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.

 

[Jag68Sid87]

It is actual insanity that there is even chatter about trading McGroarty. Like seriously, WTF???

So Dubas thought he was accelerating the rebuild by trading Yager (19) for McGroarty (20), and then the latter got predictably Sullivan-ed to the point where he lost his confidence as a player. So now we are going to rinse and repeat?

Hey Kyle, here's a thought...fire the COACH! You just might realize that all those failed prospects down on the farm are actually not failures but rather victims of a piss-poor organization without a clue. They may still fail, but we will just never know until the stain is lifted from the organization.

Geezes christ, my hockey team is turning into my football team (Jets) and I don't know if I can handle it.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

It is actual insanity that there is even chatter about trading McGroarty. Like seriously, WTF???

So Dubas thought he was accelerating the rebuild by trading Yager (19) for McGroarty (20), and then the latter got predictably Sullivan-ed to the point where he lost his confidence as a player. So now we are going to rinse and repeat?

Hey Kyle, here's a thought...fire the COACH! You just might realize that all those failed prospects down on the farm are actually not failures but rather victims of a piss-poor organization without a clue. They may still fail, but we will just never know until the stain is lifted from the organization.

Geezes christ, my hockey team is turning into my football team (Jets) and I don't know if I can handle it.

I don't like Sullivan but what does he have to do with a potential Yager to McG to Jiri trade tree?

 

[McGroarty2]

Makes you wonder if there is a trade lined up for Karlsson or Letang? If Dubas landed Jiricek, would playing him on the bottom pair be enough or could there be a Letang to Montreal move as well?

 

[Andy99]

People, I know this is Yohe but in what world is DOC nearly untouchable? If someone wants him and is willing to pay a decent draft pick for him, ship him out at the deadline! lol…

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5944604/2024/11/29/penguins-trade-tiers-2024-25/

“The ‘We’d Rather Not, But Everyone Has A Price’ division​

Drew O’Connor​

He’s big, young and fast. In other words, the Penguins want more players like him, not fewer. He’s an unrestricted free agent after this season, which puts the Penguins in a rough spot. O’Connor has reached his full potential, but that said, he’s a pretty good player.

Other teams no doubt will be interested in his services.”


Also, Friedman on his podcast said he thinks Dubas is interested in Dach from MTL…fits his reclamation project vision lol…don’t know what we have MTL would want though…lol

 

[BusinessGoose]

I'm already tired of this "Dubas is in on so many trades you guys, like you don't even know, it's going to be so sick" and then we proceed to do just C tier swaps that still have us lose in hindsight

 

[Gurglesons]

Dach blows.