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Salary Cap: Pens '24-'25 Salary Thread: The Crosbicles Volume XIX

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Dipsy Doodle said:
As a card-carrying hater of the Guentzel trade, I'm sure Bunting will find his game shortly. It'd be nice, and make sense, if he got some PP1 reps again.
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Yeah I'm not as frustrated with him as others since I don't buy this idea that Bunting is a real top six wing and more of a sidecar guy so this is just what you're gonna see out of a player like that. But that LINE is good so whatever... give it some time. And in the meanwhile I would take your suggestion and flip him and Rust on the top unit at least until Rust can sort himself out a bit. And lets face it he's hardly a powerplay wizard at his best.
 
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BlindWillyMcHurt said:
Yeah I'm not as frustrated with him as others since I don't buy this idea that Bunting is a real top six wing and more of a sidecar guy so this is just what you're gonna see out of a player like that. But that LINE is good so whatever... give it some time. And in the meanwhile I would take your suggestion and flip him and Rust on the top unit at least until Rust can sort himself out a bit. And lets face it he's hardly a powerplay wizard at his best.
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Seriously. Rust is coming back from injury and obviously having trouble getting back to game speed - why overload him with extra minutes where he doesn't have a well defined role?
 
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Bunting's been hot coiled dogshit through four games, but the only thing he really even has in his toolkit is being a nuisance around the net so it still surprises me that they refuse to play him as the net-front guy on the PP.

Well, it doesn't surprise me that much cuz it's this team. But y'know. :laugh:
 
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Malkinstheman said:
Someone proposed a trade that makes alot of sense yesterday.

Jarry + Acciari for Georgiev + futures. Avs desperately need a goalie and a 4C
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It would suck to lose Acciari as he is also signed for next season, but we can always replace him within.
The fact that Georgiev is a UFA to be is really really enticing. That would be a solid move to free up that cap space going forward
 
BlindWillyMcHurt said:
Yeah I'm not as frustrated with him as others since I don't buy this idea that Bunting is a real top six wing and more of a sidecar guy so this is just what you're gonna see out of a player like that. But that LINE is good so whatever... give it some time. And in the meanwhile I would take your suggestion and flip him and Rust on the top unit at least until Rust can sort himself out a bit. And lets face it he's hardly a powerplay wizard at his best.
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Exactly. L2 is working. Don't mess with it. I don't care if it's working because Bunting is chasing down pucks and causing havoc or if it's because he's in a corner staying out of Malkin's way.
 
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pistolpete11 said:
Exactly. L2 is working. Don't mess with it. I don't care if it's working because Bunting is chasing down pucks and causing havoc or if it's because he's in a corner staying out of Malkin's way.
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Ironically Bunting is playing the role Rakell did at times on L2 last year... as a facilitator. The points might not be there as often as we like but I see some things out there that Bunting is doing that are making a difference. His work along the wall last night ended up being the difference in getting Malkin the puck to set up Raks, for instance. That's not nothing.

Bunting is a third wheel kind of player. People just have to look at him that way and adjust expectations.
 
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Big Friggin Dummy said:
Bunting's been hot coiled dogshit through four games, but the only thing he really even has in his toolkit is being a nuisance around the net so it still surprises me that they refuse to play him as the net-front guy on the PP.

Well, it doesn't surprise me that much cuz it's this team. But y'know. :laugh:
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This team doesn't create its lines based on logic or common sense. It's all about seniority and loyalty.

Rust shouldn't be on the top unit, even when healthy. His best attributes are more suited to even strength transition offense, not stationary PP setups.
 
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Sidney the Kidney said:
This team doesn't create its lines based on logic or common sense. It's all about seniority and loyalty.

Rust shouldn't be on the top unit, even when healthy. His best attributes are more suited to even strength transition offense, not stationary PP setups.
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We're talking about a team that stuck it's best natural powerplay guy on the second unit for a third of last season for... reasons.
 
BlindWillyMcHurt said:
We're talking about a team that stuck it's best natural powerplay guy on the second unit for a third of last season for... reasons.
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I still can't get over the fact this team doesn't really utilize the bumper spot as a regular focus of any PP scheme. Literally every good PP uses that play effectively, and our coaching staff is like, "nah, we'll just pass around the umbrella for 2 minutes".
 
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Malkinstheman said:
https://x.com/i/web/status/1846203350682890717

The league should make a Mike Sullivan expected goals award
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Why would you do a 5 on 5 expected goals for a team? It makes sense if it’s a player because removing special teams you can compare players closer to an apples to apples relationship.

But with teams you would just want to see if it’s generating high danger shots regardless of how?

Maybe there is something I’m missing.
 
Big Friggin Dummy said:
Would it really suck to "lose" Acciari, though? :laugh:
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Considering Eller Is most probably going to be moved as well, yes. I mean we complained for the last 3-4 years about how pathetic and weak our bottom 6 is and now that's it's doing more than a respectful job we will move everyone lol

And Colorado is not taking Jarry anyway :laugh:
 
HandshakeLine said:
We're not going to trade Eller, lol. We'll keep him because we think we can some how make a run at the playoffs. Not in the playoffs, mind you. AT the playoffs.

Trading Eller and Pettersson and anyone who didn't have an NMC or NTC would be the smart deadline play though.
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I started out the year indifferent at best and leaning more towards "sell it all off even the old f***s if they want out" and hopefully lose a lot of games and improve their draft slot... but then I learned that Ryder supposedly bet a shitload of money against the Penguins this year and now I really, really want them to win.
 
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BlindWillyMcHurt said:
I started out the year indifferent at best and leaning more towards "sell it all off even the old f***s if they want out" and hopefully lose a lot of games and improve their draft slot... but then I learned that Ryder supposedly bet a shitload of money against the Penguins this year and now I really, really want them to win.
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Ooh, yeah. Good call there.
 
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