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Salary Cap: Pens '23-'24 Salary Cap Thread: "Mandrake, do you recall what Clemenceau once said about hockey"

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Randy Butternubs said:
I'm sure the market for him isn't too big so Vegas works for me.
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It's kind of dumb the hate Reilly gets, honestly. This is the best opportunity to try things, especially the winger options without Guentzel and Sullivan doubles down on his ignorant ways with just trying the same shit.

Line 1: Smith, Crosby, Rakell
Why: Rakell is one of the better winger options for Sid as he plays a solid 2way game and he doesn't bleed goals as much as Jake and Rust do with Sid and his production isn't as bad as blokes make it out to be, since Rakell has been back, he's been producing at the clip his contract warrants, so loser want to bitch anyway because really, Rakell's whining comes from Sullivan's idiotic usage. Smith to me is tailor made for Sid for the game he pays, he plays a simple North-South game and is predictable for Sid, a lot like Kunitz & Dupuis were. Sid thrives with those types because he plays the give and go and cycle with them very well

Line 2: O'Connor, Malkin, Rust
Why: Since Sullivan is hell bent on not using Puustinen correctly, this is the best option for Malkin it seems, Rust & Geno have great chemistry together when they're kept together, but we all now L2 RW is a placeholder for Sid, but this is where you need to put Rust who is playing like his usual self a little more, will help Malkin get back to his game. Malkin doesn't "need to change his game" for f*** all, he needs to be moved to wing or given wingers that compliment his game. I mean ideally if you drop Rakell to Geno, I'd go Rakell-Malkin-Puustinen and go Smith-Crosby-Rust then your third line is O'Connor-Eller-Puljujarvi and lastly the 4th line should be Gruden, Hinostroza, dwarf.
 
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Honour Over Glory said:
It's kind of dumb the hate Reilly gets, honestly. This is the best opportunity to try things, especially the winger options without Guentzel and Sullivan doubles down on his ignorant ways with just trying the same shit.

Line 1: Smith, Crosby, Rakell
Why: Rakell is one of the better winger options for Sid as he plays a solid 2way game and he doesn't bleed goals as much as Jake and Rust do with Sid and his production isn't as bad as blokes make it out to be, since Rakell has been back, he's been producing at the clip his contract warrants, so loser want to bitch anyway because really, Rakell's whining comes from Sullivan's idiotic usage. Smith to me is tailor made for Sid for the game he pays, he plays a simple North-South game and is predictable for Sid, a lot like Kunitz & Dupuis were. Sid thrives with those types because he plays the give and go and cycle with them very well

Line 2: O'Connor, Malkin, Rust
Why: Since Sullivan is hell bent on not using Puustinen correctly, this is the best option for Malkin it seems, Rust & Geno have great chemistry together when they're kept together, but we all now L2 RW is a placeholder for Sid, but this is where you need to put Rust who is playing like his usual self a little more, will help Malkin get back to his game. Malkin doesn't "need to change his game" for f*** all, he needs to be moved to wing or given wingers that compliment his game. I mean ideally if you drop Rakell to Geno, I'd go Rakell-Malkin-Puustinen and go Smith-Crosby-Rust then your third line is O'Connor-Eller-Puljujarvi and lastly the 4th line should be Gruden, Hinostroza, dwarf.
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Why no Puustinen? :sarcasm:
 
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This is an old clip, but why the coach thought it was a good idea to take Puustinen off Malkin’s line is baffling to me.

You never see Geno this open or candid about a new linemate. Dude seemed excited as hell to potentially have “his guy.”

Reunite them, Sully!
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Because Sully wont allow Geno or @Honour Over Glory to have nice things.
 
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Zirakzigil said:
Because Sully wont allow Geno or @Honour Over Glory to have nice things.
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It really is f***ing dumb, I almost hope they trade Malkin just to shove it in Sullivan's face. Actually, trading Malkin to see him put with proper wingers is 100% worth seeing him have fun for the rest of his contract. No one deserves the kind of stupidity this coach puts through players.

