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

[Kristopher Letang]

Yotes are gonna get a 2nd for Zucker at 50%.

 

[Gurglesons]

Zucker deal would’ve been fine for us.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Archibald to Tampa.

 

[Your Boy Troy]

This team is going to miss Zucker's tenacity and grit that he brought. It was expected that re-signing him was out of the question with the acquisition of Smith. Who's going to bring that spark when the team inevitably comes out flat? Not a single player besides him was willing to do that.

 

[WickedWrister]

 

[Empoleon8771]

Also, the idea that Karlsson wasn't good in San Jose with Burns isn't true.

-2018-2019: +0.67 xGF/60rel, +6.06% xGF%Rel, 45 points in 53 games
-2019-2020: +0.37 xGF/60rel, +2.47% xGF%Rel, 40 points in 56 games
-2021-2022: +0.67 xGF/60Rel, +2.84% xGF%Rel, 35 points in 50 games

He was just really, really goddamn bad in 20202-2021. Outside of that, he was consistently giving strong results. He likely won't repeat what he did in 2022-2023, but he was still a lethal offensive play driver.

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

How does the acquisition of Joona f***ing Kopponen not merit its own thread?

 

[Nakawick]

That's not really true, it's just a reputation he got because he had 1 horrendous season. Karlsson was really good in San Jose with Burns on the team in all of 18-19, 19-20 and 21-22.

I disagree with you there. Karlsson had one great season in San Jose (last year). He was largely believed to have one of the worst contract in the NHL for a few years.

 

[Andy P]

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

Dude would get rocked by a defenseman and be too scared to stand there again, not happening

 

[HandshakeLine]

i'd have signed Zuck to that deal.

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

Yeah, but with what?

 

[Pens x]

UFA isnt a one way road. You also need the player to want to come here lol. Feel like everyone forgets that.

Dusting off Shero excuses

 

[farscape1]

If that was a 1yr deal for Zucker at $5.3 Million then we should of signed him, well if we would of bought out Grandlund.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I would rather watch Karlsson be a 60+pt guy from the blueline with absolutely dogshit defense than watch Petry be a lukewarm body back there doing... Whatever the f*** Petry does.

 

[WickedWrister]

 

[Empoleon8771]

I disagree with you there. Karlsson had one great season in San Jose (last year). He was largely believed to have one of the worst contract in the NHL for a few years.

Also, the idea that Karlsson wasn't good in San Jose with Burns isn't true.

-2018-2019: +0.67 xGF/60rel, +6.06% xGF%Rel, 45 points in 53 games
-2019-2020: +0.37 xGF/60rel, +2.47% xGF%Rel, 40 points in 56 games
-2021-2022: +0.67 xGF/60Rel, +2.84% xGF%Rel, 35 points in 50 games

He was just really, really goddamn bad in 20202-2021. Outside of that, he was consistently giving strong results. He likely won't repeat what he did in 2022-2023, but he was still a lethal offensive play driver.

He is overpaid but he has been good in San Jose

 

[Lust for Life]

Anyway who are y'all picking for Money In The Bank in 20 mins?

 

[chethejet]

Just not a priority to improve the roster. Please not another older expensive RD who with Letang ties up 15 million for 4 years. Yes they can move Karlsson down the road but it doesn't address adding a quality LD. Nor does it make the best use of the cap space an still have Granlund's contract. Zucker gone and get bigger and younger on LW has to also be a priority. Hextall in his limited time really did some damage. But sullivan will destroy the Pens and when its over, Sid and the core will win zip due to his smartest coach in hockey BS.

 

[Malkinstheman]

Carolina has like 3m in cap space now. Surely theyre out on EK

 

[Kristopher Letang]

lmaoo

 

[K Fleur]

Get rid of Petry for EK and get back John Marino somehow

I want the full Pixies meltdown.

 

[HandshakeLine]

"Hard day, pucks just didn't bounce our way, but I'm happy with our system and we just gotta stick to our game."

 

[Empoleon8771]

Carolina has like 3m in cap space now. Surely theyre out on EK

I would have easily given that deal to Bunting, damn.

 

[Ryder71]

lmaoo

lmaoo

Why is that funny?

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Going to be awkward if it’s only about Nieto.

 

[Andy P]

If he comes on there and says anything about how guys were asking for too much money will tell us he is a bull s**t artist and cant handle the big boy job