ncm7772
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Acciari has 4 points. Sure, he may be a decent PKer, but let’s not act like there aren’t a legit 150 bottom 6ers who could replace him at an equal or better level. Not a fan of paying him $2M.
Speculation: Penguins off day talk thread: Yes, Sully is still the coach
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3ladesof5teel
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That's all fine but you need guys to block shots PK and do the dirty work.
The way L4 is constructed here I don't think your going to bring in too many guys that are going to light the lamp for you.
He's good at what he does
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Yeah he is, I like him. I don't know what him here for $2mil for 3yrs.
I'm not trying to push him out there door but if there's an opportunity that comes up to send him out, 100% done without a moment of hesitation in my mind.
Like, a month or so ago someone through out Hayes for Acciari and the Blues fans didn't object. I would 100% do that because I think Hayes could offer more, overall, than Acciari.
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I thought Acciari was going to be a Plug+ type who offered glimpses of more and chipped in. Instead he is just a straight plug homie.
3ladesof5teel
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I mean sure but Kevin Hayes is a regular 40-50 point player making 7.2 million a year. That's a huge difference there. They're not even asked to be doing comparable things out there
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Lol, I mean yeah obviously that's an extreme example but it did come up. I think if there was a decent 4th line wing and someone wanted to bolster their center position, I'd do it.
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pistolpete11
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Am I reading this right?
4 off days
2 games
3 off days
A back-to-back
4 more off days
+ 5 more off days for the All Star Break
If we weren't playing well it wouldn't matter and might even be welcomed, but this is probably going to kill our momentum.
Some of our old guys can rest up because the Pens stretch run in March thru April is BRUTAL
DesertedPenguin
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Quirks of the schedule coupled with the recent reintroduction of the "bye week."
Per the NHL, "The NHL schedule will include “bye weeks” for each team for the second straight year and sixth time overall. For 2023-24, all “bye weeks” are scheduled between Jan. 27 – Feb. 13, which overlaps with a pause from Feb. 1-4 for NHL All-Star Weekend at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto."
So the Pens get the end of January off as their bye week, plus Feb. 5.
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there are 150 bottom 6ers that block shots, pk, and do the dirty work
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3ladesof5teel
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It has been widely known around the league that Acciari has been one of the better ones throughout his career. It's why he's making 2 million to do it.
He's been a fan/player favorite around the league because of it on the teams he's played.
If we want to grasp at straws and say we can get someone for a million less to try and do it better......sure go for it. All I am saying is Acciari has been towards the tops of the list in some of those other categories.
AuroraBorealis
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Acciari, Harkins and Nieto are all at the 4-point mark through 42 games.
Will be interesting to see who reaches 5 first.
It's crazy that these guys are even worse offensively than Blueger, Archibald, Poehling from last year.
Will be interesting to see who reaches 5 first.
It's crazy that these guys are even worse offensively than Blueger, Archibald, Poehling from last year.
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AuroraBorealis
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Following the NINE off-day break from the end of January into early February, we play 36 games in 71 days.
That's after playing 46 games in 118 days.
NHL scheduling is absurd. We're probably toast. All these old legs...
That's after playing 46 games in 118 days.
NHL scheduling is absurd. We're probably toast. All these old legs...
Yea... Well be like 10 points out of a playoff spot with like 8 games in hand.
pistolpete11
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I don't have a problem with the bye week. I think it's a good idea actually, but I don't think it should come so close to when they are already getting 5 days off for the All Star Break and I don't like the stop/start of it for a couple games here and a couple games there.
And people will still be on here freaking out that we're losing ground
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We’re like a 4-5 man offence. We can’t afford to play guys who only block shots and PK. And we doubly can’t afford to pay them more than the league minimum.
Or you look at how Crosby and Malkin (especially Malkin) have looked after rest and after long stretches of play, and you think “maybe this is when we go on a run.”
Geno looked 25 at the start of the year and 95 by Christmas. All of this rest just as we’re sliding into playoff contention could be just what the doctor ordered.
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