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

[Peat]

Weird how Hextall wasn't this guy, eh?

Your point?

 

[Gurglesons]

Lol he kept getting spoonfed situations only to not make a single pass or carry the puck across even the red line

Granlund was the most pathetic "playmaker" I've ever seen. All game. Every game.

It's weird how we have one of those players every year, but it's always the GM's fault.

Especially when a player that "fits the system and identity" is always in the bottom six getting punished ala Blueger in 2019, Kahun in 2020, McCann in 2021, DOC in 2022, etc.

 

[Ryder71]

Don't mind a one year deal for Wheeler at all.

HE's 36 so he would fit in well with the geriatric wing of the team.

 

[Gurglesons]

Your point?

My point is that this team still has the Morehouse political stench all over it when it comes to their words versus their actions.

 

[Darren McCord]

But that's all up to the GM. Who right now isn't impressing and my only real defence for him is he's probably executing orders from the top.

But who is doing much besides buying out or trading bloated contracts? Every day it seems like more RFA's arent getting qualified and players are getting boat out.

The UFA market is so bloated. Janmark just got 1 yr 1mill.

 

[BusinessGoose]

I feel like sullivan would bench geno before he would ever bench rust

 

[DesertedPenguin]

 

[Gurglesons]

But who is doing much besides buying out or trading bloated contracts? Every day it seems like more RFA's arent getting qualified and players are getting boat out.

The UFA market is so bloated. Janmark just got 1 yr 1mill.

Colorado.
New Jersey.
Tampa.
LAK.

Seem to be doing things.

Deserted don't bring this shit in here you god damn menace.

 

[Lust for Life]

Maybe Jarry will sign at the same time we trade for Hanifin

 

[Empoleon8771]

Honestly whatever. Just don't have DeSmith as the backup.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I think all of JR, Hextall and Sullivan are responsible for the steady, steep decline of the team since the back to back Cups. It's not just a JR thing, or a Hextall thing, or a Sullivan thing. It's a combination of all of the decisions this team has made (and not made) over the past half decade.

All Dubas has to do is not continue the cycle of f***ing things up, and committing self-inflicted wounds.

As I say that, this...

I know it's Rossi, but god damn, man.

 

[BusinessGoose]

TBF, we ain't winning shit

Jarry just better not be signed for more than $3mil

At least the pain of losing can be handwaved away with being cheap cost?

 

[Empoleon8771]

TBF, we ain't winning shit

Jarry just better not be signed for more than $3mil

At least the pain of losing can be handwaved away with being cheap cost?

Jarry made $3.5 million last year. He's absolutely signing for more than that.

The minimum I could see him signing for is medium term at $4.5 million AAV.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

TBF, we ain't winning shit

Jarry just better not be signed for more than $3mil

At least the pain of losing can be handwaved away with being cheap cost?

I'd be astonished if Jarry got less than the going rate of a starter, which seems to be like $5 million.

 

[Darren McCord]

Colorado.
New Jersey.
Tampa.
LAK.

Seem to be doing things.



Deserted don't bring this shit in here you god damn menace.

What has Tampa done? I’ll give you the other 3. So 3 out of 32 teams

 

[Gurglesons]

What has Tampa done? I’ll give you the other 3. So 3 out of 32 teams

Sold off assets to resign their players. Put themselves in a position to be better?

 

[Lust for Life]

Re-sign

 

[BusinessGoose]

Jarry made $3.5 million last year. He's absolutely signing for more than that.

The minimum I could see him signing for is medium term at $4.5 million AAV.

I'd be astonished if Jarry got less than the going rate of a starter, which seems to be like $5 million.

 

[Josey Wales]

Rob Rossi
@Real_RobRossi
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2m
Wouldn’t be shocked if Penguins work out extension w/Jake Guentzel to announce soon, but sounds like both sides don’t see need to rush any decision - each realizes there are more urgent personnel matters for Kyle Dubas to address next few days/weeks.

 

[TimmyD]

It’s Rossi so I’m not gonna be too upset unless I see a deal get announced, but man would it be so disappointing to bring Jarry back. It would just be so… lazy. I know you can’t force other GM’s to make trades with you but there’s enough goalies out there that you should be able to get something done.

 

[Gurglesons]

Re-sign

 

[TimmyD]

Rob Rossi
@Real_RobRossi
·
2m
Wouldn’t be shocked if Penguins work out extension w/Jake Guentzel to announce soon, but sounds like both sides don’t see need to rush any decision - each realizes there are more urgent personnel matters for Kyle Dubas to address next few days/weeks.

Shit like this is why it’s so hard to find any shred of credibility it what Rossi says. This tweet is a giant contradiction lol

 

[BusinessGoose]

It’s Rossi so I’m not gonna be too upset unless I see a deal get announced, but man would it be so disappointing to bring Jarry back. It would just be so… lazy. I know you can’t force other GM’s to make trades with you but there’s enough goalies out there that you should be able to get something done.

I still think a revolving door of 15 random goalies out of sweden and norway all year, riding hot gloves until not, would be better than trying to rely on a $5mil Jarry

 

[Darren McCord]

Sold off assets to resign their players. Put themselves in a position to be better?

Lol they got a 2nd. That’s it.
Dubas got smith

So pens are equally as active

 

[Gurglesons]

Lol they got a 2nd. That’s it.
Dubas got smith

So pens are equally as active

Tampa's needs and our needs are a much different animal.

If Dubas was going to really get hungry for this team to be a competitive team again he'd be pushing his chips in. Still can do it over the next 24 hours. But once that UFA window hits things start getting very murky.