped out our 1st + prospects for a difference maker, does Karlsson not fit that bill?

I hope we get EK… helps what we need and an actual bold move by Dubas to help us now

 

[WickedWrister]

Sad to see Zuck go... felt like he was the heart and soul of the team last year.

 

[Ugene Magic]

I don't think there will be any more retention then 2.0 on, Karlsson. Total. That gets him down to 9.5. The costs to get someone to eat more than that a a 4 year term would be too costly.

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

attn: Zuck

You do realize you're injury-prone, correct?

 

[Jobeycool]

Friedman with Zucker heading to the Coyotes.

Geesh .. Zuck must have wanted a paycheck with those 27 goals.

 

[Malkinstheman]

Achibald to Tampa

 

[Dominance]

I’m not one for negativity. Just seeing us finally have a large chunk of cap space on July 1 for the first time in forever, and guys like Duchene, ROR, Brown, etc. getting snapped up on extremely fair contracts while we do NOTHING and our third line is non-existent is extremely frustrating.

 

[Beauner]

I’m calling it now, we’ll trade for Zucker at the deadline

 

[farscape1]

Fire Dubas for not being in his office the entire time!!!!!

He had to ask the real GM Sully who he is allowed to sign....

 

[HandshakeLine]

Wasn't there whispers of Poehling having some kind of chronic injury issue too? Maybe I'm misremembering, but I imagine that probably played a role in the guy not coming back.

DK and Rossi IIRC were mentioning back issues and retirement, but that's clearly not the case as he signed in Philly.

 

[WickedWrister]

He better pray he stays healthy.

I really though Zuck was gonna get more term...

 

[TimmyD]

Petry+Pickering+ 2024 1st + 2025 2nd for Karlsson with retention. Granlund + 2026 1st + POJ/Smith for Hanifin and Markstrom

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Friedman with Zucker heading to the Coyotes.

Enjoy shit all about f*** there Jason.

 

[IcedCapp]

i'd have signed Zuck to that deal.

FWIW, I imagine that 99% of what Dubas does for this team will be via trades.

 

[Pens x]

I’ve been told every deadline and off season to be patient while Hextall and JR ran the team into the ground.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

DK and Rossi IIRC were mentioning back issues and retirement, but that's clearly not the case as he signed in Philly.

Oh did he end up in Philly? Shows how much I care about the guy, I only just realized he wasn't qualified a couple hours ago.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

For all the people that felt we should've shipped out our 1st + prospects for a difference maker, does Karlsson not fit that bill?

Way I see it is Karlsson would likely get like 15-20 points more than Petry, but give up all that surplus and more defensively.
He also wouldn't really move the needle on the PP, based on his history there.

It all depends on if Granlund gets off-loaded in the process and how much San Jose would retain.

 

[Ugene Magic]

No net front presence and thats why their power play has sucked since Hornqvist left

Rakell is more than fine, and in the bumper position, too.

 

[Pens x]

Petry+Pickering+ 2024 1st + 2025 2nd for Karlsson with retention. Granlund + 2026 1st + POJ/Smith for Hanifin and Markstrom

I thought we weren’t allowed to trade first round picks?

 

[ZorkEnchanter]

He had to ask the real GM Sully who he is allowed to sign....

Hahah... he probably has a little signed permission slip...