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

[DesertedPenguin]

Of course HOG hates a 23-year-old first round pick who has shown flashes of producing at the NHL level but continues to champion a 25-year-old seventh round pick who hasn't shown much of anything.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I just can't fathom being upset over a move that brings in a 23 year old who has shown promise in the past in exchange for what's gonna be a late 4th rounder in 2027.

I dunno. Kid's probably gonna bomb under Sullivan but this is the kinda move you make 11 times out of 10 if given the opportunity imo. /shrug

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Guy has been with the team for 2 hours but has past issues: Dude sucks!

Goalie has been with the team 9 years, has a multitude of issues that haven't gotten better, and seems to be trending even further in the wrong direction:
If you would direct yourself to document 2382.c on high danger saves when the goalie is being screened at home during weekend games against Western Conference opponents...

Saying they need to trade the goalie not enough for your smooth ass brain to comprehend or what?

Of course HOG hates a 23-year-old first round pick who has shown flashes of producing at the NHL level but continues to champion a 25-year-old seventh round pick who hasn't shown much of anything.

Of course you haven't seen him play or read up on him even a little and so you're just the big mad.

 

[BillyOcean]

Saying they need to trade the goalie not enough for your smooth ass brain to comprehend or what?


Of course you haven't seen him play or read up on him even a little and so you're just the big mad.

Cope and seethe. 35 is a dud.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

For a rangers 4th rounder. This is easy to do.

 

[Turin]

Kinda pissed about DOC after this trade.

In the sense that he's had so much opportunity, always looks like he breaks out at the end of the season and then does shit all the next season until March.

Do something bro.

 

[Zbynek]

Honestly we should just trade DOC at this point, better for all parties and clear up his roster spot

 

[Jacob]

Here’s his original draft highlights I remember watching 3-4 times prior to the draft.



He had a really great D+1 year too. Then went to the AHL a year early because of COVID.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Analytics - They only matter for players I'm biased towards!!!!

Lmao

Honestly we should just trade DOC at this point, better for all parties and clear up his roster spot

Doc has turned to garbage under Sullivan this year. They can probably get a 3rd from a team looking for depth scoring and pk help.

 

[SEALBound]

Honestly we should just trade DOC at this point, better for all parties and clear up his roster spot

Nah, there are plenty of guys to trade or waive before him if you're only trying to get minimal value and open a roster spot.

With that, who in particular is filling the roster spot that is better than DOC?

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

DOC seems like he's basically a jumped up Shane Endicott with better skating and without the douchey pukka shell necklace.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

DOC seems like he's basically a jumped up Shane Endicott with better skating and without the douchey pukka shell necklace.

Please mind your words when speaking of legends.

-edit- "Video uploaded 18 years ago"

Jesus f***...

 

[Honour Over Glory]

If they want to go younger, then go younger. Keep Poulin up, move Nieto, move Doc for a pick, call up Pono, waive Puustinen. Dubas either goes all in or keeps doing this barely half in shit.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I just can't fathom being upset over a move that brings in a 23 year old who has shown promise in the past in exchange for what's gonna be a late 4th rounder in 2027.

I dunno. Kid's probably gonna bomb under Sullivan but this is the kinda move you make 11 times out of 10 if given the opportunity imo. /shrug

The trade was literally a rental Chad Ruhwedel for Tomasino. Silly to get mad about it.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

DOC seems like he's basically a jumped up Shane Endicott with better skating and without the douchey pukka shell necklace.

Doc was good but it's like Rust rubbed off on him, he is great on the PK but then he is ass defensively at ES. He's basically turning into a bigger Acciari. Just get rid of him already and get something for him before he's even more washed up under Sullivan.

Also move Puljujarvi. He can play well and still get absolute shit minutes. If they aren't going to fan the flame, snuff it out and move on.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

I had a dream last night that a helmetless, mustachioed, mullet-rocking 51 year-old Paul Kariya scored a PP goal assisted by Rakell and Crosby. So, that's something to forward to next season at least.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Please mind your words when speaking of legends.

-edit- "Video uploaded 18 years ago"

Jesus f***...

Hey that was so long ago Mike Yeo still had a LITTLE bit of hair!

This whole video is a goldmine. I wish I weren't at work so I could break it down a little more. But I'll leave you with this... Colby Armstrong pretending to read a book so he can get more playing time. Outstanding.

"Endo's taking a class right now! Endo's... smart." lol

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Hey that was so long ago Mike Yeo still had a LITTLE bit of hair!

This whole video is a goldmine. I wish I weren't at work so I could break it down a little more. But I'll leave you with this... Colby Armstrong pretending to read a book so he can get more playing time. Outstanding.

Yeah, those post-Jagr, pre-Sid years were goofy as shit.

The team sucked absolute shit but they were at least a likable bunch of dorks. Current day Pens have me a resentful miser.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I don't want to trade O'Connor yet just because he's a guy who could potentially have value and selling him right now would be getting nothing back for him. If you can get a 3rd for him now, yeah go for it, but I severely doubt you'd be getting that right now.

I think putting him at 3C and showing he can be a capable bottom-6 center could be an easy way to increase his value. You could run with this top-9 and try to showcase O'Connor as a bottom-6 center:

Rakell-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Tomasino
Beauvillier-O'Connor-Puljujarvi

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Yeah, those post-Jagr, pre-Sid years were goofy as shit.

Hey now... these are some of those foundational players you guys are all talkin' about, here! Former first and second round picks. The future of the franchise n'at.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Hey now... these are some of those foundational players you guys are all talkin' about, here! Former first and second round picks. The future of the franchise n'at.

I know, right? We should be trading those picks for Kapanen, man!

 

[Honour Over Glory]

It's another trade where a early to mid 20yr old prospect/player is brought in without using what they have in wbs more. That is the biggest problem for me. I don't give two f***s about Tomasino, I personally think he sucks. Would have rather gotten L'Heureux or Evangelista over him if they were going to get someone for a pick.

Otherwise I'd have rather seen Dipshit Dubas move more players out and called up Pono, Koivunen, Gruden, etc first. Hell move Doc, waive Puustinen, call up Bemstrom first.

It's this lack of want of using players they already have because Sullivan is a f***ing moron.

f***ing losers coming at me with players I literally said they should move on from is some really pathetic troll job. At least try to be enough of a half wit to be half accurate.

 

[Jacob]

I think DOC is still on the right side of 28 and we should be keeping guys like him and Puljujarvi because they’re at least somewhat likely to be getting better (or at least not declining).

Acciari, Bunting, Hayes and Nieto need to F off.

 

[eXile3]

Of course HOG hates a 23-year-old first round pick who has shown flashes of producing at the NHL level but continues to champion a 25-year-old seventh round pick who hasn't shown much of anything.

Who? Not Puustinen? He’s consistently one of the better players on the ice.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Who? Not Puustinen? He’s consistently one of the better players on the ice.

Lmao no he's not

In Puustinen's 10 games this year, he has 1 secondary assist, 4 shots, 6 shot attempts and is getting smoked analytically. Dude is a nothing piece.