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?"

[DesertedPenguin]

Hope they at least treated Gruden to lunch or something.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Do they even have the cap space or roster space to call up a guy? Odd decision.

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

Do they even have the cap space or roster space to call up a guy? Odd decision.

I think it was emergency, but maybe Carter is ok.

 

[Peat]

Do they even have the cap space or roster space to call up a guy? Odd decision.

Capfriendly has Ned on LTIR, so yup.

 

[tom_servo]

Man, the '19-'22 Penguins blur together so hard for me, I can't remember who left when or who came in when.

 

[Pancakes]

Man, the '19-'22 Penguins blur together so hard for me, I can't remember who left when or who came in when.

That's because Hextall was going overboard collecting bums.

At least he got Rakell

 

[Josey Wales]

Pittsburgh Penguins

@penguins
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27m

The Penguins have re-assigned forward Jonathan Gruden to the
@WBSPenguins
.

 

[The Old Master]

I don't see anything in Zohorna's game that makes me think he'd mesh well with Malkin, nor do I have any interest in taking him off of Eller's line.

me either, but i would LOVE to see him on the pp in front of the net.

Pittsburgh Penguins
@penguins
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The Penguins have re-assigned forward Jonathan Gruden to the
@WBSPenguins
.

that was quick!

 

[Ryder71]

A Sheary or (prime) Hagelin type tweener is exactly what the team is missing

Honestly, they need a finisher, when afforded the opportunity they need to hit the back of the net. THAT is what this team lacks in. If we had better finishing we'd be 10-3 instead of 7-6.

 

[Ryder71]

Hope they at least treated Gruden to lunch or something.

He's a bum, glad he's gone!

me either, but i would LOVE to see him on the pp in front of the net.


that was quick!

Your wife knows that all too well. lol

Just kidding...but not really.

 

[66-30-33]

Pittsburgh Penguins
@penguins
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27m

The Penguins have re-assigned forward Jonathan Gruden to the
@WBSPenguins
.

He did nothing for us while called up so I agree sending him down. Can't say we didn't give him a chance, we did...

 

[Ryder71]

He did nothing for us while called up so I agree sending him down. Can't say we didn't give him a chance, we did...

Very forgettable to be sure.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Do you think I can cancel my jersey purchase?

 

[Ryder71]

Do you think I can cancel my jersey purchase?

Did you even have time to complete it?

 

[tom_servo]

Gruden was vaguely recalled by the organization.

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

He's a bum, glad he's gone!

Yeah, I can’t list a single positive from his time with the big club.

 

[Headshot77]

I remember Carter was an animal for us when he first got here. Signing him to a 2 year extension was lunacy but acquiring him in the first place was a good move at the time.

I wonder what Dubas would do with Carter's cap hit if he's on LTIR

 

[Malkinstheman]

Dubas was a part of lots of cap/Ltir shenanigans during his time in Toronto. Hope he tells Carter you're not playing another game here so waive the NMC or go on LTIR. Having 3m open up would be a godsend

 

[Ryder71]

Dubas was a part of lots of cap/Ltir shenanigans during his time in Toronto. Hope he tells Carter you're not playing another game here so waive the NMC or go on LTIR. Having 3m open up would be a godsend

You have to have a documented injury though. You can't just put someone on LTIR without a couple checks and balances. I know there are loopholes but still.

 

[Maninthebox87]

I’d have to imagine that being a soon to be 39 year old hockey player that he has some bumps and bruises and some things that probably will require surgery whenever he retires… similar to people using up sick leave before they retire why not get the surgery while he’s still getting paid?

 

[Peat]

I suspect that from Dubas' point of view, he'd rather use a semi-legit injury and hold a guy from the deadline until the playoffs rather than push Carter out right now. Certainly if he was happy to simply go "Jeff, you're not playing here, LTIR or waive a trade clause or what", I think it would have happened before the season happened.

 

[Malkinstheman]

You have to have a documented injury though. You can't just put someone on LTIR without a couple checks and balances. I know there are loopholes but still.

With a guy as old as Carter, there's probably a bunch of issues he could be LTIRed with.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I'm bringing this post in from the PGT. But the more I see from Hinostroza, the more I don't think the Penguins need to make any additions to their bottom-6 unless there are injuries.

I think Zohorna-Eller-Hinostroza would be a legitimately good 3rd line if they wanted to run with it, but I'm happy with the lines as they are. Hinostroza is driving play on the 4th line with his speed and Zohorna and Eller have been dominant as a duo. The only guy in the bottom-6 I may want to upgrade on is Nieto, but he's also not really doing anything problematic right now.

I'm a bit concerned about their depth beyond their current bottom-6 forwards, the next guys up are Carter (old and sucks), Poulin (injured and not lighting the world on fire in the AHL) and Harkins (was awful in the NHL). But I really like the group they have with their currently healthy bottom-6 guys, and I am beginning to think they don't need any notable additions to that group. They should be focusing on improving the bottom pair.

I've been happy with Shea, but I think games like the Jackets game show that you can't really rely on him in an everyday role.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Zadorov would be a nice pickup.

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

Zadorov would be a nice pickup.

I want Ruttaa back on the bottom pairing tbh