Confirmed with Link: Penguins acquire conditional first round pick, three players for Pettersson and O'Connor

[Honour Over Glory]

Lol did both teams lose this trade? Lol

Heinous heinen back lol

They took on 2 shitty contracts for two shitty players to get a first that's protected and a mediocre prospect for Pettersson, they could have maybe done better at the deadline to be honest.

So now you lot will have to watch Heinen in the top 6, team gets older and slower, but rest assured, It's never Sullivan's fault.

I am not happy with a single blue liner we have under contract. But I think Graves is buy-out fodder, he's not tradeable.


I was wondering why he looked familiar.

You can't trade Graves if you never play him and when you do, it's in a system where everyone looks like shit.

That latter part might just be the bigger issue but it won't stop blokes from whining about players instead. Rejoice mate.

 

[End of Line]

Couldn’t have at least gotten Hoglander in the deal?

Desh is useless and Heinen is right back with Sully lol

At least we got a first

 

[Malkinstheman]

Holy shit let's f***ing go. Thanks JR

 

[spfan]

I am not happy with a single blue liner we have under contract. But I think Graves is buy-out fodder, he's not tradeable.


I was wondering why he looked familiar.

Well he's meant to be the "big physical d-man" like you were saying.

Couldn’t have at least gotten Hoglander in the deal?

Desh is useless and Heinen is right back with Sully lol

At least we got a first

Yeah, Hoglander was linked with this trade for a long time. Surprised he wasn't involved. But probably wouldn't have gotten a 1st then.

 

[Gurglesons]

Desharnais is worse than Graves. Which is honestly impressive.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Well he's meant to be the "big physical d-man" like you were saying.

By people that never really saw him play, lol. But rest assured I’m sure we can find another mediocre LD for you to fixate on.

 

[Pancakes]

Well he's meant to be the "big physical d-man" like you were saying.


Yeah, Hoglander was linked with this trade for a long time. Surprised he wasn't involved. But probably wouldn't have gotten a 1st then.

Much rather have that first than Hoglander

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Pretty rough from Vancouver IMO. Either ends up as simply fair to solid if the pick is a late 1st and both guys play well.

Other end of the range is the NYR pick ends up in the lottery and neither Petts nor OC play all too great.

Just doesn’t feel like a high upside move for them.

 

[Lara Emily]

Rangers at about #10 right now. Need them to be just a little better. Looks like a possible #5 and #15 pick in the next draft. That's pretty big. Zero 2nd round picks but three 3rd rounders.

Or we root for them to stay bad and get worse next year and take their high unprotected

 

[Trade]

- Vincent Deshairnais is a 6'7, 226 pound right defenseman who will probably end up on the third pairing when all is said and done. He's nothing special.

We long pants hockey now?

Gonna miss Petts, been our most consistent dman since the Rangers series. DOC……bleh.

 

[Malkinstheman]

I'm sure the usual suspects will bitch and moan but I love this return. A potentially unprotected first + a recent third rounder is good work

 

[Lara Emily]

What am I supposed to be happy about? Dubas came in to keep this team competitive and now we are already setting up the roster for an even shittier year next year taking on dorks like Heinen.

It’s embarrassing. It sucks to see him throw in the towel. But, solid trade for DOC and Petts.

Completely disagree with the mindset Dubas has had here since he got here and he’s handicapped this franchise incredibly in such a short time frame it is honestly impressive.

I seriously think Sid may walk.

Walk where he just re-signed
He clearly seems to want to retire as a career Pen

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

We're like a week removed from thinking Petts was gonna return a late 2nd rounder or a 3rd rounder and whatever prospect. I think we should just be happy with the 1st and hope the Rangers crash out next season.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

If the rangers pick is in the teens this year, that’s a real good outcome despite this supposedly being a “weak draft”.

As amazing as it would be to get a high pick off them in 2026 - with their goalie I can’t see them being bottom 5-10 bad 2 years in a row. I will hope for it though.

 

[Gurglesons]

Walk where he just re-signed
He clearly seems to want to retire as a career Pen

Let’s see how he feels after playing with real talent in two international tournaments and coming back to playing with the shittiest roster in the East with a coach who won’t even infuse youth.

 

[Lara Emily]

We're like a week removed from thinking Petts was gonna return a late 2nd rounder or a 3rd rounder and whatever prospect. I think we should just be happy with the 1st and hope the Rangers crash out next season.

Getting a 1st for two UFAs is pretty great imo.

 

[HandshakeLine]

We're like a week removed from thinking Petts was gonna return a late 2nd rounder or a 3rd rounder and whatever prospect. I think we should just be happy with the 1st and hope the Rangers crash out next season.

This is basically where I stand on the matter. It’s not a masterstroke but it’s got something’s that I like and somethings that I don’t.

 

[Lara Emily]

Let’s see how he feels after playing with real talent in two international tournaments and coming back to playing with the shittiest roster in the East with a coach who won’t even infuse youth.

They haven't made the playoffs in 2 years, he signed up willingly.

He's not a moron.

 

[Malkinstheman]

Man is it nice to be on the other end of a JR trade. Feels like no other team wanted/needed Pettersson enough to pay a 1st

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

DOC is waiver fodder, so that's whatever. Petts fits a need on their blueliner so it's a good pickup for the Canucks. Pens get a "let's see what happens" prospect in Fernstrom and a 1st that might end up being a top 10 pick next year if the Rangers' core continues to decline.

I just hope Dubas is still working the phones to gauge interest in guys like Rakell and Bunting as well.

 

[FlyingPenguin]

We're like a week removed from thinking Petts was gonna return a late 2nd rounder or a 3rd rounder and whatever prospect. I think we should just be happy with the 1st and hope the Rangers crash out next season.

I'm gonna be honest with you here: I hope the Rangers crash out every season.

Seriously though, I agree with you. This is certainly not a trade worth worrying or complaining about.

 

[SomeDude]

Let’s see how he feels after playing with real talent in two international tournaments and coming back to playing with the shittiest roster in the East with a coach who won’t even infuse youth.

I’m pretty sure Sid would much rather be doing just about anything else than playing in the NHL’s fake ass useless tournament thing with like 3 teams or whatever.

 

[Gurglesons]

I’m pretty sure Sid would much rather be doing just about anything else than playing in the NHL’s fake ass useless tournament thing with like 3 teams or whatever.

Seemed stoked about it in 2017.

 

[Andy99]

You assume he wasn't the one that said to get Heinen back.

Well considering he moved him down the lineup and limited his ice time, I’m going to say no,lol…but who knows, he might love that option now that he has Tomasino and Poolparty lol

 

[Malkinstheman]

Kind of interesting Dubas didn't use the last retention slot to squeeze a bit more return. Saving it for Bunting maybe?