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

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

You've had some of the best takes on our moves so far today.

that's because im the very levelheaded and always right.

 

[IcedCapp]

Not going anywhere Beavis

My liver, my liver

 

[Borgir]

Windows been shut for 5 years now, learn to accept it and be free rather than punching yourself in the dink every post.

 

[Andy99]

Again, the problem with the goaltending situation this off-season was that there were no good options that the Penguins could pull off. I completely believe Dubas would have tried to trade for Ullmark with his deal left, but you can't force other teams to trade with you. If he could pull off Swayman/Ullmark or Hellebuyck, Jarry was the best option available.

I wanted to see something more like $4.5 million AAV for 5 years or $5 million AAV for 4 years, so I'm not crazy about the contract. But the fact is that Jarry is the best option available to the team right now.

Ok, so couldn’t he have offered Jarry a one year deal and try again next year? Did Jarry have another team willing to pay him as much and who?

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Really sucks having 8m in dead cap with Carter and Granlund right now. You could use that space to build a nice 3rd line and the roster looks so much better

Yep. That's an elite player or, like you said, a solid line to take pressure off of Sid/Geno. But it is what it is.

 

[MrBrightside]

 

[farscape1]

Love how people still justify Jarry. How many games does this guy have to blow and how many missed games and how badly does he have to play before you all say "yeah he totally sucks and we shouldn't of brought him back.

 

[Gurglesons]

Uh......the window's been shut.

Then why are we giving players huge deals? They think they are competitive. It's hilarious.

Windows been shut for 5 years now, learn to accept it and be free rather than punching yourself in the dink every post.

With a creative GM we could've put a much more competitive roster on the ice next year.

The shit Dubas did this summer was lazier than Hextall's last three years.

 

[Josey Wales]

Windows been shut for 5 years now, learn to accept it and be free rather than punching yourself in the dink every post.

hahahahahaha

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

I guess the one thing that I will say about Jarry is that he WAS "free."

These ideas of dumping like multiple high picks and then 8M dollars on top of that for Helle or whoever kinda made my skin crawl at least as much as the idea of just settling back on Jarry for what he's getting, now.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Love how people still justify Jarry. How many games does this guy have to blow and how many missed games and how badly does he have to play before you all say "yeah he totally sucks and we shouldn't of brought him back.

I like how all of the people in here bitching about the Penguins re-signing Jarry haven't provided a single acceptable alternative

 

[eXile3]

I guess more disappointed that Dubas is not who people said he was. It seemed like the media made him out to be analytical and measured. That Shanahan was the one messing things up.

Then he turns around and gives out awful contracts on July 1st. I just hope we don't trade any futures because it looks like the rebuild is closer now than ever.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

My inner child who hasn't been bludgeoned by reality wants to think something involving Granlund or Petry is still in the works. But that feels like a long shot.

 

[Andy99]

Graves is a LD so not really

Minor issue so I’ll take that as your agreeing w me that NJ took us behind the woodshed

 

[MrBrightside]

Love how people still justify Jarry. How many games does this guy have to blow and how many missed games and how badly does he have to play before you all say "yeah he totally sucks and we shouldn't have brought him back.

Still waiting on someone to provide the better option.

 

[Gurglesons]

I guess more disappointed that Dubas is not who people said he was. It seemed like the media made him out to be analytical and measured. That Shanahan was the one messing things up.

Then he turns around and gives out awful contracts on July 1st. I just hope we don't trade any futures because it looks like the rebuild is closer now than ever.

Yep. I honestly would not be surprised to see one of the big three ask out in a year or two at this point.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Are people under the impression that the Pens be competing in 3-4 years? Don’t get the 6 years hate.

Yea the term sucks but I guess it doesn't really matter since the pens will surely be horrible in years 4-6 of that contract.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I guess more disappointed that Dubas is not who people said he was. It seemed like the media made him out to be analytical and measured. That Shanahan was the one messing things up.

Then he turns around and gives out awful contracts on July 1st. I just hope we don't trade any futures because it looks like the rebuild is closer now than ever.

"Awful contracts"

Jarry is overpaid by about $500k and has a year too long on his deal. Everyone else is signed for perfectly fair value contracts.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Graves will be our modern day Tarnstrom

Tarnstrom smoked the glass with a slapper in warm-ups where I was sitting, right behind the net, leaning forward and not paying attention.
Scared the bejesus out of me.

 

[Epic Neal Time]

Crazy how pre-season starts tomorrow and the offaeason only lasted four hours.

 

[Gurglesons]

Still waiting on someone to provide the better option.

I'd rather go into next season with Ned and Desmith over giving Jarry the deal we just did.

 

[molon labe]

Windows been shut for 5 years now, learn to accept it and be free rather than punching yourself in the dink every post.

I'm giving myself the day to be rightfully pissed off as a die hard fan.

Tomorrow, I'll realize how much I love life and my family and how trivial hockey is - and turn down my involvement. I won't post here as much (already started to dwindle until playoffs/trade market), I won't watch but maybe 20% of the games, and I won't buy any more merch (had enough to literally give shit away on these boards not 2 seasons ago).

I love watching Sid/Geno but this is genuine pain lol. No thanks. Worse than MAF gaffes on this one so it's a true headscratcher.

WAKE ME UP WHEN WE MISS THE PLAYOFFS AND SULLY GIVES HIS DUMBASS PRESSER / OR WHEN WE'RE OUT IN 5 BECAUSE...JARRY (HEALTH/PLAY).

 

[Kristopher Letang]

I like how all of the people in here bitching about the Penguins re-signing Jarry haven't provided a single acceptable alternative

To be fair I said call Vokoun 2 hours ago.

 

[Andy99]

I guess more disappointed that Dubas is not who people said he was. It seemed like the media made him out to be analytical and measured. That Shanahan was the one messing things up.

Then he turns around and gives out awful contracts on July 1st. I just hope we don't trade any futures because it looks like the rebuild is closer now than ever.

For me it’s more about the promise of youth and not getting yucky contracts lol

 

[MrBurghundy]