Randy Butternubs said:
Why no Puustinen? :sarcasm:
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I've given up hope, I mean I did state Rakell-Malkin-Puustinen, but you glanced over it. Raks and Smith can play off wing and are fine with it, but I think Rakell being with Geno is a better solve than Smith being forced on Geno's wing.

There's nothing Malkin can do to adjust his game to make that pairing work, there just isn't and it seems like Sullivan is forcing Geno to deal with it, which is ridiculous.
 
Honour Over Glory said:
It really is f***ing dumb, I almost hope they trade Malkin just to shove it in Sullivan's face. Actually, trading Malkin to see him put with proper wingers is 100% worth seeing him have fun for the rest of his contract. No one deserves the kind of stupidity this coach puts through players.


I've given up hope, I mean I did state Rakell-Malkin-Puustinen, but you glanced over it. Raks and Smith can play off wing and are fine with it, but I think Rakell being with Geno is a better solve than Smith being forced on Geno's wing.

There's nothing Malkin can do to adjust his game to make that pairing work, there just isn't and it seems like Sullivan is forcing Geno to deal with it, which is ridiculous.
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"We're trying to make Geno a better all around player like we're doing with Erik Karlsson."

I mean, you can't argue with that flawless logic. Two players who have had HoF careers playing a certain way certainly need to change their game because Mike Sullivan said so.
 
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Sidney the Kidney said:
"We're trying to make Geno a better all around player like we're doing with Erik Karlsson."

I mean, you can't argue with that flawless logic. Two players who have had HoF careers playing a certain way certainly need to change their game because Mike Sullivan said so.
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During injuries, forcing players to play in situations they don't belong in is normal, but when you do it as your ideas for how to utilize the line-up and make players that are HHOF'ers literally drop in production and look so off their game that everyone thinks they're done....it really sucks to watch.

Malkin has made whatever garbage he had to play with on his line, work for most of his career, then when he finally needs more support, they just tell him go f*** off and change your game because we won't make it easier on you like we do for the first line and the media would always wank off to "we don't have a 2nd line C, we have two first line C's!" right...not by how one is treated.
 
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With 5 on 5 play being good as well as the PK, it's hard for me to blame Sully all that much. I remember how so many people worried about 5 on 5. To me goals are goals, be it ES,SH or PP. But many quantified ES as the be all. Total goals is all that matters.
 
What are the pick protections on the EK trade? If it is in the top 10 can we still give them our 2024 1st if we want to?
 
Sullivan questions,

1. Did we establish his contract cannot be traded? I know that teams don't get compensated anymore if another team hires a staff member still under contract (see buffalo and bylsma) but can you trade Sullivan like you can in the NFL?

Guys like DK are always saying how Sullivan would get snatched up in a second if fires, well then trade his ass if people will be fighting I've this services so much.

2. Do teams still stop paying the contracts on coaches when they sign with a new team? So if they fire Sullivan and he is hired in the off-season does that still void any remaining money the pens owe him?
 
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Sad part is that we have close to nothing of value to sell except Guentzel and maybe Ned
 
deakka said:
Sad part is that we have close to nothing of value to sell except Guentzel and maybe Ned
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MP at $4.0 million would command quite a haul. We've seen horrible D go for 1sts plus in the past.
Rakell MIGHT have positive value if Dubas can stomach a 2nd retention spot and 5 years of dead cap.
Doubt they'd trade Jarry already.
 
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deakka said:
Sad part is that we have close to nothing of value to sell except Guentzel and maybe Ned
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Smith, Rakell, Rust (if he agreed to waive), Eller, and Pettersson would generate varying levels of interest. Call me crazy, but I think with retention and if he agreed to waive, even Carter could be traded. Teams do dumb shit for 'veteran leadership'.

Or they could just fire Sullivan instead of trading everybody at their lowest.
 
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DesertedPenguin said:
Why should we care what some jobber on Twitter says? Dude is some random Leafs fan.
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Well, maybe try Gretz…I don’t blame Dubas….the common denominator between him and Hextall is Sullivan…I believe Dubas went out and got the players or type of players Sullivan wanted…

www.pensburgh.com

The Penguins offseason additions are not giving them any production

The new additions are providing almost no offense, even when taking into account how bad the free agency options were.
www.pensburgh.com www.pensburgh.com
 
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