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Well, lets see if it happens then, cause it won't, that's just mind numbingly absurd. No way are we giving up a 3rd rounder to take on that salary on a team going nowhere.
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Saad did just score 26 goals last year which would've put him 4th on the team. He has a whole lot more value than Noel.
But there's zero chance Dubas trades for him unless there's heavy retention.
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Not at double the cap hit he doesn't. Cap space is something on a team such as ours that is very important. We could take on salary for a lesser at the deadline and get a 2hd rounder. Heck, 2.5 mil in cap space is worth a 2hd by itself, when it's prorated maybe an additional pick.
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The Athletic did mock trade proposals for each team. Pettersson is listed as the target for the Oilers and Rangers, with the ask from James Mirtle being a first round pick in either situation.
For the Penguins, Rob Rossi targets Marco Rossi from Minnesota. Mirtle's ask is Bryan Rust. Rob Rossi notes that targeting a young center prepares the Pens for life beyond Malkin, who could end up more permanently on Sid's wing.
For the Penguins, Rob Rossi targets Marco Rossi from Minnesota. Mirtle's ask is Bryan Rust. Rob Rossi notes that targeting a young center prepares the Pens for life beyond Malkin, who could end up more permanently on Sid's wing.
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Rust for Rossi would be such an instant and quick yes from me that I can't fathom a single way the Wild even consider it.
Sure his production is getting inflated by playing with Kaprizov, but he has 25 points in 30 games and just turned 23. Guerin should be fired if he'd trade him for Rust.
Sure his production is getting inflated by playing with Kaprizov, but he has 25 points in 30 games and just turned 23. Guerin should be fired if he'd trade him for Rust.
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Of course you would for another 5'9" player.
Hoglander and now Rossi. Yeah, he's doing okay with Kaprizov, but here he would being doing with Bunting, Tomasino, O'connor and so on not on the top #1 line.
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Yea just say no to good young players if they’re a certain size, because.
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Unless you missed the rest, do you expect him to supplant Crosby?
And yes, for me size does matter. As far as the majority of the lineup goes. As far as any chance of a playoff chances go. He's not going to get the same liberties here as he's getting in Mini.
To go from a Crosby/Malkin to a Rossi goes? Yes. Size matters.
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Rossi is a fairly recent top-10 pick that has become a legit top-6 center at age 23. Saying no to Rust for him would be one of the dumbest things you could possibly say. It's an immediate yes before Minnesota has the chance to fire Guerin for doing it.
Rossi for Rust would be one of the worst deals made in the last decade if Minnesota actually did it.
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But adding him would be the ideal "next step" in our early rebuild. We absolutely need a top 6 transitionary center. Malkin has this year and next, then we have a major gap if we don't add. If we add now, you can put together a good roster next year:
Malkin-Sid-Rakell
McGroarty-Rossi-Tomasino
Bunting-Lizotte-DOC/Pono
Hayes-Acciari-Puljujarvi
But once Sid leaves, you can probably run Rossi and Lizotte or Pono (or who knows, maybe Hallander) as your top centers while we are in the gutter and getting top picks.
I mean, there would have to be a decent plus going to Minny as well. I just don't know what picks or prospects would best even it out.
But adding him would be the ideal "next step" in our early rebuild. We absolutely need a top 6 transitionary center. Malkin has this year and next, then we have a major gap if we don't add. If we add now, you can put together a good roster next year:
Malkin-Sid-Rakell
McGroarty-Rossi-Tomasino
Bunting-Lizotte-DOC/Pono
Hayes-Acciari-Puljujarvi
But once Sid leaves, you can probably run Rossi and Lizotte or Pono (or who knows, maybe Hallander) as your top centers while we are in the gutter and getting top picks.
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Which is why it wouldn't happen.
We're entering fable territory here. That makes no sense. If we're just gonna wish for players why not include the 3rd greatest offensive player of all time Connor McDavid?
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I don't think Minnesota would do Rust for Rossi. I think they'd be interested in Rust, but Rossi wouldn't be available. The Wild likely need to add at center, as the Eriksson Ek injury has made clear, not lose one of their best ones.
That said, I'm not sure what Rust's value is. I think it's absolutely higher than what some on this board believe it is. Barring injury, he'll have his sixth straight season with 20+ goals. He already has 12. He had 28 in just 62 games last year. He's shown an ability to play with high-end players, and anyone acquiring him would want him in that role. The Wild, for example, would play him on the opposite wing of either Kaprizov or Boldy, with a healthy Zuccarello as the fourth winger in the top six.
I think Rust for Rossi is the right kind of deal the Pens should look for, but I don't think the deal with the Wild is actually realistic. What will make it tricky is there will be some teams who value Rust so highly that you'll be able to get them to add to the Rossi-type return. And there are other teams who won't value him as highly and you'd potentially need to add to get a Rossi-type return.
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I mean, we have the ponies to make it happen. I would bet Guerin would entertain McGroarty straight up. Whether or not it happens for us is obviously up for debate but it's not like we're talking about trading for McDavid here.
Rust would add a lot up front for Minnesota. With Zucc on LTIR, they could put together a Kaprizov-Ek-Rust top line that would awfully good. Then a MoJo-Hartman-Boldy 2nd line.
That all said, this is all primarily just discussion about what Rob Rossi wrote.
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Right, so just spit ballin and clickbait largely. Also, you don't want ''small'' centers in the top six typically.
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There's rare occasions where someone is actually onto somethin, so just checkin.
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If you retain 50% on Rust with his deal I think the highest you are getting back is a 2nd.
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We're not gonna be retaining on Rust for this season plus three more for a 2hd rounder. On MP who's on an expiring contract sure, but not something like Rusts.
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Agreed. So you are probably looking at Dubas moving his contract to either get younger, less cap hit or less term this summer.
Or likely keeping him because Dubas and Sullivan love him.
