Proposal: Patrick Kane to Pittsburgh at the draft

[Dipsy Doodle]

To Pens: Kane @ 50%

To Hawks: 2022 1st, 2023 1st, and a choice of Poulin, Olivier-Joseph, or Blomqvist

Pittsburgh needs to add a high end offensive winger to maximize their stars' twilight years. Chicago can accelerate a rebuild with 2 1sts and a good prospect.

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[Gurglesons]

Classic Dipsy

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Classic Dipsy

I'm curious to see reactions - flame city I'm sure. But how many impending UFAs have ever gone for more than that?

 

[Mrfenn92]

Kane controls this narrative.

 

[Djp]

Kane has a NMC so that can seriously affect the market if he says I will only get traded to 1-2 teams

 

[Transplanted Caper]

Most importantly, would be a great Bettman podium moment.

"I have a trade to....if you don't stop booing I won't be able to say it. And it's a big one!"

 

[RationalExpectations]

Seems reasonable to me as a neutral fan. Makes sense for both teams, given the fact that CHI should finally rebuild while PIT could try to go all in next year. In terms of value, it seems in line with Hall trade (1st + Merkley (former 1st) + Bahl (former 2nd) + 3rd + Schnarr (former 3rd))

However, I wonder if this offer could not be beaten by a team with a better prospect pool.

The key element would be whether Kane wants to go.

 

[Black N Gold]

To Pens: Kane @ 50%

To Hawks: 2022 1st, 2023 1st, and a choice of Poulin, Olivier-Joseph, or Blomqvist

Pittsburgh needs to add a high end offensive winger to maximize their stars' twilight years. Chicago can accelerate a rebuild with 2 1sts and a good prospect.

That is a no from Pittsburgh......

 

[bigdaddyk88]

To Pens: Kane @ 50%

To Hawks: 2022 1st, 2023 1st, and a choice of Poulin, Olivier-Joseph, or Blomqvist

Pittsburgh needs to add a high end offensive winger to maximize their stars' twilight years. Chicago can accelerate a rebuild with 2 1sts and a good prospect.

That’s a lot to give up to lose in the 1or 2nd round of the playoffs

 

[jmelm]

To Pens: Kane @ 50%

To Hawks: 2022 1st, 2023 1st, and a choice of Poulin, Olivier-Joseph, or Blomqvist

Pittsburgh needs to add a high end offensive winger to maximize their stars' twilight years. Chicago can accelerate a rebuild with 2 1sts and a good prospect.

Both teams say no.

 

[DrDangles]

Would love to add Kane, but I don't think he'd waive for Pittsburgh and we're not in a position to be shipping out 1sts.

 

[DickSmehlik]

If Kane is waiving his NMC it's probably to go to an consensus Cup contender or to his hometown Sabres IMO.

Waiving it to go to the Pens doesn't make much sense.

 

[TGWL]

Penguins will have around 30 million to plug in some holes. With Kane taking up almost 6 million, that's going to make it difficult to sign Malkin, Letang, Rakell and Rust while filling the rest of the team. I guess the plan is to move on from Rakell and Letang, or Rodrigues and Letang?

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

Kane at 50% would have tons of teams interested but with a NMC hes value will depend on how many teams he waives for

 

[Big Empty]

Crosby with Patrick Kane would be special.

 

[Sideline]

If Kane is willing to move I imagine it would be to a very short list of teams. With that in mind the value is probably about right.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

That’s a lot to give up to lose in the 1or 2nd round of the playoffs

I must think there's a good chance that wouldn't happen, then.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Penguins will have around 30 million to plug in some holes. With Kane taking up almost 6 million, that's going to make it difficult to sign Malkin, Letang, Rakell and Rust while filling the rest of the team. I guess the plan is to move on from Rakell and Letang, or Rodrigues and Letang?

Move on from Rodrigues, Zucker, Kap, and Pettersson if necessary.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Would love to add Kane, but I don't think he'd waive for Pittsburgh and we're not in a position to be shipping out 1sts.

I disagree.

In fact, I think it would be negligent not to ship out 1sts to make the most of our stars' twilight years.

 

[DesertPenguin]

Adding Kane presupposes that Rust is walking, but thats OK with me. Would Chicago be willing to take Zucker back in the deal as well? He's only got one year left and it would help with the cap. Man is only about 1M overpaid and would help bridge the loss of Kane, though not replace him obviously.

Assuming a handful of guys re-sign:

Guentzel - Crosby - Rakell
Heinen - Malkin - Kane
McGinn - Blueger - Carter
Zohorna - DOC - Rodrigues
Puustinen

That's a very nice looking top 6. 3rd line is solid with McGinn and Blueger getting well deserved promotions and Carter getting reduced responsibility on the wing, and we start the youth movement on the 4th. Rodrigues retained as the utility player to plug holes up and down the lineup. I think that fits under the cap too.

 

[HarrySPlinkett]

That is a no from Pittsburgh......

Maybe at that price, but Kane is absolutely the player Pittsburgh should be targeting in the off-season.

None of those assets are going to be more helpful to Sid and Geno than Patrick Kane.

 

[Habs10025]

To Pens: Kane @ 50%

To Hawks: 2022 1st, 2023 1st, and a choice of Poulin, Olivier-Joseph, or Blomqvist

Pittsburgh needs to add a high end offensive winger to maximize their stars' twilight years. Chicago can accelerate a rebuild with 2 1sts and a good prospect.

Pittsburgh reject this trade.

 

[Taylorst]

Kane is sitting at 91 points for a off season of production. If Kane decides to leave chicago the teams I see him excepting a trade to would be new york , Colorado or Toronto. Sorry Pittsburgh isn't a team anywhere near solidified contender. Plus Kane will bring back a haul between a minimum of 2 1st round picks and a nhl level elite prospect, then looking at each teams salary cap Colorado and New York have the room to work a deal...

 

[JohanFranzenstein]

Hypothetically, what does this do for the future of Pittsburgh? Maybe a shot at one or two more Cups but damn, back to the dark ages?

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Hypothetically, what does this do for the future of Pittsburgh? Maybe a shot at one or two more Cups but damn, back to the dark ages?

Yep.

After that, we'll renew our regular cycle of 5 years of lotto picks including a generational talent or two, then back to the big time.