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

[Pancakes]

I really hope Dubas isn't insane enough to give up our first, even if it's lottery protected. There's zero chance the Pens fare any better next year.

If they want Pickering or McGroarty to do this, sure, whatever.

 

[Ryder71]

I really hope Dubas isn't insane enough to give up our first, even if it's lottery protected. There's zero chance the Pens fare any better next year.

If they want Pickering or McGroarty to do this, sure, whatever.

And next years draft is shaping up to be very strong at the top. Absolutely no way we give up a 1st. We very likely will pick in the bottom five each of the next two-three drafts. Those picks must NOT be dealt! And I feel confident they are off limits!

 

[Zbynek]

Spending premium assets on Jiricek doesn't make sense to me. If we send them McG I imagine we still have to add a lot.

This is our first actual tank season in decades so our 1st should be off limits, protected or not.

Why don't we actually start selling players. Can we squeeze Lekkerimaki out of Vancouver for Petts? Is there a Sullivan-free future where this guy makes sense on the Pens?

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Spending premium assets on Jiricek doesn't make sense to me. If we send them McG I imagine we still have to add a lot.

This is our first actual tank season in decades so our 1st should be off limits, protected or not.

Why don't we actually start selling players. Can we squeeze Lekkerimaki out of Vancouver for Petts? Is there a Sullivan-free future where this guy makes sense on the Pens?

I would be patient with McGroarty. One full AHL season under his belt before arriving at any conclusions. There's no rush to trade him. He's 20. You can just as well trade him at 21. There'll be other prospects teams are looking to deal then.
He's got good playmaking, size and hockey sense. Pretty decent shot. Some defensive conscience. The foundation is there for us to expect him to get better. This is a sell low point most likely.
We don't know enough yet.

I don't really mind if they take longer to sell guys, as long as they get a healthy amount done before the deadline. They're losing enough that it's not a problem.

But yeah, it's so hard to tell if dealing a 1st for Jiricek would be the right move. We have no idea what he's gonna turn out to be. People's opinions have changed on him in a matter of months.
And our 1st could turn out to be complete trash too. I know I certainly wouldn't deal a 2026 1st. That has to be off-limits with McKenna coming.

 

[Ulf5]

I really hope Dubas isn't insane enough to give up our first, even if it's lottery protected. There's zero chance the Pens fare any better next year.

If they want Pickering or McGroarty to do this, sure, whatever.

You would think if McGroarty alone was an acceptable return a deal would've been made already. Can't really tell if the article posted above is a grandstanding hit piece put out on Waddell's behalf to drive up the price or not. We heard from a couple sources a deal was imminent, then nothing.