GDT: Pens 2024 Trade Deadline Thread: Jake Shake Talk here

[T1K]

Koivunen looks good. I think a quantity over quality trade made sense here. Bunting is going to be serviceable for us, and I feel like that’s being overlooked. At worst he can be traded next year at some point.

 

[displacedpensfan]

I really, really do want to know what Uncle Jim out in Vancouver was offering compared to one of Dubas's ex-Soo pet rocks and three middling prospects plus a mid round 2nd.

 

[Kristopher Letang]

Yes they do. Especially with us taking the Bunting contract off their hands. Cap is going up next year and they have a ton of expiring contracts.

They really don’t. They have to give raises to a bunch of good players and sign/trade for a legit 2C next season.

I’ll be shocked if Guentzel signs in Carolina.

 

[TKalltheTime]

Koivunen looks good. I think a quantity over quality trade made sense here. Bunting is going to be serviceable for us, and I feel like that’s being overlooked. At worst he can be traded next year at some point.

What are you talking about LOL that was a problematic contract for the canes that we let them out of… no one’s trading for him & that contract read the details of it. It’s a limited no trade attached as well lol

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

I have no idea who Blake and Morrow are but I think I'm supposed to be upset that we didn't get them

 

[Nfumass]

What are you talking about LOL that was a problematic contract for the canes that we let them out of… no one’s trading for him & that contract read the details of it. It’s a limited no trade attached as well lol

He was a complete cap dump for them, the canes are trying to win a cup if they thought much of him they wouldn’t have traded him.

 

[Ryder71]

Koivunen is definitely the player the Pens wanted most in the trade

OK can you fill me in on these guys a little more?

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

So it's the equivalent of 4 second rounders+Bunting which seems pretty good tbh. And these prospects should be pushing for the roster next year. Wish he would have gotten the guaranteed first but he did well overall imo.

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

Clearly Jake for Bunting is the new Neal for Hornqvist. On welfare

 

[Ryder71]

So it's the equivalent of 4 second rounders+Bunting which seems pretty good tbh. And these prospects should be pushing for the roster next year. Wish he would have gotten the guaranteed first but he did well overall imo.

With the sheer number of assets if two pan out to be meaningful contributors maybe not so bad. That's a lot of assets. The question is, are they any good?

Koivunen looks good. I think a quantity over quality trade made sense here. Bunting is going to be serviceable for us, and I feel like that’s being overlooked. At worst he can be traded next year at some point.

Quality over quantity I'd prefer.

 

[Zbynek]

Dubas outdoing Sleepy with this one. An absolute waste of a trade. Watch us not even get a 1st out of it. Pathetic.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Someone tell me how to feel. I got no idea

Atleast we got something

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Indeed welcome to 2020 when that major turd should have been flushed too… it was beyond obvious then. Now it’s belly achingly laughable like the rest of the franchise.

Blokes might not like this - but Reirden as the temp coach would be fine the rest of the season and then let him go and find a better coach. Todd wouldn't be running the powerplay as the HC. A new assistant would. Or fire Sully and Todd and make Vellucci the temp coach and add new assistants.

Then do a full deep dive for a new coach - I still like Carle a lot for this in any capacity.

I really hope we wake up tomorrow to Ruh, Carts, and Smith all traded and Sullivan fired.

Crosby seems sad, which is unfortunate. The whole not sure what message it sends bit is curious. I'm sure Yohe and Rossi are drafting up a fan fic article. The one I edited would be 100% dead on oddly enough lol.


Guentzel sent Sid a text - "They not think I good player."

“They not want me,” Guentzel texted to Letang, who had stepped up efforts to console Guentzel after Dubas didn't offer him a deal.

“How bad is it?” Letang asked Crosby about the state of Guentzel’s emotions & the negotiations. “Pretty bad,” Crosby said.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

With the sheer number of assets if two pan out to be meaningful contributors maybe not so bad. That's a lot of assets. The question is, are they any good?


Quality over quantity I'd prefer.

We get a top 9 guy in Bunting and restock the prospect pool. Considering the practically empty pool we had, I think quantity makes sense here.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Someone tell me how to feel. I got no idea

Atleast we got something

Happy about a good return but also depressed because Sullivan is still the coach.

 

[Ryder71]

Someone tell me how to feel. I got no idea

Atleast we got something

The Fin intrigues me. He went from 28 points last season to 55 points this season, albeit in 5 more games in the finnish elite league but it's a noticeable improvement from 19 to 20.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Someone tell me how to feel. I got no idea

Atleast we got something

Unless any of the prospect develop into players much better than they project to be/trending to be, it seems like a rather meh return. Not bad, but not exactly the type of return you'd hope for given the "so many teams are ALL IN bidding war" type.

 

[Turin]

Clearly Jake for Bunting is the new Neal for Hornqvist. On welfare

People are underrating Bunting

 

[Kasperi kapanen]

Guys we did pretty good, rentals don’t ever go for as much as we got.

 

[DesertPenguin]

It's a good thing there's two of us.

Thanks for picking up the slack.

 

[66-30-33]

Blokes might not like this - but Reirden as the temp coach would be fine the rest of the season and then let him go and find a better coach. Todd wouldn't be running the powerplay as the HC. A new assistant would. Or fire Sully and Todd and make Vellucci the temp coach and add new assistants.

Then do a full deep dive for a new coach - I still like Carle a lot for this in any capacity.

I really hope we wake up tomorrow to Ruh, Carts, and Smith all traded and Sullivan fired.

Crosby seems sad, which is unfortunate. The whole not sure what message it sends bit is curious. I'm sure Yohe and Rossi are drafting up a fan fic article. The one I edited would be 100% dead on oddly enough lol.


Guentzel sent Sid a text - "They not think I good player."

“They not want me,” Guentzel texted to Letang, who had stepped up efforts to console Guentzel after Dubas didn't offer him a deal.

“How bad is it?” Letang asked Crosby about the state of Guentzel’s emotions & the negotiations. “Pretty bad,” Crosby said.

Should have got a new coach before trading players.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

People are underrating Bunting

Problem with Bunting is he's at his best when he plays on the edge. That's the polar opposite for how Sullivan wants people to play. He wants robots who just "play the right way".

A neutered Bunting isn't nearly as effective as the loose cannon version.

 

[Rudy Russo]

Koivunen looks good. I think a quantity over quality trade made sense here. Bunting is going to be serviceable for us, and I feel like that’s being overlooked. At worst he can be traded next year at some point.

I like how Bunting goes in front of the net. If anything it will kick old man Carter off of the powerplay. I hope Dubas calls up Poulin and Ponomarev from the AHL.. Waive Hawkins please!!! Hopefully Dubas can make some nice trades on Friday.

 

[DesertPenguin]

The Fin intrigues me. He went from 28 points last season to 55 points this season, albeit in 5 more games in the finnish elite league but it's a noticeable improvement from 19 to 20.

That's not an easy league to score in either.

 

[Rudy Russo]

Problem with Bunting is he's at his best when he plays on the edge. That's the polar opposite for how Sullivan wants people to play. He wants robots who just "play the right way".

A neutered Bunting isn't nearly as effective as the loose cannon version.

Too bad the problem is with Sullivan.