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

[Ryder71]

Was reading some stuff on the Athletic and a name popped out as another Tomasino, Jiricek, former first round pick buy low candidate.

Brendan Brisson.

He's 23, 29th overall pick in 2020, had a little bit of time with Vegas but mostly playing in the AHL. He can't seem to stick in their lineup.

Why mention him? He's the son of Pat Brisson, Crosby's agent. Crosby knows Brendan well. If Dubas feels a need to curry a little favor with Sid amidst all this, maybe he tries to bring in a familiar face who also needs a change of scenery.

He's heading into bust territory, but for next to nothing, sure. Tomasino is far more accomplished and we got him for the RAGS 4th in '27 so...

 

[Ulf5]

VAN doesn't have cap space, even with retention. Also, I doubt we'd get a 1st for MP as a rental.

Puckpedia says they have $735k. Any LD would have to be an upgrade on Soucy and his $3.25 million which would then be moved.

 

[Ryder71]

Puckpedia says they have $735k. Any LD would have to be an upgrade on Soucy and his $3.25 million which would then be moved.

Capwages has them at under 500k, but even 735k isn't much.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Was reading some stuff on the Athletic and a name popped out as another Tomasino, Jiricek, former first round pick buy low candidate.

Brendan Brisson.

He's 23, 29th overall pick in 2020, had a little bit of time with Vegas but mostly playing in the AHL. He can't seem to stick in their lineup.

Why mention him? He's the son of Pat Brisson, Crosby's agent. Crosby knows Brendan well. If Dubas feels a need to curry a little favor with Sid amidst all this, maybe he tries to bring in a familiar face who also needs a change of scenery.

They aren't dealing Brisson. He was on the third line when he was called up and sent him back down as he can pass waivers and wanted him to get more ice time. He's a top 6 type and they don't want him on the third line etc.

He's not a change of scenery candidate at all.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Although I'd 100000% would love to see the Pens get Brisson and then Sullivan gives him absolute garbage usage like he will and 4th line minutes with barely 5-7mins a game and piss off Pat which has him say go f*** yourself to Dubas and any of his clients suddenly become hard to deal with during negotiations because of Pat and they fire Sullivan in the summer.

One can wish.

It would be f***ing hilarious - Pens don't fire Sullivan, he shits all over Brisson, they get the lottery win and Pat reps the top pick and he's like yeah go eat shit Dubas, player pulls a Cutter.

Hahaha, eat shit FSG.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

He's heading into bust territory, but for next to nothing, sure. Tomasino is far more accomplished and we got him for the RAGS 4th in '27 so...

Yea ahl production is getting worse and he just had 0 points in 7 games in the nhl before getting sent down. Soft playmaker that's not fast, thinking he's a career ahl'er.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Puustinen finally waived. f***ing took forever.

Hopefully he's claimed. I want to see what he can do with literally any other team and especially in the NHL for a coach not named Sullivan.

Hopefully he's claimed.

The absolute garbage post in the trade forum saying last year was some fluke for him, lol. To be that petty is quite special.