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

[Gurglesons]

Really admire this "optimism" thing people have who don't watch Pens games.

Tomasino is exactly the type of player that Sid loves to play with.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

 

[Andy99]

Oh it's not optimism about the Pens, it's pessimism about the Preds.


Because he's been benched and given 4th line minutes because Brunette is a moron.

You haven’t met our coach Sullivan…he should have been fired four years ago…he’ll get 8-9 minutes in the bottom six and if he doesn’t produce or makes a bad mistake, especially playing without the puck, he’ll be benched and scratched

 

[Randy Butternubs]

I like it. And it's a 2027 4th rounder.

 

[Soundgarden]

You haven’t met our coach Sullivan…he should have been fired four years ago…he’ll get 8-9 minutes in the bottom six and if he doesn’t produce or makes a bad mistake, especially playing without the puck, he’ll be benched and scratched

Sounds like the exact situation he had in Nashville

 

[Gurglesons]

Dubas needs to keep trading with Trotz lol..

Tomasino, Glass, 3rd and a 5th for a 4th.

 

[Zbynek]

Tomasino is exactly the type of player that Sid loves to play with.

So I'll get excited when Sullivan gets fired which by that point Tomasino will be retired.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I like to imagine Dubas being like "Hey Mike we can't score so I got this kid who has shown a bit of skill for pennies and he's only 23 so he has room to grow." And Sullivan just scowling at Dubas as if he smelled the most repulsive cat shit.

 

[Lustaf]

Absolutely killer move by Kyle. Great pick-up for a 4th.

Tomasino should immediately be forced in the top six. And they had to drop a body so they moved down Poulin I guess.

Its Mike Sullivan, guys going to play on the fourth line.

 

[Jacob]

I was hoping we had drafted Tomasino at the time. Great pickup.

Low risk, high reward there.

 

[Lustaf]

Nashville in general has been a wasteland this year.

The center depth after ROR has been incredibly bad.

And the Penguins haven't??

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Like it's painfully obvious that this team needs top six help (among everything else) since Beauviller is basically bargain bin Pascal Dupuis (who wasn't even that great as a top six wing) and Bunting should probably by rights be in the AHL at this point. But you just know this kid is going straight to Matt Nieto purgatory after a few shifts next to Sid that he doesn't absolutely light up.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

31. Philip Tomasino, C, Niagara IceDogs (OHL)​

67GP – 34G 38A 72P/ 39% XLS/ 41.6 XPR/82


Tomasino is the complete offensive package. His hands, feet, hockey sense — they’re all good to above average traits, and they give him a higher ceiling than one might otherwise suspect from a 31st overall player. That said, Tomasino was playing on an offensively loadedteam in Niagara, and it seemed clear in my viewings that a not-insignificant portion of his production can be attributed to that.

He’s a fearless puck-carrier, willing to pay the price to take the puck to the high-danger parts of the offensive zone. His hands are elite
—EPrinkside.com 2019

Tomasino is a swiss-army knife forward whose versatility made him effective.
—Hockeyprospect.com 2019

His explosive skating style is highlighted by a lightning-quick first step and high-end foot speed
—Future Considerations 2019

He is a highly athletic center who is a plus skater, with good vision and a strong wrist shot
—McKeen's Hockey 2019

dynamic offensive talent … creates offence with hard work … very consistent … jumps in and out of holes to create chances
—ISS Hockey 2017

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[Gurglesons]

So I'll get excited when Sullivan gets fired which by that point Tomasino will be retired.

I mean I guess. I dunno. I'm not going to be overtly negative about everything.

Tomasino is an absolute fantastic pick-up for a 4th. Even if he amounts to nothing. It shows Kyle at least has some sense.

 

[Lustaf]

Doesn’t PK and not from Boston??

The good old days, before Sully ran Cole out of town.

 

[Gurglesons]

And the Penguins haven't??

Adding him to Crosby's line would be huge.

 

[molon labe]

Can he PK?

 

[Duffy13]

It's a good trade, not sure this team gives a f*** though for it to make any difference, and Sullivan obviously won't use him properly, so it sucks for Tamasino.

 

[Ulf5]

Tomasino should immediately be forced in the top six.

Dude's going to get a healthy dose of Sullivanitis. Hope I'm wrong.

 

[molon labe]

Adding him to Crosby's line would be huge.

In what way? Sid looks like he genuinely needs top 6 help to do anything anymore (like, lost without Geno out there)... not more young players who are all ifs and maybes and nearlys.

Throw anything at the wall at this point, sure. But Sid is also the type of guy who "LOVED" to play with a shit ton of other players who sucked, horribly. Might be better to tell him what HE needs to be successful instead of keeping a stale coach he seems to love, signing guys like JJ, and playing him with DOC types. It's his brand to be the guy who elevates a line....but he doesn't appear that dominant anymore. Plus he gets double teamed a lot and now frequently loses those battles.

 

[Lustaf]

Adding him to Crosby's line would be huge.

Adding any skill to Sid's line and this team would be huge. I fully agree, but I'm beyond pessimistic this coach will ever do the "right" thing again though.

 

[End of Line]

Weren’t Preds fans high on this kid?

 

[pistolpete11]

Because he's been benched and given 4th line minutes because Brunette is a moron.

Oh good. Nothing to worry about here then.

 

[Soundgarden]

Weren’t Preds fans high on this kid?

Yes. He was 7th in points for us while 20th-23rd in ice time just a few years ago.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Honestly, seems like a shrewd move. Doubt it works though, and give the kid 6 games before he's healthy scratched and/or on his way to WBS.