Confirmed with Link: Mikael Granlund for a 2nd Round pick

[ColePens]

I think people will be mildly surprised with Granlund. I feel he will be similar to Rak. And a lot of you were underwhelmed at that trade last year.

That just isn't a need. If anything we need 5 on 5 production.

Defense, a good backup goalie, and getting tougher. Not a bad 5 on 5 player who has 2 years left making 5M.

 

[SomeDude]

Grandlund Carter Heinen

Name a slower 3rd or less tenacious line

McGinn - Carter - Heinen

What do I win?

 

[Pancakes]

I think people will be mildly surprised with Granlund. I feel he will be similar to Rak. And a lot of you were underwhelmed at that trade last year.

I'm usually Mr. Optimism with our moves but I can't spin this one.

He has had worse on ice impacts this year than Kasperi Kapanen or Jeff Carter. We basically acquired a worse Kasperi Kapanen, paid him 5 million, and are slotting him in with Danton Heinen and Jeff Carter.

If that line works it's gonna be a f***in miracle lol

McGinn - Carter - Heinen

What do I win?

The sad thing is McGinn has been better than Granlund this year lol. Our third lines gonna be worse. tragic

 

[the penitent]

I'm still having a hard time seeing the plan (such as it is) here - there has to be more coming, And the thought of Hextall flailing around even more scares me. Is it possible that they deal from their defensive depth (Joseph, Ty Smith, etc.)?

 

[StaalForOne]

McGinn - Carter - Heinen

What do I win?

The opportunity to pass through waivers

 

[Zirakzigil]

That just isn't a need. If anything we need 5 on 5 production.

Defense, a good backup goalie, and getting tougher. Not a bad 5 on 5 player who has 2 years left making 5M.

Rather have Granlund than Boeser, if those were the options. I agree he wasnt a huge need, but the trade is what it is. I was fine with leaving our top 6 alone.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Well there's your heinously overpriced OMGTHIRDLINER... and a center, at that. Locked up at a cool 5M for years.

And here I thought more of you would be pleased!

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

I think people will be mildly surprised with Granlund. I feel he will be similar to Rak. And a lot of you were underwhelmed at that trade last year.

Who was underwhelmed with the Rakell trade last year? That was probably the one trade that is universally applauded by this board (partially because it also meant getting rid of Sully's pet ZAR).

It also filled a need. We needed another top six goal scorer. Rakell was that.

This trade? This trade makes no sense given what our needs are.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Who was underwhelmed with the Rakell trade last year? That was probably the one trade that is universally applauded by this board (partially because it also meant getting rid of Sully's pet ZAR).

It also filled a need. We needed another top six goal scorer. Rakell was that.

This trade? This trade makes no sense given what our needs are.

There were a lot of people who were underwhelmed with Rak being the main addition last year. And a lot more were upset with his new contract.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Who was underwhelmed with the Rakell trade last year? That was probably the one trade that is universally applauded by this board (partially because it also meant getting rid of Sully's pet ZAR).

It also filled a need. We needed another top six goal scorer. Rakell was that.

This trade? This trade makes no sense given what our needs are.

There was a lot of shit being thrown around Rakell last year because his JFresh card wasn't great and they traded ZAR (an analytics darling) for him.

 

[dogthateats]

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

 

[Pens1566]

Uh, who wants to tell him???

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Whew

Well... so long as he can PK then I feel a lot better about things.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

 

[RSPens]

Here are my thoughts on this...

The Pens needs are: Get younger, stronger, bigger and try to save cap for next season

What Hexie does: Get's a 31 y/o, average sized player that has another 2 years at $5M...with no retention.

"Look I got us some cap space by waiving guys and moving Teddy, better fill that up with someone older"

I know that Granlund will help the team now, but every other contending team got at least some retention...not Hexie. Now, I will admit that I don't know much about Granlund, but if he's not a better PK player than Teddy, than this is at best a lateral move.

 

[BusinessGoose]

Typical.

You don't get top six time until you prove you can PK and score with 7mins of ice time a night

f*** Sullivan
f*** Hextall

This is a disaster already

 

[orby]

What Hexie does: Get's a 31 y/o, average sized player that has another year at $5M...with no retention.

TWO more years at $5m...

 

[Beau Knows]

To be fair the Penguins powerplay is so complicated that even the regulars still don't understand it.

 

[RSPens]

TWO more years at $5m...

Yeah, I just noticed that I was off by a year...makes this even more wonderful. A new third line centre that can't win face-offs and costs the teams $5M for 2 years.

 

[HandshakeLine]

So, anyone want to explain to me why Granlund is getting thrown onto the PK?

Or anything about any of these brilliant moves and player usage? It's above my pay grade.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

So, anyone want to explain to me why Granlund is getting thrown onto the PK?

Or anything about any of these brilliant moves and player usage? It's above my pay grade.

I'd usually make a snarky comment here about how somehow it's actually Ron Hextall's fault but he can go f*** a duck, too.

 

[RSPens]

Wow, Jeff Carter 2.0. /yuck

At least Carter can win a face off occasionally and even though that is the only reason, he has also played PK, whereas Granlund is less than 50% on face off and according to the Capfriendly chart hasn't played enough PK to even register. Just wonderful GMing by Hexie...

 

[Richard]

I don't understand why this team cannot learn from the past -- you don't bring in any plugger older than 25-26 years old --- WHY would you do that? Let alone a guy who is VASTLY overpaid and who makes 5M a year.

Now, you're 100% gonna lose Jake. It's all bad man, all bad.

 

[RSPens]

He has more points than Zucker this year

One more point while playing top line minutes and top PP and 2 more games than Zucker. Also he only has 9 goals to Zucker's 17 and is a wonderful -16 (I know it's basically a useless stat) to Zucker breaking even.