Salary Cap: Pens '24-'25 Salary Thread: The Crosbicles Volume XIX
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Randy Butternubs
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I don't see what Miller does for the organization as a whole. Sure, some improvement this year but he's 31 and on a long term contract. Once this core is gone, they need to get bad. Like bad, 2-3 top 5 with one being a 1ov pick type of bad. They can't afford to let guys like Miller keep them in the 20-25th finish purgatory.
The only nice part about Eller was that his level of play was allowing us to put Malkin with Sid which boosted both. Now, we have a clear gap at 2C that can't be adequately filled by anyone. Fine as long as both Sid and Geno stay healthy but if one goes down, it's 1 line and 3 4th lines.
Dubas said that they had been looking to trade him since last spring and the asking price was finally met. Personally, I think Eller was playing better than the return he got but they got what they wanted. Dubas also said they wanted the roster spot for others which I imagine meant Lizotte.
The only nice part about Eller was that his level of play was allowing us to put Malkin with Sid which boosted both. Now, we have a clear gap at 2C that can't be adequately filled by anyone. Fine as long as both Sid and Geno stay healthy but if one goes down, it's 1 line and 3 4th lines.
Buddy Bizarre
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I got the Eller trade from an objective point of view: selling an expiring asset and creating a spot for someone else.
What I don't get is getting rid of a player who has shown he doesn't quit and he always competes. He even questions his teammates' efforts You'd think that would count for something?
IDK...there were probably 5 other dudes I'd get rid of before Eller, either taking a 7th round draft pick, future considerations, or outright waiving the them.
But I don't wear glasses so I'm obviously not as smart as Dubas
Empoleon8771
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I think it came out later that the Penguins traded Eller in part because Eller wanted out, or maybe not explicitly "wanted out" but he did want to play for a contender. I think it was a Friedman note in a 32 thoughts article, the deal was also about doing a solid for Eller. They don't really need him anymore with how Lizotte is playing, but you can't deny that their bottom-6 would be sitting better with Lizotte and Eller as their bottom-6 centers.
That said, they were going to either trade him in November or trade him in March, so I don't think it makes that much of a difference. I want to clear out spots for guys like Ponomarev and Poulin to play in the NHL, and keeping Eller until March isn't doing that.
That said, they were going to either trade him in November or trade him in March, so I don't think it makes that much of a difference. I want to clear out spots for guys like Ponomarev and Poulin to play in the NHL, and keeping Eller until March isn't doing that.
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Agreed. I mean, I would have got rid of Nieto, Hayes, Acciari, and even possibly Puustinen or Poulin before Eller but at the same time, none of them have the value that Eller had. At the moment, Acciari might have the most value of them all and I think his value is right around a 5th or so.
This team's clear objectives this season are generate asset value (without doing a full tear down) and get young guys into the team. Winning comes third. If it came first, trading Eller would make no sense. Giving the order we got, it made all the sense in the world.
