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

[vodeni]

I like 53 and 8 they keep chirping on the bench

 

[vodeni]

I like 53 and 8 they keep chirping on the bench
First shutout of the season

 

[ChaosAgent]

I can't really see that. You'd think sports franchises would've lost value in this economy. But they've continued to explode in value. There's still mega profit to be had holding onto the team for several years.

Billionaires U.S. 2023 | Statista

In 2023, there were around 748 billionaires in the United States.

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The concentration of wealth and uber-elite has to be the reason. Sports teams are a prestige commodity and a scarce commodity. Billionaires get FOMO.

You would think that the fundamentals of owning the Penguins over the last 4 years are terrible, but FSG's stake is still going to appreciate.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

 

[SEALBound]

Rangers are gonna have to go on a run to make their pick higher than 13. They’re like 10 right now.

Adding a former 100pt with a chip on his shoulder might help.

 

[McGroarty2]

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On what planet is this dude only 28 years old

Somewhere in the First Federation.

 

[Ulf5]

Love tidbits like this.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I'd prefer Sullivan be fired about 5 years ago, and don't want him influencing the potential top 5 pick the team's gonna have in June. But yeah, losing is the goal now. Particularly for the 2026 and 2027 drafts.

Just hope he's gone and not coaching any potential building block prospects. I think it'd genuinely kill my desire to watch entirely if he tried to turn McKenna into Bryan Rust.

The same can be accomplished with Quinn as interim coach and then fired at the end of the season too.

I want f***ing blood.

 

[Zbynek]

Wow. Surprised to say I love it. And DOC needed a new home badly so honestly just happy for him.

Adding a former 100pt with a chip on his shoulder might help.

I had the same thought when I saw this is NYR's pick. I actually love the upside on this pick because even if it goes to 2026 it could still be a really nice pick.

 

[Zbynek]

What can the Canucks expect with Pettersson? It seems in this thread the overall sentiment is you didn't want to re-sign him which isn't ideal to hear as a Canucks fan lol.

He's by far the most reliable d-man the Pens have iced this entire decade. That we didn't want to re-sign him doesn't mean he's bad (he truly is solid as f***). Logs big minutes, PKs, handles tough assignments, reads the play well, can pass, makes quick decisions, I mean the dude is a beast. On the exterior he doesn't look like a physical player, and he doesn't look it because of his lanky frame, but he racks up a lot of hits. Mostly because he just reads the play really well. By that I mean - he knows when to throw the body, but it's never Trouba style where he's going for a big hit in favor of positioning and sound D (his bread and butter). I will miss him, but given where our org is at, trading him was a no brainer.

 

[Zbynek]

You could argue it but you'd be wrong.

Yea. Main point being that the Heinen for DOC swap just makes more sense. DOC simply does not fit this roster any more and I think Heinen will succeed more in his role.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

You could make an argument that we would have been better off with a signed Pettersson than with Heinen's and Desharnais' contracts. The difference would have been minimal.

They HAVE to hit on their next three first-round picks (2 in '25, 1 in '26).

But yeah, Pettersson will be missed. And if we turn around and re-sign Grz I will lose it.

No, wrong, dumb.