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

[pensfan71]

These are my expectations with what we currently have:

Even-strength offense: About the same. It's unlikely we're 31st at shooting again, so just by virtue of the law of averages, guys will find the net more. That shit fluctuates year to year.

Even-strength defense: Definite improvement, especially on the blue line. This bottom six should be pretty stingy.

Power Play: About the same. I expect PP1 to be slightly better but PP2 being much worse.

Penalty Kill: Fat improvement. Eller and Smith are excellent. Little worried about the D-men there, but I expect Jarry to be better and off-set that.

Goaltending: I like the insurance if we're going with 3 NHL caliber goalies. I expect improvement from Jarry statistically, but not necessarily availability-wise. Overall it should be easier to close out games next year.

Agree completely...plus improving PK alone should net us +ve wins

 

[Shrimper]

Some people can’t be objective.

You probably expected us to get Duchene, ROR, Schenn, Hellebuyck today.

Never happening

 

[eXile3]

Everyone wanted size. I believe besides Jarry everyone we signed is over 200 pounds. Not sure if that factored into Dubas decision making or not.

 

[End of Line]

Watch your mouth, it’s Canada Day

And in the US today is the anniversary of the first day of the battle of Gettysburg

 

[pensfan71]

You probably expected us to get Duchene, ROR, Schenn, Hellebuyck today.

Never happening

"probably"

 

[Pens x]

Some on this board are just insane and have unrealistic expectations.

“We’re doomed. Done. Cooked. Why didn’t Dubas bring in Draisaitl? God dammit were the Pens, who doesn’t want to play here? Fire Dubas!”

Some of you are in for a ride awakening over the next 6 years.

Rip off the damn band aid and start the rebuild. This half ass approach is awful, and so tiring.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

As fun as it is to be overly dramatic, today didn't matter. This team was never gonna pull itself out of the half-decade long tailspin it's been in with how much shit JR/Hextall did, and how little available assets they had at their disposal. The thing that sucks is that they went safe. They didn't crater the team, they didn't torpedo Sid/Geno's final years--that shit's been decided for years.

People acting like this team was gonna walk out of today with moves like adding Duchene or Ullmark or Orlov are just delusional. They're lost in the "Oh boy oh gee, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin!" sauce and still believe this team had a chance to make noise. Nobody worth a damn was gonna lock into a team that's been dead in the water for years with a roster this old (and no prospects worth a damn to come in and make a difference).

Still, f*** Jarry. I don't care what the numbers say, or that it was the expected result--keeping the dude around sucks because he's as un-clutch as they come.

 

[Darren McCord]

Are our defensemen even allowed to do that? Seems Sullivan wants them quick outletting it as soon as they can to jumpstart the transition.

No i disagree. We havent had defense who can skate with it.

 

[WickedWrister]

I feel...whelmed.... Graves over Dumo is the biggest upgrade but apart from that, don't see us as significantly improved.

 

[Shrimper]

There's a trade coming surely with us £1.5m over. So, whose getting moved?

 

[pensfan71]

Domi hasn't signed yet right?

 

[Shrimper]

Rip off the damn band aid and start the rebuild. This half ass approach is awful, and so tiring.

You don't rebuild if you want Geno and Sid to hang around

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Rip off the damn band aid and start the rebuild. This half ass approach is awful, and so tiring.

I don’t disagree, but it’s a Crosby and Malkin problem. They still want to push, so we push. Today was likely our best options to do so.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

There's a trade coming surely with us £1.5m over. So, whose getting moved?

Rutta is my guess, but I hope it's not so.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

There's a trade coming surely with us £1.5m over. So, whose getting moved?

Probably CDS, if I had to guess.

 

[Gurglesons]

You don't rebuild if you want Geno and Sid to hang around

I don't really want to watch Sid or Geno with this squad anymore lol. It's going to be depressing.

 

[Rave7215]

There's a trade coming surely with us £1.5m over. So, whose getting moved?

DeSmith without a doubt

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

No i disagree. We havent had defense who can skate with it.

Graves isn't exactly Trevor Daley or Mike Matheson though. He's closer to what we have in Pettersson than he is a good puck mover.

 

[66-30-33]

Domi hasn't signed yet right?

Domi, Tarasenko, Bertuzzi, Kane. Lots of big names have not signed.

 

[wheelz87]

Just saw wood only at 2.5 but Eller at 2.4. Tf?

 

[Kristopher Letang]

Domi hasn't signed yet right?

Nope. Here’s the full list (The ones without a logo next to their name)

Thank You - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

Thank you for the amazing 9 years

www.capfriendly.com

 

[Turin]

There's a trade coming surely with us £1.5m over. So, whose getting moved?

Hopefully like 4 old dudes

 

[Shrimper]

Trade CDS and somehow move Granlund

 

[66-30-33]

Just saw wood only at 2.5 but Eller at 2.4. Tf?

2 years vs 6. Devils fans saying he's not been the same since his surgery, so don't mind missing out on Woods.

 

[Gurglesons]

The only thing Graves has going for him over Dumoulin is Graves can actually fire a puck. That's about it.

Yeah he probably has the best shot on our D.

The issue is Sullivan's going to use him as a shutdown D and he's going to get absolutely roasted.