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

[Empoleon8771]

Honestly if the Penguins are going to be making a trade like Hanifin, I'd imagine that Granlund is included in that.

I think a Hanifin deal would probably be Granlund, POJ/Smith and a 2024 1st for Hanifin. I think that offer may be beat, but it's a legitimate offer IMO.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Honestly if the Penguins are going to be making a trade like Hanifin, I'd imagine that Granlund is included in that.

I think a Hanifin deal would probably be Granlund, POJ/Smith and a 2024 1st for Hanifin. I think that offer may be beat, but it's a legitimate offer IMO.

Maybe. I feel like the team is targeting Petry as their cap relief button, though.

I hope you're right.

 

[Zbynek]

Please just use the assets on Ullmark instead.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Maybe. I feel like the team is targeting Petry as their cap relief button, though.

I hope you're right.

I think you're right but Petry would kill a trade to Calgary with his NTC. I don't believe Granlund has any sort of trade protection.

I could see both Granlund in the Hanifin deal plus Petry to somewhere like San Jose happening.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

I think you're right but Petry would kill a trade to Calgary with his NTC. I don't believe Granlund has any sort of trade protection.

Yeah good point. And you're right... no clauses on Granlund's deal.

 

[Lust for Life]

I get that Granny sucked here but imagine being so mean you trade him to Calgary of all places on earth

 

[TimmyD]

I think you're right but Petry would kill a trade to Calgary with his NTC. I don't believe Granlund has any sort of trade protection.

I could see both Granlund in the Hanifin deal plus Petry to somewhere like San Jose happening.

I’m just skeptical that Rossi is right. I mean no one has had anything on the Penguins. Even the national guys didn’t have any leaks about us talking with Vegas prior to the Smith deal.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I’m just skeptical that Rossi is right. I mean no one has had anything on the Penguins. Even the national guys didn’t have any leaks about us talking with Vegas prior to the Smith deal.

The reason I believe Rossi here is that Sullivan was pushing for Chychrun at the deadline and Hanifin is a very similar player. Sullivan said last night that he and Dubas were regularly working together, so I could absolutely see Sullivan saying "I think we need someone like Hanifin" based on him wanting Chychrun at the deadline.

 

[Peat]

I believe Rossi about us talking about Hanifin because I believe anyone who has us talking about Hanifin. Team with gaping hole in top 4 LD talking to team who probably has the best LD on the market, certainly under the age of 30? So very unlikely!

 

[TimmyD]

The reason I believe Rossi here is that Sullivan was pushing for Chychrun at the deadline and Hanifin is a very similar player. Sullivan said last night that he and Dubas were regularly working together, so I could absolutely see Sullivan saying "I think we need someone like Hanifin" based on him wanting Chychrun at the deadline.

That’s a fair point. I wonder what a Markstrom/Hanifin package would look like, or if the Penguins could even make that fit cap wise

 

[WickedWrister]

Petry + _______________ for Hanifin?

 

[Empoleon8771]

Petry + _______________ for Hanifin?

Petry would kill that deal with his restrictive NTC.

I think it would probably be Granlund, Smith/POJ and a 2024 1st as the Penguins offer. Who knows if that gets beat, but that's what I imagine the Penguins would offer.

 

[TimmyD]

Petry + _______________ for Hanifin?

Unfortunately I don’t think Petry would waive to go to Calgary

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

If Dubas manages to move Granlund in a hockey trade I promise to be at least 25% less of a insufferable bastard this year. Pinky swear.

 

[Josey Wales]

If Dubas manages to move Granlund in a hockey trade I promise to be at least 25% less of a insufferable bastard this year. Pinky swear.

Now that is a serious pledge haha

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Now that is a serious pledge haha

I'm a VERY serious person.

 

[SEALBound]

Granlund wasn't going to be bought out IMHO. Dubas in his presser basically said he'd rather make a hockey trade than a buyout. Worst case, Granlund is your 3RW/C and you look to trade later.

I imagine any deal for Hanifin will include him and honestly, if Calgary is looking to trade Backlund and Lindholm, taking Granlund back isn't the worst idea.

 

[Josey Wales]

Dennis Bernstein
@DennisTFP
·
4m
Some LAK intel:

With PLD deal behind them, turning focus to acquiring a 2nd goaltender with NHL experience.

Don't expect big ticket move by GM Rob Blake - looking at $1-1.5M price tag to pair with Pheonix Copley.

A couple of names will surface by the time we leave Nashville.

 

[Jacob]

I could see Smith on Sid’s RW and Rakell on Geno’s LW.

 

[SEALBound]

Do you think they would send Pettersson to Calgary for Hanifin? That would give them a young, long term LD with 1st pairing capability.

Hanifin-Letang
Soucy-Petry
POJ-Rutta
Smith

Something like that? Or if they can jettison Petry too, run something like Soucy-Mayfield for the 2nd pairing.

 

[TimmyD]

Dennis Bernstein
@DennisTFP
·
4m
Some LAK intel:

With PLD deal behind them, turning focus to acquiring a 2nd goaltender with NHL experience.

Don't expect big ticket move by GM Rob Blake - looking at $1-1.5M price tag to pair with Pheonix Copley.

A couple of names will surface by the time we leave Nashville.

DeSmith for Arvidsson. Get it done Dubas!

 

[SEALBound]

Dennis Bernstein
@DennisTFP
·
4m
Some LAK intel:

With PLD deal behind them, turning focus to acquiring a 2nd goaltender with NHL experience.

Don't expect big ticket move by GM Rob Blake - looking at $1-1.5M price tag to pair with Pheonix Copley.

A couple of names will surface by the time we leave Nashville.

POJ+CDS for Grundstrom+our 3rd back

 

[ZorkEnchanter]

Just buy him out. Save the picks.

Granlund is easily moveable, all the HF Penguins experts told me so...

I'm mean he's 60+ points on the 2nd line guaranteed...

Everyone wants a 2y/5m dude who plays soft as tissue, can't win a puck battle, doesn't shoot well, but when the conditions are perfect- he can really pass.

 

[Empoleon8771]

POJ+CDS for Grundstrom+our 3rd back

Ew

 

[farscape1]

Granlund wasn't going to be bought out IMHO. Dubas in his presser basically said he'd rather make a hockey trade than a buyout. Worst case, Granlund is your 3RW/C and you look to trade later.

I imagine any deal for Hanifin will include him and honestly, if Calgary is looking to trade Backlund and Lindholm, taking Granlund back isn't the worst idea.

No keeping him is stupid when u could buy him out an use that money for other needs.