Proposal: Penguins sell-off trades (Canucks, Avalanche, Kings and Predators)

[Toby Flenderson]

First 3 deals sure. Definitely not to #4. Letang is worth more to the franchise and the locker room than that measly return.

I also don’t buy Dubas’s BS about “everyone but Sid is available”. No way he trades Malkin or Letang. They are lifers.

Trading away either Malkin or Letang would certainly piss off Sid. And if Dubas asked his opinion first the answer I’m guessing would be NO

 

[HockeyVirus]

First 3 deals sure. Definitely not to #4. Letang is worth more to the franchise and the locker room than that measly return.

I also don’t buy Dubas’s BS about “everyone but Sid is available”. No way he trades Malkin or Letang. They are lifers.

Trading away either Malkin or Letang would certainly piss off Sid. And if Dubas asked his opinion first the answer I’m guessing would be NO

trading Letang is like the Sharks trading Karlsson. Pretty obvious the wheels are about to come off, they would be smart to trade him at his value because it will only go down hill from here. If they can get an asset back without retaining they should do it even if it is a 7th

 

[BKarchitect]

As an Avs fan, I’d probably just want to a deal around DOC. He’d be a useful addition. Especially if Landeskog’s return doesn’t go as hoped.

If Nedeljkovic is playing good as the deadline approaches and if the Avs have no other great options, he could be interesting as a veteran platoon guy they can also bring back next season (similar to what the Devils did grabbing Allen last TDL). But Georgiev has stabilized enough to be fine for now. No Avs fan trusts him when it matters, but until a real “1A” solution presents itself, I don’t think assets should be spent going towards “meh” solutions…it just takes ammo out of the cupboard for other options.

 

[JoeSakic13]

The Avs deal is a fair trade in value, but I feel l (or at least hope) Colorado would go for a bigger trade target if they were looking to grab a goalie at this point.

They’re turning to Georgie (currently) again as their starter and Annunen has shown he can hold his own as well. So if they make a change (which IMO they should) I can see it being for a game breaker netminder. Nedel is a solid netminder, but he’s too close to a lateral upgrade at this point.

 

[Beauner]

trading Letang is like the Sharks trading Karlsson. Pretty obvious the wheels are about to come off, they would be smart to trade him at his value because it will only go down hill from here. If they can get an asset back without retaining they should do it even if it is a 7th

Yeah, trade a franchise icon who had loads of success here for a 7th just because. They're not gonna need that cap space within 3 years, let them f***ing ride off in peace

 

[HockeyVirus]

Yeah, trade a franchise icon who had loads of success here for a 7th just because. They're not gonna need that cap space within 3 years, let them f***ing ride off in peace

Well are you keeping them to ride off into the sunset or trying to trade them? This is a thread about selling off pieces with the rumors of a firesale.

Letang is already a cap dump and has several years left. He is going to be unmoveable. That is why you get rid of him now if you are going to do it. If you want to parade his corpse around another few years for nostalgia and to honor him for the cups won, be my guest. But from an asset value standpoint, shit or get off the pot you know?

 

[Empoleon8771]

Lmao...


He's 28 years old and has 150 starts. Only 1 year in his entire career has he been an actual starting goalie, and he put up well below average numbers.


He's awful. Georgiev is also awful and I f***ing hate him, but I will glady take my changes on him finding his game over paying a 2nd round pick for another pile of garbage. At least Georgiev actually has multiple years of legitimate starters workloads and even has one strong statistical season as a starting goalie.


As for O'Connor. We dont need him. We have plenty of cheap depth with a number of guys showing they can contribute positively during the start of this year. Especially when it comes to wingers, that's the last thing we need.

And this somehow doesn't apply to Georgiyev?

If you want to argue that Nedjelkovic is just more of a platoon guy, you won't have much disagreement from anyone, but Georgiyev sucks ass and even Nedjelkovic being a 1B goalie is an upgrade on him.

Well are you keeping them to ride off into the sunset or trying to trade them? This is a thread about selling off pieces with the rumors of a firesale.

Letang is already a cap dump and has several years left. He is going to be unmoveable. That is why you get rid of him now if you are going to do it. If you want to parade his corpse around another few years for nostalgia and to honor him for the cups won, be my guest. But from an asset value standpoint, shit or get off the pot you know?

If that's the case they would just keep him then.

They're already going to be trading Karlsson next off-season I bet, so keeping Letang to be a mentor for the young defensemen (namely Pickering and Brunicke, plus Pettersson in this hypothetical deal) would make more sense than trading him for the sake of trading him.

I know I'm the one who made the proposals but I'd walk that Letang one back. Since EK is almost assuredly gone sometime next off-season or next season, I think keeping Letang to be a mentor for the young guys would make more sense.

 

[Empoleon8771]

The Avs deal is a fair trade in value, but I feel l (or at least hope) Colorado would go for a bigger trade target if they were looking to grab a goalie at this point.

They’re turning to Georgie (currently) again as their starter and Annunen has shown he can hold his own as well. So if they make a change (which IMO they should) I can see it being for a game breaker netminder. Nedel is a solid netminder, but he’s too close to a lateral upgrade at this point.

I think this is totally a fair interpretation. Ned is a 1B goalie that is likely an upgrade on Georgiyev but not really one you can ride to a cup. I think Nedjelkovic as a platoon goalie for someone like Edmonton with Skinner would make more sense with that.