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

[Ugene Magic]

I would be putting Zucker back with Geno.

But I don't see a soft buy for him. Especially if they do any retaining on him.

 

[BusinessGoose]

Lol... The talk always reverts back to getting ex-pens back or getting guys who would have be interesting five years ago

 

[Empoleon8771]

I'd 100% rather give McGroarty or Koivunen any spot that you'd be trading for Zucker to fill over trading for Zucker, even if the young guys aren't ready yet.

 

[SEALBound]

Not a fan of him but Zegras seems like a buy-low type that’s up Dubas’ alley. A cheaper option might be Krebs, Jokiharju or Lundkqvist in Dallas.

I think what is making Zegras a "buy low" candidate would be compounded here under Sullivan making him a cap dump by the end of the season.

 

[IcedCapp]

I'd 100% rather give McGroarty or Koivunen any spot that you'd be trading for Zucker to fill over trading for Zucker, even if the young guys aren't ready yet.

Yeah but if they were gonna use those guys, they have no reason not to right now

 

[Peat]

I will continue to repeat my belief that a serious Penguins team needs 3 new forwards.

Or, in other words, in a situation where trading for Zucker makes sense, you can do that and still look at getting McGroarty up to play on a meaningful third line.

 

[SEALBound]

I will continue to repeat my belief that a serious Penguins team needs 3 new forwards.

Or, in other words, in a situation where trading for Zucker makes sense, you can do that and still look at getting McGroarty up to play on a meaningful third line.

I think 3 is a lofty goal no matter how rational it may be. I don't think it's unrealistic to suggest two though but I think that will require two things: a forward going out with Pettersson and a new forward coming back and we need another forward to get injured and for the replacement to force Sullivan's hand.

Example: Pettersson+DOC for Pettersson + 1st, Parssinen (as my example) for a 3rd. Nieto gets hurt, and Pono steps up.

Rakell-Sid-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Tomasino
Parssinen-Lizotte-Beauvillier
Pono-Acciari-Glass

POJ-Letang
Pickering-Karlsson
Graves-Gryz-Pettersson

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

No thanks on Zucker