GDT: Penguins Trade Deadline thread: What can we get for 3 packs of gum and a signed hockey puck?

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[Peat]

This chart was based on three years with a big spike in the year he was acquired due to diet and conditioning. Granlund is the opposite trend.

Ehh I'd put my money on going from playing with Getzlaf's ghost to playing with Zegras being the true secret sauce. Which unsurprisingly got even better with Sid and Geno (and also hope of being on a good team rather than a headed for the bottom team).

Granlund never really fit into Nashville so I wouldn't be surprised if he works better here...

... but it still begs the question of what we need another 5m winger for.

 

[Josey Wales]

Ron Hextall: "Mikael is a versatile forward, able to play either wing or center, and contribute offensively. He has experience on both the power play and penalty kill and can add options to our lineup."

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

boooooo

 

[3ladesof5teel]

Liked Granlund 2 years ago before Nashville signed him.

Do not like this at all. Not even good defensively

 

[BillyOcean]

Really appreciating the fact that Josh Yohe and Rob Rossi and great reporter Dan Kingerski were yet again on top of these trades!

 

[dogthateats]

 

[Kristopher Letang]

Malkin gets 6M and Granlund 5M lmaooo

Hextall basically believes that there’s only a 1M difference in value between Geno and Granlund

 

[Turin]

FSG is also culpable at this point since this sort of deal should have been a non negotiable. You f***ed the cap and GOT f***ING OLDER

 

[OnMyOwn]

Seriously almost ALL of the cap space for this. For this?? He doesn’t check any boxes we needed and is way overpaid.

 

[MrBrightside]

 

[DesertedPenguin]

According to CapFriendly, the Penguins will have $1.1 million in cap space on deadline day following the Granlund deal.

That's with 12 forwards, 7 defensemen, and 2 goalies.

The Penguins won't be able to ice a full 23-man roster.

 

[Jobeycool]

Hahahahahha holy f*** this TDL is even worse than I was expecting and that is saying something hahhahahaha man this organization LOL

Hahahaha man this is crazy stuff.. what are they doing..

 

[Turin]

Ron Hextall: "Mikael is a versatile forward, able to play either wing or center, and contribute offensively. He has experience on both the power play and penalty kill and can add options to our lineup."

He is able to a lot of stuff poorly for what we paid Rust and Rakell. Hooray.

 

[Darren McCord]

Yet none in the media will actually press him about it at his next conference. Shirey included

 

[dogthateats]

 

[Empoleon8771]

The thing with Granlund is that he does have a really nice skillset, at least one that made him a favorite around here a few years ago. I'm good with the acquisition (even with his poor performance this season) and I'm good with the price they paid. I just am really uncomfortable with him coming in at $5 million. If Nashville wasn't willing to retain any money, you don't trade for him.

If Nashville retained him down to $3.5 million, I'd be completely happy with this. But I think that $1.5 million on the cap is so significant that it makes me not like this.

 

[Darren McCord]

Honestly Hextall needs fired more than sullivan now. He is worse and I dont know how thats possible

 

[Jobeycool]

Malkin gets 6M and Granlund 5M lmaooo

Hextall basically believes that there’s only a 1M difference in value between Geno and Granlund

Told ya they are a mess...

 

[Kristopher Letang]

Geno left money on the table so we could pay Granlund 5Ms

 

[ChaosAgent]

Bummer about no retention. Oh well, I'm going to see how he plays for us before piling on because a number in a questionable chart says 3%.

 

[Darren McCord]

The thing with Granlund is that he does have a really nice skillset, at least one that made him a favorite around here a few years ago. I'm good with the acquisition (even with his poor performance this season) and I'm good with the price they paid. I just am really uncomfortable with him coming in at $5 million. If Nashville wasn't willing to retain any money, you don't trade for him.

If Nashville retained him down to $3.5 million, I'd be completely happy with this. But I think that $1.5 million on the cap is so significant that it makes me not like this.

This trade was trash and the opposite of what the pens needed. They actually go older today.

You cant defend this

 

[Gurglesons]

f***ed up our cap picture for Mikael Granlund just absurd shit.

Bummer about no retention. Oh well, I'm going to see how he plays for us before piling on because a number in a questionable chart says 3%.

He is way better than what that chart says. But he is exactly what we have in spades in the top nine. They should play him with Zuck and Geno

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Geno left money on the table so we could pay Granlund 5Ms

And the money saved from trading Marino for a borderline AHL blueliner went to a guy who sucked for a full season before getting a two year extension, just to get waived midway through the first of his two years. Love this team.

 

[Flying Dego]

We are near dead last in finishing and picked up a guy that doesn't shoot and is a good passer.

Wow I'm impressed

 

[The GM]

Not getting any retention on this deal stings.

I thought holland was bad, but hex couldn’t even squeeze out 4%