edog37
Registered User
This is absurd.- A different coached Pens team this year makes the 2nd round.
This is absurd.- A different coached Pens team this year makes the 2nd round.
Not at all. I'd bet lofty money on it.This is absurd.
It was one of the only enjoyments to watch this season. Absolutely. Let's see what players we have to make next year entertaining as we continue our burn.@Flying Dego f***ing hell man! I wanted to lose that one.
He just faded down the stretch. 2 points in last 7.
Still a hell of a season from him. So many ES goals.
We should make a new bet next season.
There's a chance, but the only way they get the cap relief is if it's due to injury.Any chance Carter retires?
Here's the skeleton for the off-season
I think it's unlikely Granlund gets moved unless its for another bad contract. I'm assuming he'll be back as the 3C
Guentzel - Crosby - Rakell
XXXXX- Malkin - XXXXX
XXXXX - Granlund - Rust
DOC - Poehling - XXXXX
XXXX - Letang
Pettersson - Petry
POJ - Ruutta
XXXXX
XXXXX
Please tell me how a different coach makes Jeff Carter play like its 2012, Granlund not suck, Petry not get hurt, & Jarry be somewhat consistent.Not at all. I'd bet lofty money on it.
A better coached team has a better powerplay. Literally that single aspect of this year's team cost us a spot in the 2/3 seed. The metro is not deep.
A better coached team does not have teams that have league leading goals against after scoring / unsafe third periods. Again, higher seeding.
Sully had lost 5 straight first rounds. His tactics this year were literally carbon copies. He can't get production from the bottom 6, the power play, or the defense. A better coach can - and the players we have have shown that elsewhere.
They don't get cap relief if Carter retires since he is on a 35+ contract.Any chance Carter retires?
Here's the skeleton for the off-season
I think it's unlikely Granlund gets moved unless its for another bad contract. I'm assuming he'll be back as the 3C
Guentzel - Crosby - Rakell
XXXXX- Malkin - XXXXX
XXXXX - Granlund - Rust
DOC - Poehling - XXXXX
XXXX - Letang
Pettersson - Petry
POJ - Ruutta
XXXXX
XXXXX
They don't get cap relief if Carter retires since he is on a 35+ contract.
You guys should bet if he will miss 50 games with a new contract.@Flying Dego f***ing hell man! I wanted to lose that one.
He just faded down the stretch. 2 points in last 7.
Still a hell of a season from him. So many ES goals.
We should make a new bet next season.
Brainstorm: have everyone just gun slapshots at Carter's feet non-stop from training camp until he's LTIR'd. Repeat as necessary.There's a chance, but the only way they get the cap relief is if it's due to injury.
A strong argument can be made that it's better to just eat the 3.125M to have someone else play though.
He's likely only gonna get worse, so...
It's a good idea, but yeah they would just miss unfortunately.Brainstorm: have everyone just gun slapshots at Carter's feet non-stop from training camp until he's LTIR'd. Repeat as necessary.
Then again, we'd need some real shooters on the team.
Rust shoots high and wide and give Sid another concussion.It's a good idea, but yeah they would just miss unfortunately.
No he didn't. His line still produced, drove play.@Flying Dego f***ing hell man! I wanted to lose that one.
He just faded down the stretch. 2 points in last 7.
Still a hell of a season from him. So many ES goals.
We should make a new bet next season.
I hope whoever we draft isn’t ready to play until Sully is gone. That dumbass will groom the player to play like Rust or Chad R. He’s not been known to be patient with young players. He will absolutely destroy the guy.Talking about this in the draft thread, but I'd be open for a real gamble by letting a rookie take the 3C if we drafted someone like Dvorský who has good defensive awareness but also has better offensive instincts than what our bottom 6 currently has. But the issues with Dvorský are:
1) Euro
2) Rookie
3) Skating could possibly use work (it's hard to tell with the bigger ice and the Swedish game how much of an issue it really is, IMO)
Which means that our current coaching staff would absolutely misuse him.
What does Hextal have to do with them losing to Chicago ? N let me answer that: Nothing! The team is flawed and Hextal should go, but getting in the playoffs in this miserable conference with 93 points was all on coaching staffI think the underlying Sully issues will probably remain, but we should at least make the playoffs next year with better management. Despite all of Sully's flaws, I think we would have this year had Hexurke not bombed the trade deadline so badly.
But obviously once we get there it figures to be more of the same.
What does Hextal have to do with them losing to Chicago ? N let me answer that: Nothing! The team is flawed and Hextal should go, but getting in the playoffs in this miserable conference with 93 points was all on coaching staff
@Flying Dego f***ing hell man! I wanted to lose that one.
He just faded down the stretch. 2 points in last 7.
Still a hell of a season from him. So many ES goals.
We should make a new bet next season.
It was one of the only enjoyments to watch this season. Absolutely. Let's see what players we have to make next year entertaining as we continue our burn.
Everyone always says some shit like this. I want someone to be like "It sucks here. I wouldn't come back for the league max"
This is absurd.
I like Barbashev. Think he’d even come relatively cheap for a top-6 player, like under 5 million per. Would work with Geno. Scores in a variety of ways. Physical. Not old.Some UFA targets of mine: Barbashev, Compher, and Graves.