Salary Cap: Penguins Salary Cap Thread: We suck again summer edition

[TKalltheTime]

My god a guy like Sam Bennett is exactly what the penguins have been missing for years.

 

[66-30-33]

My god a guy like Sam Bennett is exactly what the penguins have been missing for years.

Would cost Jake and a 1st.

 

[Andy99]

Would cost Jake and a 1st.

I’d do that…now lol

 

[pistolpete11]

Should have traded for Bennett when the Flames did.

....although Sully would have buried him with 70% d-zone starts and benched him if he ever hit somebody like that.

 

[Gurglesons]

Would cost Jake and a 1st.

Shoulda done it!

 

[Pens x]

Trade everyone.

I assume they will do press conferences and assess the current situation. Draft is a month away and one hasn’t been hired yet. Not a lot of time to do anything.

And free agency starts only a few days after the draft.

FSG needs to make a move one of these days.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

I could see Bennett getting ~25 points, being ass defensively and taking a ton of PIMs here, like in his Calgary days.
But fans value hits a lot, so that'd probably make it worth it for them.

 

[The GM]

Trading our first just to get rid of Granlund is silly.

Buy him out instead.

I’m just glad we got him for a second instead of that plug in Florida Bennett

 

[BusinessGoose]

I could see Bennett getting ~25 points, being ass defensively and taking a ton of PIMs here, like in his Calgary days.
But fans value hits a lot, so that'd probably make it worth it for them.

How many hits could be even get playing 4mins a night?

 

[eXile3]

And free agency starts only a few days after the draft.

FSG needs to make a move one of these days.

Not doing anything in free agency might be one of the better attributes of not having a GM. There are no good decisions made the first week of July.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Pens need to dump Granlund. A buyout or trade. Then if Dubis is the GM, Goalie situation if first, then get bigger stronger more grit especially on the LD and Zucker for 3 years is about as far as I go. Lots of other moves to make but that is a start.

That could be a major problem right there, Dubas managing the goalie situation is not something he has been good at in Toronto. I hope he doesn't go out and sign a goalie to a 5-6 year contract

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

I’d do that…now lol

Jake isn't really a problem for us come playoff time and has much better regular season numbers as well, he has always performed. I wouldn't make that trade and I'd certainly wouldn't add a 1st lol

 

[Andy99]

DK on his podcast this am says DOC could be our Matthew Tkachuk and should have been tried in the top six lol….yet somehow he never takes Sullivan to task for only playing him 8 min a night next to Carter and benching him whenever he scored a goal ….

 

[Andy99]

Jake isn't really a problem for us come playoff time and has much better regular season numbers as well, he has always performed. I wouldn't make that trade and I'd certainly wouldn't add a 1st lol

Jake doesn’t go to the net front like he used to after his shoulder injury and hes getting up there in age…I personally believe we need to not sign him to his next contract, which means he’s gone by the deadline and we need to get something for him…if we can package him and our first and get a better player than Bennett, I’m all for it…but Bennett is someone who fits what we need: youngish, physical and can score

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Jake doesn’t go to the net front like he used to after his shoulder injury and hes getting up there in age…I personally believe we need to not sign him to his next contract, which means he’s gone by the deadline and we need to get something for him…if we can package him and our first and get a better player than Bennett, I’m all for it…but Bennett is someone who fits what we need: youngish, physical and can score

I'm all in for finding hard nose players that will go and drive the net, but until Sid is here, Jake shouldn't be going anywhere. We have something that works and he isn't a movable piece right now in my opinion

 

[K Fleur]

Jake doesn’t go to the net front like he used to after his shoulder injury and hes getting up there in age…I personally believe we need to not sign him to his next contract, which means he’s gone by the deadline and we need to get something for him…if we can package him and our first and get a better player than Bennett, I’m all for it…but Bennett is someone who fits what we need: youngish, physical and can score

When the season ended there were 15+ players older than Guentzel on this team.

 

[HandshakeLine]

But fans value hits a lot, so that'd probably make it worth it for them.

Hitting is a legit part of the game, though?

 

[steelcityassault]

Should have traded for Bennett when the Flames did.

....although Sully would have buried him with 70% d-zone starts and benched him if he ever hit somebody like that.

That's not allowed in this system. Stick on puck, please. The PR team is watching

 

[vodeni]

DK on his podcast this am says DOC could be our Matthew Tkachuk and should have been tried in the top six lol….yet somehow he never takes Sullivan to task for only playing him 8 min a night next to Carter and benching him whenever he scored a goal ….

let me puke on that statement for like hours...

 

[xlm34]

DK on his podcast this am says DOC could be our Matthew Tkachuk and should have been tried in the top six lol….yet somehow he never takes Sullivan to task for only playing him 8 min a night next to Carter and benching him whenever he scored a goal ….

DK is too busy trying to convince everyone that buying a spot downtown was totally a good decision. He doesn’t have time to pay attention to sports too.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

I'd love to get Keller out of ARI. It sounds like he wants out and they're gonna have a tough time getting players so it could be a great buy low candidate. He also has an awesome contract.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Hitting is a legit part of the game, though?

Yes, and I think that alone would be enough for most people here, even if he sucked at everything else like in Calgary.
From an entertainment perspective I get it. The board and I just disagree on how much he'd be able to help generate wins with a season like that.

But I mean, the Pens are done winning Cups no matter what, so there's a strong argument to be made just to go all out making the product more fun.

 

[Pens1566]

DK on his podcast this am says DOC could be our Matthew Tkachuk and should have been tried in the top six lol….yet somehow he never takes Sullivan to task for only playing him 8 min a night next to Carter and benching him whenever he scored a goal ….

I'm going out on a limb that DK is trying to get DOC's mom in a 3 way.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Should have traded for Bennett when the Flames did.

....although Sully would have buried him with 70% d-zone starts and benched him if he ever hit somebody like that.

I mean, this is the response to pretty much 90% of these trades where a player blossoms in his new environment.

Fans have to remember that Sullivan will pigeonhole the new guy into the third line, defensive PK role that he seems to think all new acquisitions should play even if it doesn't fit their skillset (see: Granlund, Mikael).

So even if the Pens had acquired Bennett from Calgary, he'd probably continue to struggle here for the same reason he did in Calgary - misuse as a 3rd/4th liner and not being used in the top six with top six wingers.

 

[sauce66871]

Hypothetically… with FSG at the helm now and not being afraid to spend money, build a perennial contender, and if Dubas ends up here. Looking ahead to next year, would it be plausible that the Penguins are trying to align the stars to bring Auston Matthews to Pittsburgh?

It wouldn’t take too many cap gymnastics if Jake isn’t in the picture. No need to look for a 3rd line center when you bring in a 26 year old elite 1st line one instead.