Salary Cap: Pens 2024 Summer Thread: "Thus, knocking us out of these superior numbers when we emerge! Mr. President, we must not allow a non-playoff bound gap!"

[Le Magnifique 66]

WAAAAAAY too much goaltending talk on this board. People are fricking obsessed with goaltenders. Geez.

Meanwhile, average goaltenders win Stanley Cups and reach the finals seemingly every damn season.

The league has started to devalue the position. Perhaps this board should as well?

But Gibson is from Pittsburgh bro!!!

 

[lokomotiv15]

Kyle-O-Dial Dundee

“That’s not a trade, this is a trade.”

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Kyle-O-Dial Dundee giving off them Johnny Ringo vibes, if he had to shave off that delightful moustache.

 

[Deport Ogie]

But Gibson is from Pittsburgh bro!!!

I mean, he grew up in Whitehall and went to Baldwin so don't let Dejan Kovacevic hear you say he's from Pittsburgh or there may be a two-day long Twitter rant about it.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

I mean, he grew up in Whitehall and went to Baldwin so don't let Dejan Kovacevic hear you say he's from Pittsburgh or there may be a two-day long Twitter rant about it.

then the same guy turns around and rips on the actual city of Pittsburgh lmao

 

[ThosePuckingPenguins]

I mean, he grew up in Whitehall and went to Baldwin so don't let Dejan Kovacevic hear you say he's from Pittsburgh or there may be a two-day long Twitter rant about it.

His recent Sheetz rant was bizarre.

 

[Deport Ogie]

It's amazing and I'm sure purely coincidental how his blazing path of city pride started at the exact same moment he opened a brick-and-mortar within city limits.

 

[Goalie_Bob]

It's amazing and I'm sure purely coincidental how his blazing path of city pride started at the exact same moment he opened a brick-and-mortar within city limits.

Does he even live within the city limits?

 

[Andy99]

Imagine being content with Jarry as your team’s starter or clamoring for the Pens to acquire Gibson.

What year is it?

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5588102/2024/06/26/nhl-goalie-depth-ranking-offseason/

Pens rank 22nd…says Jarry inspires no confidence and they’re right…I think we’re stuck with this shitty contract Dubas signed, just like Graves…

Someone at work told me there is a rumor that Sully was ticked that Jarry didn’t seem to care about losing his job.

It is odd he just kind of shrugged his shoulders.

That’s what Madden or DK heard…read that from one or the other…

 

[Empoleon8771]

That Athletic article had Edmonton as the 9th best goalie situation and above Tampa Bay.

Whatever model they’re using to base these rankings on needs to be thrown in the trash.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

Oh come on... a Jarry/Ned tandem clocking in at ~8M doesn't appeal to you?

Not to mention the good possibility of friction due to how last year ended. What's not to like, Emp?

For under 8M, ~14-16th team goaltending is fine.

Again, if the Pens weren't 31st on the PP the Pens are 3rd in the Metro with a TJ/Ned tandem.

 

[Andy99]

Also forgot to mention: DK says in his morning podcast that his information from the Pens is that Jarry is not on the block, will start the season with the Pens and Blomqvist will be in the AHL again…

 

[Gurglesons]

That Athletic article had Edmonton as the 9th best goalie situation and above Tampa Bay.

Whatever model they’re using to base these rankings on needs to be thrown in the trash.

I trust Dom’s model more than Moneypuck / NST.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I trust Dom’s model more than Moneypuck / NST.

If your model has Stuart Skinner as better than Andrei Vasilevskiy, it’s a shit model.

 

[Andy99]

That Athletic article had Edmonton as the 9th best goalie situation and above Tampa Bay.

Whatever model they’re using to base these rankings on needs to be thrown in the trash.

They do get the Pens position generally right imo…bottom 10 team in league in goaltending

 

[Empoleon8771]

To some non-goalie talk:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805947107246817646

Skinner seems like this years version of Duchene. Would be a terrific target on a short term deal for the Penguins I think. He’d be a good guy to give a 1 year, $4 million type of deal to play with Crosby.

 

[Epic Neal Time]

He will get that deal, but he'll go to somewhere that's guaranteed to make the playoffs, since he's never played a playoff game. Florida or Dallas sound about right.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805947107246817646

Skinner seems like this years version of Duchene. Would be a terrific target on a short term deal for the Penguins I think. He’d be a good guy to give a 1 year, $4 million type of deal to play with Crosby.

 

[Gurglesons]

If your model has Stuart Skinner as better than Andrei Vasilevskiy, it’s a shit model.

Vasi was one of the worst goalies in the league last year which you've used as a defense of Jarry before.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

I can't quite tell if the name "Rutger McGroarty" is awful or amazing.

 

[Ulf5]

To some non-goalie talk:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805947107246817646

Skinner seems like this years version of Duchene. Would be a terrific target on a short term deal for the Penguins I think. He’d be a good guy to give a 1 year, $4 million type of deal to play with Crosby.

24, 35, 33 goals the last 3 season with over 700 shots on goal. Please idolize Sid.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Also forgot to mention: DK says in his morning podcast that his information from the Pens is that Jarry is not on the block, will start the season with the Pens and Blomqvist will be in the AHL again…

All that "Jarry is on the block" crap comes from Friedman speculating. "I wonder if Jarry will be in play" or words to that effect. He said nothing about hearing that.

Naturally Pensburgh takes that quote and slaps on the clickbait title "Tristan Jarry is on the trading block".
I wish people just got fired for this shit, like they deserve.

 

[Darren McCord]

I trust Dom’s model more than Moneypuck / NST.

Goalies are voodoo and all models for them suck. I don't trust any goalie model.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Vasi was one of the worst goalies in the league last year which you've used as a defense of Jarry before.

1. No he wasn’t
2. Vasilevskiy having 1 dud year doesn’t magically erase his entire career performance before last year.

Come on, why are you arguing this point?

 

[Darren McCord]

Also forgot to mention: DK says in his morning podcast that his information from the Pens is that Jarry is not on the block, will start the season with the Pens and Blomqvist will be in the AHL again…

If DK said that then Jarry will be traded by this afternoon. Penguins sports writers sucks

 

[Empoleon8771]

All that "Jarry is on the block" crap comes from Friedman speculating. "I wonder if Jarry will be in play" or words to that effect. He said nothing about hearing that.

Naturally Pensburgh takes that quote and slaps on the clickbait title "Tristan Jarry is on the trading block".
I wish people just got fired for this shit, like they deserve.

Friedman explicitly said that Jarry was available in his 32 thoughts yesterday.

 

[Turin]

All that "Jarry is on the block" crap comes from Friedman speculating. "I wonder if Jarry will be in play" or words to that effect. He said nothing about hearing that.

Naturally Pensburgh takes that quote and slaps on the clickbait title "Tristan Jarry is on the trading block".
I wish people just got fired for this shit, like they deserve.

He said a source told him Jarry was on the block, and Chris Johnston said he definitely was. DK is the one way more likely to be making shit up.