Salary Cap: Pens Off Season Thread: Pre Free Agency Shenanigans!

[Empoleon8771]

Rob Rossi
@Real_RobRossi
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Talked to two people Wednesday who shared they expected Kyle Dubas to act before July 1 on replacements for impending UFAs if indications were team was moving on.
Penguins landing Reilly Smith evidence that may be playing out.
#NHLDraft

So basically we'll see him trade for a goalie today or tomorrow most likely

 

[Jag68Sid87]

Smith played RW with Vegas up until this season. Cassidy switched Smith and Marchessault this season, and Marchessault ended up with the Conn Smythe on the Barbashev-Eichel-Marchessault line, and Smith wound up on the Smith-Karlsson-Amadio line.

I don't think LW is an issue here. I wonder if Smith is good enough in all facets of the game to convince Sullivan to FINALLY try Smith-Crosby-Rakell and then move Guentzel to Malkin's line. I have been wanting this to happen for years. Yes, Jake and Sid are great together. Jake and Geno, as briefly as we have seen it, has been awesome. That would give us better scoring depth, imo.

If we could start the lineup with something like:
Smith-Crosby-Rakell
Guentzel-Malkin-Barabanov
something-something-Rust

Then I think we are on the right path.

Smith does not make us younger, so Dubas has more work to do there. But he makes us better. I certainly like Smith more than Bunting or Zucker, that's for bloody sure. Also glad the third-rounder is for 2024 and not this year.

Let's keep 'er going.

 

[Pancakes]

I've always liked Smith from afar. He's an extremely smart player who has some talent.

I think we're gonna like him.

 

[pensfan71]

So basically we'll see him trade for a goalie today or tomorrow most likely

Vejmelka come on down

 

[OnMyOwn]

Where is Pens X? In Shambles?

He was actually excited for Dubas, then I think pixies pulled him back into the abyss in recent days, haha.

 

[Borgir]

hopefully in a straightjacket & padded cell

I bet the guy threw his shoulder out punching air.

 

[Pancakes]

If you compare Smith to the free agent options, consider that Smith is only signed for a few more years where any FA we go after will get twice that at least in term.

So that's another plus for me. 32? Yeah, but only 2x more years

 

[Empoleon8771]

This place is going to shit itself when Dubas trades for Hellebuyck or Ullmark tonight

 

[Darren McCord]

So basically we'll see him trade for a goalie today or tomorrow most likely

Lol its Rossi so probably in August

 

[Colonel Mustard]

This place is going to shit itself when Dubas trades for Hellebuyck or Ullmark tonight

Ive already shit myself once today. (Thanks Arby’s)

 

[Empoleon8771]

Ive already shit myself once today. (Thanks Arby’s)

I don't trust any adult who claims they have never shit themselves.

NHL Network radio is reporting the Penguins and Bruins are talking about Ullmark. Going to pull up the clip now to find the exact wording.

 

[66-30-33]

Now go out and trade for Frederic and Hathaway.

I don't trust any adult who claims they have never shit themselves.

NHL Network radio is reporting the Penguins and Bruins are talking about Ullmark. Going to pull up the clip now to find the exact wording.

2nd round pick next season for Ullmark I hope, surely not the 14th OA...please don't pull a JR or Hextall on us. I wanted Ullmark since his Buffalo days when we had MM.

 

[3ladesof5teel]

Go get Miles Wood for that 3 line

 

[IcedCapp]

If you compare Smith to the free agent options, consider that Smith is only signed for a few more years where any FA we go after will get twice that at least in term.

So that's another plus for me. 32? Yeah, but only 2x more years

I don’t think age should matter. We’ve crossed the rubicon with this roster. Don’t trade for corpses or bad players. If someone is good, their age shouldn’t matter. Smith lowers our average age by like 30 years. And he’s good.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Okay I found it, it's just NHL Network using the Filliponi tweet. Never mind it's fake news.

 

[Peat]

Re Smith and position... his three most common wing linemates in the last three years are Phil, some dude named Amadio, and Marchessault, all listed as RW on NST. Now I know Phil is a RW. And I'm fairly sure Marchessault is a predominantly RW, was playing there in their recent cup run at least.

We sure Smith is RW only?

 

[OnMyOwn]

Go get Miles Wood for that 3 line

I’d be happy with that.

 

[66-30-33]

Re Smith and position... his three most common wing linemates in the last three years are Phil, some dude named Amadio, and Marchessault, all listed as RW on NST. Now I know Phil is a RW. And I'm fairly sure Marchessault is a predominantly RW, was playing there in their recent cup run at least.

We sure Smith is RW only?

Smith is a D

Smith-Smith bottom pair.

Smith is a G

Smith-DeSmith

Smith is a C

Carter-Smith-Granlund

Sully is going crazy now.

 

[Pancakes]

I don’t think age should matter. We’ve crossed the rubicon with this roster. Don’t trade for corpses or bad players. If someone is good, their age shouldn’t matter. Smith lowers our average age by like 30 years. And he’s good.

Also beggars can't be choosers. We've got next to no tradeable assets.

Dubas was always gonna have to get creative.

I'd prefer to get younger if we can, but he can't turn up his nose at older players if they're still good.

 

[Malkinstheman]

top-6 is set, just gotta rebuild that entire bottom-6 now

 

[domaug]

I don't trust any adult who claims they have never shit themselves.

NHL Network radio is reporting the Penguins and Bruins are talking about Ullmark. Going to pull up the clip now to find the exact wording.

Ullmark is an interesting name, they can probably finesse him for a later pick or two because of his cap hit. idk values

EDIT: if they're using Filiponi's tweet, yeah it's fake news lol

 

[Empoleon8771]

Re Smith and position... his three most common wing linemates in the last three years are Phil, some dude named Amadio, and Marchessault, all listed as RW on NST. Now I know Phil is a RW. And I'm fairly sure Marchessault is a predominantly RW, was playing there in their recent cup run at least.

We sure Smith is RW only?

He's not RW only.





He was playing LW on the cup run according to beat writers.

 

[eXile3]

If you compare Smith to the free agent options, consider that Smith is only signed for a few more years where any FA we go after will get twice that at least in term.

So that's another plus for me. 32? Yeah, but only 2x more years

Pretty much on the contract we would want for Zucker but won’t get because Zucks getting paid. 2 years pretty much lines up perfectly with our remaining “window” if there is one.

 

[3ladesof5teel]

I don’t think age should matter. We’ve crossed the rubicon with this roster. Don’t trade for corpses or bad players. If someone is good, their age shouldn’t matter. Smith lowers our average age by like 30 years. And he’s good.

Age doesn't matter......only to many here. It's been that way for years and will never change

 

[Ginormousthumbs]

I don't trust any adult who claims they have never shit themselves.

NHL Network radio is reporting the Penguins and Bruins are talking about Ullmark. Going to pull up the clip now to find the exact wording.

This one time I drank too many martini’s and when I woke up the next day….