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

[Sidney the Kidney]

I’ll happily admit when I’m wrong.

I am right a lot though. Good point.

If you had to admit it every time you were wrong, you'd be banned from posting in threads because it would be considered spamming.

 

[Turin]

So Hronek is out long-term and the Canucks are running this D:

Hughes-Myers
Brannstrom-Juulsen
Soucy-Desharnais

They need a Rd first but come on JR, make your patented 1st + prospect deal for Pettersson

Hey maybe he wants Letang

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Who were DOC's teammates on USA? I think Tage was. Maybe BUF has interest as I think those two had chemistry.

 

[Speaker City]

It would likely be McGroarty and a minor plus, probably one of their 3rds.

Would suck to give up McGroarty but Jiricek simply has a higher upside. No brainer to do McGroarty and a 3rd for Jiricek IMO. Especially with how good WBS's forward group is right now, I think you can afford to

Their long-term top-4 would be sitting well with Jiricek, Pickering and Brunicke as 3 of the 4 and they're obviously well set in net with Murashov and Blomqvist. They can really focus heavily on forwards at that point, both with draft picks and acquired prospects in trades.

I like this strategy. The more I think about it, McG for Jiricek and then drafting Schaefer to set our top 4 up long term doesnt sound bad.

 

[Empoleon8771]

It's Pagnotta so good for passing time only most likely.

Clubs keeping tabs on Rust in Pittsburgh — The Fourth Period

As teams call Pittsburgh about their players, forward Bryan Rust could draw interest later in the season.

www.thefourthperiod.com

I think trading Rust next offseason makes a ton of sense, his trade protection goes away entirely and it will make him very easy to trade.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

So Hronek is out long-term and the Canucks are running this D:

Hughes-Myers
Brannstrom-Juulsen
Soucy-Desharnais

They need a Rd first but come on JR, make your patented 1st + prospect deal for Pettersson

They must have all the Petterssons

 

[Jag68Sid87]

I think trading Rust next offseason makes a ton of sense, his trade protection goes away entirely and it will make him very easy to trade.

I doubt it matters. We trade players to where they want to play anyway. We are too nicey-nice.

For the record, I think trading McGroarty is dumb. It is just like the Yager deal. We need to find a way to make trades to add future assets, not rearrange them.

Besides, Jiricek may struggle just as much under this coach and under these circumstances. These prospects who "think" they are ready for the NHL should NOT be acquired by a Mike Sullivan-led Penguins franchise. It is a reciple for disaster.

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

Besides, Jiricek may struggle just as much under this coach and under these circumstances. These prospects who "think" they are ready for the NHL should NOT be acquired by a Mike Sullivan-led Penguins franchise. It is a reciple for disaster.

This is where I am on Jiricek. Guy's having trouble sticking in the NHL and has just 1 goal through 53 games. Have to think there are at least some confidence issues already. For him to come here where he'll get shelled routinely and play in front of a starter who only remembers how to play his position occasionally - that's a recipe for disaster.

 

[Jacob]

I feel like if we can't develop McGroarty then we have no business trading him for a d-man with even bigger issues.

Columbus isn't exactly good *or* deep on defense and if even they see Jiricek's issues as too big to fix then he's not going to get anywhere here.

McGroarty was appealing, I think, because he was also quite safe. Good size, somewhat mature game in all zones. The offense may or may not come but all signs prior to the trade suggested his offense was as likely to translate as any other prospect that might've been available, and more than Yager probably.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I like Jiricek, I'd throw an offer at the Jackets to see what happens, but I'm not really trying to get into a bidding war or anything. I'd try to deal Petts somewhere for a late 1st, then flip that 1st and Larsson for Jiricek. If that doesn't get it done, walk away imo.

Columbus is the team under pressure to get something done. I think that package gets outbid, but that's fine. Jiricek is intriguing but I'm not entirely sold that he's gonna be a gem.

Besides, I think it's quite clear that this isn't the destination for guys who "need a change of scenery" or want more opportunity than they're getting from their current organization.

 

[Turin]

I like Jiricek, I'd throw an offer at the Jackets to see what happens, but I'm not really trying to get into a bidding war or anything. I'd try to deal Petts somewhere for a late 1st, then flip that 1st and Larsson for Jiricek. If that doesn't get it done, walk away imo.

Columbus is the team under pressure to get something done. I think that package gets outbid, but that's fine. Jiricek is intriguing but I'm not entirely sold that he's gonna be a gem.

Besides, I think it's quite clear that this isn't the destination for guys who "need a change of scenery" or want more opportunity than they're getting from their current organization.

Yea, if McGroarty ends up being a top six winger next to Fantilli in Columbus for a decade while Jiricek becomes big Ty Smith that would be extremely damning. Just build the pool, don’t try to get the best one prospect you can