Penguins reduce their roster by 6 players

[Speaking Moistly]

The fact that we're doing this mere months after JR publicly admitted what a mistake he made in trading Despres for Lovejoy makes the Pens decision to bury skilled young forwards for the sake of another familiar, impotent veteran that much more delicious.

"We were dumb, but we never learn from our mistakes so deal with it."

You fool, you're comparing forwards to defensemen. Completely different.


Remember how Pouliot made Morrow and then Despres expendable (something like that)? Guess what Sprong did? Those deals worked out so well overall.

 

[66-30-33]

Have wonder how much hinges on Sprong's nine games.

That would put it close to the time Fehr is expected back. If he does just OK, then it's easy to send him back to the Q to make room for Fehr. But if Sprong continues to play above expectations, it opens up some interesting possibilities.

I'm curious to to see how they use him in the line-up during games. Will he see some shifts with Geno and Plots? Will they try him on his off wing with Sid and Kessel? Or will they try him as Sid's RW and give Geno a few shifts with Kessel?

I'm starting to feel like Alice ... I've already thought of 10 impossible things before tea time

Our 4th line will be Sprong-Dupuis-Perron. But our 3rd will be Bonino-BB-Plots......

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

You fool, you're comparing forwards to defensemen. Completely different.


Remember how Pouliot made Morrow and then Despres expendable (something like that)? Guess what Sprong did? Those deals worked out so well overall.

We really are like those poor souls who win the jackpot but have no idea how to handle money and end up on skid row after a few years.

Instead of investing smartly we just blow it all on new houses and cars for our good friends.

 

[Zen Arcade]

Would be nice to have a David Warsofsky type on the back end, but this org hates D who play that game.

I'm not sure what you mean, he's stylistically similar to almost every defenseman on the team.

Are you thinking of Oleksy?

 

[66-30-33]

I'm not sure what you mean, he's stylistically similar to almost every defenseman on the team.

Are you thinking of Oleksy?

I might be....thought it was War who played dirty without getting caught?

 

[Speaking Moistly]

We really are like those poor souls who win the jackpot but have no idea how to handle money and end up on skid row after a few years.

Instead of investing smartly we just buy new houses and cars for all our family and friends.

You do have to appreciate how they botch everything. It's pointless to get excited for anything, I predict that Murray will be the victim of the Perron and Bennett **** up.

 

[66-30-33]

You do have to appreciate how they botch everything. It's pointless to get excited for anything, I predict that Murray will be the victim of the Perron and Bennett **** up.

Murray, Jarry, Perron, BB to some team for a top 4 D, a few meh prospects, a 3rd round pick.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

You do have to appreciate how they botch everything. It's pointless to get excited for anything, I predict that Murray will be the victim of the Perron and Bennett **** up.

Gonchar wasn't signed, anyway. Thank heaven for small miracles.

 

[ColePens]

Seriously Gonchar being waived was solid.

 

[madinsomniac]

Seriously Gonchar being waived was solid.

Nope it was clearly the only logical thing to do... which does make it surprising since the Pens front office often dwells in Bizarro world...

 

[wej20]

Yeah JR said he'll be up soon, he just need to gain confidence in WBS.

Also this made me happy:



Perron made the jump from playing in the Q in 06-07 to playing 62 games in the NHL in 07-08, and he had similar numbers to Sprong in his draft year (39 goals and 83 points in 70 games for Perron, 39 goals and 88 points in 68 games for Sprong) and wasn't a high pick either (he was a late 1st rounder). I'm not sure that giving him 9 games and then sending him back down to the Q is the best decision, keeping him up may be the smart thing to do.

Perron was drafted as a 20 year old I think.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Perron was drafted as a 20 year old I think.

No he turned 19 about a month before the draft. He was older than the other picks, but he wasn't much older that Sprong now.

 

[Jacob]

Yeah hopefully Sprong turns out like Perron.

 

[66-30-33]

Yeah hopefully Sprong turns out like Perron.

4th line playing the wrong position?

 

[Pete Gas]

Give me Buff or give me steak

 

[Jacob]

4th line playing the wrong position?

An overpaid 12th forward that can't skate and only scores once every 20 games I'm told.

 

[66-30-33]

An overpaid 12th forward that can't skate and only scores once every 20 games I'm told.

Oi! 4 goals per season.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

4th line playing the wrong position?

Ouch.

2020 Penguins

Kunitz (+walker)-Crosby-Kessel
Dupuis (better with more age!!)-Malkin-Hornqvist
X (Murray trade)-X (2019 2nd OA pick)-Kennedy
Sprong-Sundqvist-Plotnikov (They all fell out of favour in 2017)

Scuderi-Letang
X (Perron trade)-Lovejoy
X (2018 9th OA)-X (Pouliot trade)
X(2018 39th OA)

Fleury
x (Maatta trade)

 

[Zen Arcade]

I might be....thought it was War who played dirty without getting caught?

Yeah, that's Oleksy.

Warsofsky is the undersized, puck moving jack of all trades type.

 

[harmonica]

Ouch.

2020 Penguins

Kunitz (+walker)-Crosby-Kessel
Dupuis (better with more age!!)-Malkin-Hornqvist
X (Murray trade)-X (2019 2nd OA pick)-Kennedy
Sprong-Sundqvist-Plotnikov (They all fell out of favour in 2017)

Scuderi-Letang
X (Perron trade)-Lovejoy
X (2018 9th OA)-X (Pouliot trade)
X(2018 39th OA)

Fleury
x (Maatta trade)

I am pretty sure Jagr would be on the 2020 team as well.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

I am pretty sure Jagr would be on the 2020 team as well.

He can be the return for Murray.

 

[IcedCapp]

Would Despres be old enough in 2020 for us to get him back? Pls?

Pls??!!!

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Would Despres be old enough in 2020 for us to get him back? Pls?

Pls??!!!

2025-ish, after we get Staal back and Maatta wins his 2nd or 3rd cup with Chicago.

 

[Zen Arcade]

He can be the return for Murray.

Don't worry, Jagr will be in the midst of a 50 point season with the Isles and they won't trade him within the division.

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

- The fourth line is the island of the Pens misfit and mistreated toys, but the positive is they will finally have a skilled fourth line.

I'm just hoping they come out with chips on their shoulders and try to make the coaches look stupid.

Perron on his own isn't likely to net us and actual upgrade on D, though. Who would we be targeting and what would we have to add? Maybe if he weren't UFA at the end of the season. As it stands, I just don't think he'll attract the sort of interest needed to be the centerpiece in getting a legit 2nd pairing D.

I wonder if they might not wind up swapping him for a similar player that's a lefty instead of a righty. Or a pick. When they should be moving Kunitz instead.

Amazing how they've managed to turn a 1st round+ value into probably a 3rd in less than a year.