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!"

[Coastal Kev]

Is Dubas going to do anything??? nerd

 

[Factorial]

Lucky Luc at the King's table.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

Is Dubas going to do anything??? nerd

Well, he and his boss gave an interview to the media, he's worn out now.

 

[Gurglesons]

Is Dubas going to do anything??? nerd

My bet is on Beauvillier at 3 mil x 2 and TJ Brodie at 3 mil x 2. And that’s it.

 

[Factorial]

Well, he and his boss gave an interview to the media, he's worn out now.

You need to have a player worth acquiring and I'm not sure the Pens have one.

I wouldn't want Jarry with that contract if I was a GM.

 

[mephisto1812]

Spirit actually f***ed me over and I wasn't even able to fly to Vegas. They had my boarding information wrong and basically bullshitted me long enough saying "we can't fix it" for me to miss my flight.

The lesson I learned is don't fly with Spirit.

I did it once.... never, never again.

 

[Gurglesons]

There is exactly why you get a 1st from Carolina instead of a 2nd.

Got two 2nds out of it.

Dubas fails yet again.

You need to have a player worth acquiring and I'm not sure the Pens have one.

I wouldn't want Jarry with that contract if I was a GM.

Everyone on this roster is a Dubas signing / acquisition outside of the big three, Rust and Rakell.

That's on him.

 

[Tom Hanks]

@Jesse is not happy about this

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806857322485915811

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806852989291987056

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

I hate these millennial parents and their stupid names

millennials are so cringy lmao (no offense to most of you)

Helenius is so mid it hurts. Wont haunt anyone.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

As long as we take Slab Bulkhead, Fridge Largemeat or Punt Speedchick I'm good, I got a good feeling about them.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

As long as we take Slab Bulkhead, Fridge Largemeat or Punt Speedchick I'm good, I got a good feeling about them.

Blast Hardcheese is going to turn some heads.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Blast Hardcheese is going to turn some heads.

Roll Fizzlebeef will be better then 10,000 Kevin Stevens' dipped in grounded up Gary Roberts and a sprinkle of Ulf Samuelsson for that extra flavor.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Blast Hardcheese is going to turn some heads.

Downunder Fromage gets into the dirty areas.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I think the Dubas quotes from today make me much less confident in him going forward. His description of what he wants to do with the team just reeks of "I'm not going to do anything". I don't even think it's about the path he's picking, you can pick any of "rebuild", "contend" or "compete while building up the prospect pool" while being active about it. But I really got the impression that Dubas is perfectly fine with doing nothing and not making any moves to go towards any of those paths.

He said "we won't move out players if the return isn't good", which to me basically means "we won't be moving out any players" with who this team has on their roster.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Downunder Fromage gets into the dirty areas.

Omelette Du Fromage?

 

[SEALBound]

@Jesse is not happy about this

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806857322485915811

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806852989291987056

Just like Klim Kostin.

That said, I did like Helenius.

 

[Gurglesons]

I think the Dubas quotes from today make me much less confident in him going forward. His description of what he wants to do with the team just reeks of "I'm not going to do anything". I don't even think it's about the path he's picking, you can pick any of "rebuild", "contend" or "compete while building up the prospect pool" while being active about it. But I really got the impression that Dubas is perfectly fine with doing nothing and not making any moves to go towards any of those paths.

He said "we won't move out players if the return isn't good", which to me basically means "we won't be moving out any players" with who this team has on their roster.

Don't worry, he has a plan.

 

[Jacob]

Blazen Okebule-Svensson is still on the board.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Blazen Okebule-Svensson is still on the board.

Blaziken would be a good player for this team

 

[66-30-33]

Don't worry, he has a plan.

We just gotta be...patient?

If we do nothing, we better keep our picks because we are finishing top 10. At least I wont have much expectation for the season...Crosby gud, he score.

 

[ChaosAgent]

I think the Dubas quotes from today make me much less confident in him going forward. His description of what he wants to do with the team just reeks of "I'm not going to do anything". I don't even think it's about the path he's picking, you can pick any of "rebuild", "contend" or "compete while building up the prospect pool" while being active about it. But I really got the impression that Dubas is perfectly fine with doing nothing and not making any moves to go towards any of those paths.

The Penguins are totally stuck and he knows it.
We have no asset to sell of any value outside of Petts and Rust who has a restrictive NTC. He could try to swap Jarry for a different change-of-scenery goalie head case.

I think Dubas is a total mediocrity B-list McKinsey consultant type, but the Penguins are in a terrible spot to be active and do very much.

 

[canadianguy77]

Pat Verbeek was as douche as a player.

Bondra, Tkachuk, Roenick, and Verbeek are the only 500 goal scorers who aren’t in the hall and have been eligible for eons. There has to be a reason for that.

The Penguins are totally stuck and he knows it.
We have no asset to sell of any value outside of Petts and Rust who has a restrictive NTC. He could try to swap Jarry for a different change-of-scenery goalie head case.

I think Dubas is a total mediocrity B-list McKinsey consultant type, but the Penguins are in a terrible spot to be active and do very much.

Same as every other year for the past decade it seems.

 

[Gurglesons]

The Penguins are totally stuck and he knows it.
We have no asset to sell of any value outside of Petts and Rust who has a restrictive NTC. He could try to swap Jarry for a different change-of-scenery goalie head case.

I think Dubas is a total mediocrity B-list McKinsey consultant type, but the Penguins are in a terrible spot to be active and do very much.

That's why we should've been taking on deals like Mikheyev and Walman for 2nd round picks.

We are basically going to sign comparable players in UFA to similar term.

It makes absolutely no sense we aren't attempting to make deals like that.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Bondra, Tkachuk, Roenick, and Verbeek are the only 500 goal scorers who aren’t in the hall and have been eligible for eons. There has to be a reason for that.


Same as every other year for the past decade it seems.

Going in this year.

 

[canadianguy77]

Going in this year.

Well shit. Didn’t see that one coming.