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

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Graves is playing like 13ish minutes a night or something, right?

meh

 

[Gurglesons]

Graves and Shea last night was one of the worst performances I witnessed, totally incapable of getting puck out of zone, just got lucky that they did not get scored on multiple times
Now that may have been more due to Shea being total trainwreck, but still and Geno got the honor to have them behind a lot

I don’t really get the complaints about Shea on here.

He’s incredibly mediocre, but is essentially just Chad Ruhwedel 2.0. The difference being he isn’t taking a spot from anyone. Our AHL defense depth is hideous.

 

[OtherThingsILike]

 

[DesertedPenguin]

Hartford is playing Providence. I wonder if there might be something more to them scouting Providence...because there isn't much of interest on Hartford right now.

 

[Turin]

Hartford is playing Providence. I wonder if there might be something more to them scouting Providence...because there isn't much of interest on Hartford right now.

Shots are 37-10 Providence atm so that checks out

 

[Sideline]

Isn't this the issue with Graves throughout his career though? His expected and per 60 stats make him look like he's a sufficient enough player. The eye test and decision making makes it obvious he isn't...

His WTF/60 competes with Jack Johnson by my eye.

 

[Peat]

Maybe looking at Lysell

 

[Turin]

Maybe looking at Lysell

If he gets Hoglander and Lysell you know he been reading HF, specifically Empoleon, way too much.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I feel like Graves is a decent bottom pair D that is just grossly overpaid, he was carried to relevance by playing on a good pair and the Penguins grossly overpaid him for what he is. If he was on a $2 million AAV deal rather than a $4.5 million AAV deal, I think people would have fewer issues with him. He's a bigger Chad Ruhwedel when he was paid to be a Dumoulin replacement.

Maybe looking at Lysell

I'm not sure what Lysell does for them at this point. They're crazy deep at forward in WBS and I'm not sure Lysell is much of an upgrade on the NHL roster.

I think they need to be looking at defensemen if they're targeting those former high pick reclamation project types. I don't see many sports for forwards with how the team is sitting, both in the NHL and AHL.

 

[Peat]

I'm not sure what Lysell does for them at this point. They're crazy deep at forward in WBS and I'm not sure Lysell is much of an upgrade on the NHL roster.

I think they need to be looking at defensemen if they're targeting those former high pick reclamation project types. I don't see many sports for forwards with how the team is sitting, both in the NHL and AHL.

I just picked the first name that I recognised whose age and points totals looked interesting, but looking at the Bruins forum, I feel like he looks interesting (if the price is right) as a guy who should be a lot more than he is and who could benefit from a shake up trade. The tools are there, it's just not quite working. And as discussed with the Hoglander trade rumours, there's potentially a ton of space opening here soon.

Still, plenty of other names, some of who might make more sense.