Salary Cap: Pens Salary Thread: Pens Ownership "Dubas... that Coca-Cola machine. I want you to shoot the lock off it. There may be some waiver players in there."

[66-30-33]

Well, now that you mention it ...

Actual GF - 33
xGF - 58

So the stats nerds running this club probably will say they were just unlucky and should have scored almost twice as many as they did score.

See? We're still dominating the xGF scores even if we're losing the actual scores.

You lost me at "Well,".

 

[Gurglesons]

I think Sid's just sticking around until the 2026 Olympics, and probably retires after the 2025-26 season. We'll just have to wait and see if that also means Sully sticks around until then.

Sid allegedly wants to play 5 more years if you believe the idiot f***s around this team.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Sid allegedly wants to play 5 more years if you believe the idiot f***s around this team.

I think it's gonna be really hard for him to walk away but man, I can't imagine he's gonna love plodding around the ice with a team collecting top-10 picks for very long.

 

[Sike Mullivan]

I think it's gonna be really hard for him to walk away but man, I can't imagine he's gonna love plodding around the ice with a team collecting top-10 picks for very long.

With Sid being a borderline mental patient, he will play as long as he can because in his mind "what else am I supposed to do?"

 

[Allie Kitsune]

 

[ThosePuckingPenguins]

About damn time. Bring Pono up too.

 

[Sidgeni Malkby]

I think it's gonna be really hard for him to walk away but man, I can't imagine he's gonna love plodding around the ice with a team collecting top-10 picks for very long.

Considering his dissatisfaction after the Guentzel trade, I can see him not signing an extension this summer, and see how the season goes.

I mean, why would he sign a commitment when clearly it seems like he and Dubas are not on the same page!

 

[Ryder71]

Oh yes, the young prodigy, the fancy of the novice! OK, so now the guy many of you have been clamoring for is getting his chance! Hopefully the next week or two will give you all the clarity I already enjoy with this glorified bust! After five long years it's time for Poulin to put up or be nothing more than a curtain jerker toiling in the minors.

 

[Andy99]

Yes!!

 

[Ryder71]

About damn time. Bring Pono up too.

Pono is injured you merciless rube!

 

[Andy99]

About damn time. Bring Pono up too.

Pono out week to week…we won’t see him until training camp unfortunately

 

[Ryder71]

Yes!!

You give up on everything under the sun but on THIS guy you have hope? lol

Watch him fall flat on his face. lol

Pono out week to week…we won’t see him until training camp unfortunately

No, it is fortunate, he won't be exposed to the losing culture here yet, to me that's a definite win!

 

[Gurglesons]

I think it's gonna be really hard for him to walk away but man, I can't imagine he's gonna love plodding around the ice with a team collecting top-10 picks for very long.

Why? Mario did it?

 

[Ryder71]

Why? Mario did it?

He was the greatest player of all time, big difference.

 

[Sike Mullivan]

Why? Mario did it?

Do you think it was for love of the game, or trying to give people a reason to buy tickets to watch Mike Eastwood and Dan Focht?

 

[Gurglesons]

Do you think it was for love of the game, or trying to give people a reason to buy tickets to watch Mike Eastwood and Dan Focht?

Both. Sid can potentially get to fifth overall in terms of points though if he continues to produce around a 60-80 pt pace for 3 years. I’m sure that matters to him. Could even get to third if he’s got the Sakic career arc in him.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

If Sid's worried about chasing points, he'd better ask for a trade cuz shit's gonna be much harder than it's been for years now that he's gone from a competent Jake to Bunting.

 

[Ulf5]

Oh yes, the young prodigy, the fancy of the novice! OK, so now the guy many of you have been clamoring for is getting his chance! Hopefully the next week or two will give you all the clarity I already enjoy with this glorified bust! After five long years it's time for Poulin to put up or be nothing more than a curtain jerker toiling in the minors.

You've completely missed the point. No one sees Poulin as a savior. Or a superstar. Or an all-star candidate. Or hell, even a mainstay in the top 6.
They're just hoping for a semi consistent, producing, top 9 forward. One that's hopefully an improvement over the useless plugs the team has been trotting out all season long. Nothing more. Nothing less.

 

[SEALBound]

The only question we should be asking is - is this enough to save the season? Can Poulin singlehandedly pull this team up by it's skatelaces and force it's way back into the playoff race?

Only time will tell.

If Sid's worried about chasing points, he'd better ask for a trade cuz shit's gonna be much harder than it's been for years now that he's gone from a competent Jake to Bunting.

In an alternate worldline, Sid gets traded to Colorado, goes on a tear with Big Mac, and ends up 2nd all-time in points.

 

[Ryder71]

You've completely missed the point. No one sees Poulin as a savior. Or a superstar. Or an all-star candidate. Or hell, even a mainstay in the top 6.
They're just hoping for a semi consistent, producing, top 9 forward. One that's hopefully an improvement over the useless plugs the team has been trotting out all season long. Nothing more. Nothing less.

Well, prepare to get a nothing burger. He might have the odd good game, but he's a plug.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

The only question we should be asking is - is this enough to save the season? Can Poulin singlehandedly pull this team up by it's skatelaces and force it's way back into the playoff race?

If he can make the most of his 4 minutes of ice time, definitely!

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Oh yes, the young prodigy, the fancy of the novice! OK, so now the guy many of you have been clamoring for is getting his chance! Hopefully the next week or two will give you all the clarity I already enjoy with this glorified bust! After five long years it's time for Poulin to put up or be nothing more than a curtain jerker toiling in the minors.

Just hoping for 7 minutes of better hockey then what others have been doing on the ice.

Good cheap bottom 6 player is all I am hoping for.

 

[Ryder71]

Just hoping for 7 minutes of better hockey then what others have been doing on the ice.

Good cheap bottom 6 player is all I am hoping for.

Seems pretty unremarkable for a former 1st rounder, but at least your expectations seem reasonable. That said, I still doubt he'll be anything more than an AHLer. Or an emergency call up like this. I'd love for him to prove me wrong but I don't see that as very likely. lol

Those should be expectations for a 3rd or 4th rounder, not a 1st rounder even at draft pick 21st OA.

 

[Gurglesons]

If Sid's worried about chasing points, he'd better ask for a trade cuz shit's gonna be much harder than it's been for years now that he's gone from a competent Jake to Bunting.

Eh. Being the only good player on the team will be advantageous in some ways to production.

 

[SEALBound]

If he can make the most of his 4 minutes of ice time, definitely!

That's EIGHT 30 second shifts which means EIGHT opportunities to score a goal. I'm expecting 3.