OK, one more criteria besides big and/or technical: Durable.Matt Murray might be up for grabs?
Neither Gibson nor Markstrom will be free. Less expensive, sure but you're also getting a less capable goalieBecause we could potentially get either for nothing and Helle likely costs a 1st and more.
Because the buyout affects us for longer than just this year.That Granlund trade is awful Empo.
Why would you drop that far for a player you can buy out?
That Granlund trade is awful Empo.
Why would you drop that far for a player you can buy out?
He's a big sad now.OK, one more criteria besides big and/or technical: Durable.
Sorry Matt.
Swayman is the main guy I want to bring in to replace Jarry this off-season. Boston is super vulnerable to an offersheet due to their cap situation and I'd pounce on that chance to get Swayman for a reasonable price.
I think you could reasonably do something like this:
-Granlund and pick #14 to Chicago for picks #35 and #67
-Picks #35 and #67 to Boston for Swayman's RFA rights
When is the last offer sheet that happened in the NHL?
move petry, there would be some interest. detroit was rumored to be interested before he was moved here. I’ll take back a pick or a prospect for him. Just open the cap space
let dumo walk
call up smith full time, make friedman the del-facto number 7.
sign Ryan graves
letang petts
graves poj
smith rutta
friedman
give the kids the begining of the season to paired with vets, see what you have in them, outside of maybe ghost, severson, or orlov there isn’t much that jumps out on the ufa list and those three will get over paid. Graves I think is just undee]r the radar enough he would get market value and look good with poj.
Buying out Granlund sucks, imo, but I don't think you need to spend the 14th overall to rid yourself of him. Some team out there will be trying to hover around the cap floor.
Thanks again, Hextall.
Neither Gibson nor Markstrom will be free. Less expensive, sure but you're also getting a less capable goalie
Because the buyout affects us for longer than just this year.
Give somebody POJ. I'm not sold he's anything special. He had his ups, but he definitely had his downs too, real bad ones.The issue is the Penguins don't have any trade chips they can use to entice teams to take on Granlund. They don't have a pick between #14 and #90.
Hope the Pens re sign DOC and Poehling. What's everyone's thoughts on those two?
*Looks at Florida and Sergei Bobrovsky*I’d rather focus our assets on making the best possible team then having the best possible goaltender personally given how the playoffs typically go.
*Looks at Florida and Sergei Bobrovsky*
Ok, sure bud.
I’d rather focus our assets on making the best possible team then having the best possible goaltender personally given how the playoffs typically go.
I don't think Bobrovsky hulking out after his previous 9 visits to the NHL playoffs included only one run above .920 is an argument for spending a ton of money on a quality goaltender. To me, it looks like a lot more like an argument for goaltending being voodoo and it usually being better to spend money on insulating them.
Building a competitive bottom six and replacing or resigning zucker.What are you opening up cap space for tho?
figure no more than 5 on a goalie, 3.5 at most on graves gives you around 22-23 left to spend nylander, puus, O’Conner and, poehling equal maybe 4.5 together your down to 17ish mil. that Is the rest of your forward group unless you are bargain hunting.
*Looks at Florida and Sergei Bobrovsky*
Ok, sure bud.
Building a competitive bottom six and replacing or resigning zucker.
they have 20 mil now, 23-25 if they buy out or trade granlund, that jumps to 30-32 if they trade petry.
But they would need 2 defenders,at least one goalie, a top six winger and basically the entire bottom six needs replaced.
there are some aggressive but skilled guys in ufa this year I’d love to add along with O’Conner and poehling coming back.
figure no more than 5 on a goalie, 3.5 at most on graves gives you around 22-23 left to spend nylander, puus, O’Conner and, poehling equal maybe 4.5 together your down to 17ish mil. that Is the rest of your forward group unless you are bargain hunting.
some sub 30 guys I’d target with that 17ish mil for example.
woods 27 yrs old
Blunting 27 yrs old
domi 28 yrs old
sundqvist 29 yrs old
blunting Sid Rackell
jake Geno rust
O’Conner domi nylander/puus
woods sundqvist poehling
carter (because eff him and we are stuck with him unless he gets robidas islanded)
its younger, it’s faster, it’s more physical, and more aggressive, while still having skill in the bottom 6.
Hope the Pens re sign DOC and Poehling. What's everyone's thoughts on those two?
Hope the Pens re sign DOC and Poehling. What's everyone's thoughts on those two?