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Salary Cap: Pens '23-'24 Salary Cap Thread: "But if you don't get the President of the Pittsburgh Penguins on that phone, you know what's gonna happen to you?"

How soon before Letang is back on PP1:

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We need to put Acciari in front of the net, idc if it’s PP2! So many of his career goals come from burying garbage rebounds, tap-ins AND tips. Meanwhile we have him playing ES PK turtling in our zone with Carter and Nieto, never possessing the puck
 
Dubas is just stuck here with a crap contract on a player that is done. I can't see any way around that. But no way Zahorna is an answer here. U think White is a better fit and can play on the fourth line at center. Moving Acciari to RW on the third line frees him up on the fore check and his ability to get in on the puck to help DOC and Ellers make more plays.
 
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SEALBound said:
We're capped out. We have few assets. I don't know what the solution is other than have low expectations and just enjoy each game. Be happy when they win, be bummed but not devastated when they lose.

I think this team with minor tweaks COULD go on a run if everything aligns but I don't think it will happen under Sullivan's strategy/methodology.
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The pipeline is bottom 10 in the league, but I'd say we still have more than enough assets to get some difference makers before the deadline.
 
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Dipsy Doodle said:
Being closer to the deadline will help that. Not only is it pro-rated, but Dubas swung a deal for Acciari and ROR last year that had Stl retaining 50% of his salary and Min retaining another 25%.

And all he gave up was a late 1st and 2nd. We can beat that, if we want.
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As of now, at the deadline, they are expected to have approx. $1 mil.
 
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Not without moving someone out.
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Well, ROR got 75% of his contract retained. If we have a mil of cap space at the deadline, that means we could bring in a 4 mil per player at the deadline without any player movement, and assuming Dubas doesn't have any other cap shenanigan cards to play.

Good chance a 4 mil player is better than Lafferty.

I wouldn't rule out moving out a player or two either.
 
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Wish it was a little more balanced...
 
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AuroraBorealis said:
3 hour broadcasts, only 16 games per regular season, constant pauses in play...

Will never understand how it became America's #1 sport.
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Lots of dead space to suck down some watery domestic, shovel more quadruple bypass nachos down the ol gullet and bitch about how firing Matt Canada would totally turn the whole season around.
 
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Ugene Magic said:
I don't know if this is a real question or not? I don't think anyone is against the callup more than saying it really isn't going to move the needle.
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Nothing is probably going to move the needle but not trying anything is just pure cowardice.

Players get hot or play over their heads all the time for significant stretches but we love to ride the cold hand for reasons unknown.

AuroraBorealis said:
3 hour broadcasts, only 16 games per regular season, constant pauses in play...

Will never understand how it became America's #1 sport.
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Because baseball is a spreadsheet and boxing is too topical.
 
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AuroraBorealis said:
3 hour broadcasts, only 16 games per regular season, constant pauses in play...

Will never understand how it became America's #1 sport.
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Most people work Monday-Friday. Football being only played on weekends allowed people to go to EVERY game and get invested. Watching 82 hockey games is genuinely exhausting for a lot of people so for most casual fans it becomes something like "what did the Pens do this week? Oh they lost on Tuesday what do you know about that".

Number of games and casual fans engagement are inversely proportional because each individual game matters more. 1 NFL game is about as meaningful as TEN MLB games for example. I don't even understand how people have the time in their life to follow a baseball team.
 
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It's amazing we somehow have a worse bottom six than the abomination we had last year.

Maybe, just maybe, we shouldn't build a "Sullivan" type bottom six with a bunch of 12th forwards who are "dependable" defensively but dogshit offensively.
 
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Headshot77 said:
Most people work Monday-Friday. Football being only played on weekends allowed people to go to EVERY game and get invested. Watching 82 hockey games is genuinely exhausting for a lot of people so for most casual fans it becomes something like "what did the Pens do this week? Oh they lost on Tuesday what do you know about that". Number of games and casual fans engagement are inversely proportional because each individual game matters more. 1 NFL game is about as meaningful as TEN MLB games for example. I don't even understand how people have the time in their life to follow a baseball team.
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We agree that the NHL should have fewer games. 62 makes more sense to me. 2 vs each team. Give the players more rest. Make games more meaningful.

16 games, however, is just such a poor reward for waiting 8 months. I understand why they do it that way, but that's tough to deal with for fans. If you don't have another sport you're really invested in then 2/3 of the year you got nothing. That just sucks.

Sidney the Kidney said:
It's amazing we somehow have a worse bottom six than the abomination we had last year.

Maybe, just maybe, we shouldn't build a "Sullivan" type bottom six with a bunch of 12th forwards who are "dependable" defensively but dogshit offensively.
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They've surrendered 1 goal in 4 games. It's not that bad, yet...
 
Dipsy Doodle said:
Being closer to the deadline will help that. Not only is it pro-rated, but Dubas swung a deal for Acciari and ROR last year that had Stl retaining 50% of his salary and Min retaining another 25%.

And all he gave up was a late 1st and 2nd. We can beat that, if we want.
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Agreed, I think it all depends on how this team plays out coming into the deadline. If we look like we are in it but could use a few pieces I am pretty confident that Dubas is going to make that happen or try to anyway. There is definitely opportunity to move pieces around and free up space even with teams up against the cap. It happens every TDL
 
Huh, the bottom six is bad.

Absolutely no one could have predicted this. Or called out that heading into October 2022 last year's looked better on paper, and that "McGinn/Blueger suck" was a total retcon. Ah well.
 
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AuroraBorealis said:
3 hour broadcasts, only 16 games per regular season, constant pauses in play...

Will never understand how it became America's #1 sport.
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The NHL product sucks. It's just dump/chase with guys mucking it up in the corners, then random shots that you hope make it through 5 bodies in front of the net. There's a lot of skill but too much randomness in goals. And players being so fast has effectively reduced space for skill to shine.

Not to mention 2 20 minute intermissions.

Outside of the Pens and fandom/addiction, the sport is not in a good place entertainment-wise.
 
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ChaosAgent said:
The NHL product sucks. It's just dump/chase with guys mucking it up in the corners, then random shots that you hope make it through 5 bodies in front of the net. There's a lot of skill but too much randomness in goals. And players being so fast has effectively reduced space for skill to shine.

Not to mention 2 20 minute intermissions.

Outside of the Pens and fandom/addiction, the sport is not in a good place entertainment-wise.
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I could make stronger complaints about the entertainment value of the 3 major American sports and soccer as well.
The intermissions don't bother me. They give you enough time to prepare meals or do whatever and reset mentally.
 
AuroraBorealis said:
I could make stronger complaints about the entertainment value of the 3 major American sports and soccer as well.
The intermissions don't bother me. They give you enough time to prepare meals or do whatever and reset mentally.
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Fundamentally most NHL goals have a healthy element of luck. In no other major sport is that the case. The skill is accumulating a volume of chances such that you get lucky.

Football has stoppages because it's a series of individual battles where teams coordinate different tactics. But each battle/play can be discussed individually. A board battle on the half wall so a team can clear the zone and change its forwards after 35 seconds in their shift isn't remotely interesting. It just looks like a jumble of players whacking at the puck.

NHL needs more 4-on-4.
 
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