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!"

[Darren McCord]

Put people on ignore. Much better browsing experience.

I have a few lol

 

[Malkinstheman]

With it taking so long, there might be an issue with NTCs

 

[TimmyD]

Hayes was traded for a 6th last year while coming off a better year, and Dubas has explicitly said that this team would be a team that would take on bad deals to get assets back.

There is no reason to think they're paying positive value for Hayes right now.

He also said he was trying to acquire young hungry players while just trading for a 32 year old…. I’m sorry if I don’t believe a damn word coming out of his mouth at the moment

 

[Empoleon8771]

He also said he was trying to acquire young hungry players while just trading for a 32 year old…. I’m sorry if I don’t believe a damn word coming out of his mouth at the moment

It's almost like getting paid to take on Hayes is literally the definition of "acquiring young players and prospects".

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

End of the era's given us all mushy brains.

 

[Tom Hanks]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807087158915645717

 

[OnMyOwn]

If there’s picks involved, it’s what rebuilding teams do. We’ll be doing this while stock piling picks for the next several years.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Alright alright… no, he’s not worse than Carter.

Hyperbole, maybe. But he's definitely not good and absolutely runs contrary to what the team should be doing with it's roster. But it's Sullivan so you know.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Unrelated but I'm sad I didn't end up getting to go to this, the visuals look terrific inside of the sphere. They could keep the draft here every year and I'd support it.

 

[TimmyD]

It's almost like getting paid to take on Hayes is literally the definition of "acquiring young players and prospects".

I don’t believe he’s getting paid to take him on. I think it’s going to be something like Acciari+ for Hayes or Smith for Hayes straight up

 

[Gurglesons]

It's almost like getting paid to take on Hayes is literally the definition of "acquiring young players and prospects".

If we get paid to take him lol.

 

[TimmyD]

Unrelated but I'm sad I didn't end up getting to go to this, the visuals look terrific inside of the sphere. They could keep the draft here every year and I'd support it.

That does suck. The Sphere is definitely a bucket list item for me at this point so the fact that Spirit screwed you out of the chance to be there is pretty shitty

 

[Empoleon8771]

I don’t believe he’s getting paid to take him on. I think it’s going to be something like Acciari+ for Hayes or Smith for Hayes straight up

Again, if Hayes was traded for a 6th last off-season while coming off a better year, how does Hayes have more value now?

If Dubas did that, he's an absolute moron. I just don't see a reason to think he did. The worst case scenario to me seems to be Acciari for Hayes straight up.

 

[Turin]

Again, if Hayes was traded for a 6th last off-season while coming off a better year, how does Hayes have more value now?

Less money. PHI retained on him in that deal.

 

[Rakell67]

Again, if Hayes was traded for a 6th last off-season while coming off a better year, how does Hayes have more value now?

If Dubas did that, he's an absolute moron. I just don't see a reason to think he did. The worst case scenario to me seems to be Acciari for Hayes straight up.

Philly ate half his salary.

 

[TimmyD]

Because our coach loves players like him, so his value to Mike Sullivan could absolutely be higher then we think

 

[Gurglesons]

Again, if Hayes was traded for a 6th last off-season while coming off a better year, how does Hayes have more value now?

If Dubas did that, he's an absolute moron. I just don't see a reason to think he did. The worst case scenario to me seems to be Acciari for Hayes straight up.

Got some bad news for you....

 

[MayorofWBS]

It's almost like getting paid to take on Hayes is literally the definition of "acquiring young players and prospects".

Since he would be coming from SL I doubt they are paying us to take him. It's most likely they found the biggest clown show of an front office to take the older, more expensive player. SL isn't in the position to be paying other teams in futures to take on player with just 2 years left. I say they found themselves some bigger idiots.

 

[Darren McCord]

Less money. PHI retained on him in that deal.

i mean its still 3.5 unless the blues retained

 

[Gurglesons]

Oh nice we got a 2nd for Hayes. Solid deal.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Hayes and a 2nd for future considerations.

 

[SEALBound]

Hayes + 25 2nd for FC

That's exactly what people here wanted...

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Seeing Hayes and the Blues' 2025 2nd for future considerations. Unconfirmed.

Actually solid.

 

[Darren McCord]

Also I don't believe it until someone beside frank says so

 

[K Fleur]

Eh not bad. Rare @Empoleon8771 W

Would have been cool to get rid of Jarry.