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

[Lust for Life]

We riot boys, Becky didn't win

 

[BillyOcean]

No one is going to ask him about EK65?

Lol. Rossi sort of asked.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Montreal was a shit team carried by an elite goalie.. The Penguins situation is a little bit different - they need a decent starter who won't be injured or terrible in Match and April. We saw so many goalie changes in these year's playoffs, showing once again that teams shouldn't be that afraid to try something different. Heck, Dubas' previous team finally got over the hump with bargain bin Samsonov. A guy traded for a 4th round pick was stellar in goal for Vegas, etc.

So yeah, I don't think finding an alternative to Jarry is that much of an impossible. Worst case scenario the alternative is terrible and the Penguins start tanking earlier than expected. Is that so much worse than gunning for the 9th spot or a quick first round exit with Mr Injured Unclutch in goal?

And there was no one available that was a better option for that than Jarry

 

[wheelz87]

That's a relief to me, to be honest. If we don't trust Jarry's health, this approach makes sense.

If we don’t trust his health why are giving him 5 years.. oh eff it there ain’t a single goalie that can replace what jars does for us.

 

[pensfan71]

Petry is staying unfortunately

 

[Turin]

How many bad goalies is he trying to collect?

Pretty much every goalie in the league except Vasilevsky, Sorokin, Helleybuck, Sheshterkin is bad lol

 

[PensandCaps]

And there was no one available that was a better option for that than Jarry

No one was also giving Jarry 5mil. Total overpay.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Yeah Petry is staying, if anyone had any doubt. Granlund is too.

 

[Malkinstheman]

I mean Dubas is straight up lying. The team cant get cap compliant without a trade right now. Just sending down CDS isnt enough. If they ran with 12F 6D 2G that leaves them with around 400-500k in space.

 

[Empoleon8771]

No one was also giving Jarry 5mil. Total overpay.

Do you pay attention to what other teams pay goalies?

 

[pensfan71]

Hopefully he's posturing with this and the BS he's feeding us about Granlund

 

[PensandCaps]

I still don't see what's so bad about Petry.

 

[SomeDude]

Remember when the plan was to use the cap space to take advantage of capped out teams?

Was Reilly Smith for a 3rd really that much of a robbery?

 

[Pens x]

"I'd be surprised if the team is much different than it is now as the season's about to open."

He said that?

 

[Kristopher Letang]

I have no issue with Petry tbh

Granlund and Carter gotta disappear.

 

[eXile3]

I never thought the plan was more scoring in the bottom 6 it was less being trash defensively

I hate to say it but I agree. He's building a team for Sully. Despite the fact the most successful teams use depth to win we're going old school. Bottom 6 getting 80%+ defensive starts and hoping an aging top 6 can carry them because it worked so well last year.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

"Petry is a huge part of the plan heading into the season. Plays 2nd pairing minutes behind Letang--very important for us."

Well pixies is rocking a hate boner right now.

"It's up to us as a team and Granlund to get back up to the level he's been at in the past."

 

[domaug]

I'll tell you what, I get not showing your hand when trying to make deals, but if this really is their lineup minus some guys getting dealt for cap reasons, I don't know if they're that much better of a team than last year.

 

[Zbynek]

I don't trust anything Doober says.

 

[Andy99]

Lars Eller is washed up. Felt like there were so many good value deals out there that other teams got.

I don't really like either bottom 6 signing. More bland and vanilla.

Our coach loves bland and vanilla…where do you think the signings are coming from lol

 

[WickedWrister]

I am dissapoint

 

[Darren McCord]

I mean Dubas is straight up lying. The team cant get cap compliant without a trade right now. Just sending down CDS isnt enough. If they ran with 12F 6D 2G that leaves them with around 400-500k in space.

Ya do people expect him to just say the players are trash and I am trying to trade them

 

[Lustaf]

Karlson still is up in the air most likely now going to the Canes..

They are already bringing back Deangelo, no idea how they can afford it or have a spot for him.

 

[PensandCaps]

Remember when the plan was to use the cap space to take advantage of capped out teams?

Was Reilly Smith for a 3rd really that much of a robbery?

When you got Matt Duchene signing for 3 mil. I don't think Smith at 5 mil is all that.

 

[farscape1]

Do you pay attention to what other teams pay goalies?

Why are you such a Jarry fan boy? Never seen someone defend a player this much.