eXile3
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I think the issue here is that the argument started over vilifying the Penguins for letting Guentzel walk.
Guentzel wanted to get his bag as a free agent, and I don't blame him one bit. He had been criminally underpaid for his entire career and already won a cup. I don't blame him for chasing money, I just think it's silly to criticize the Penguins for not being the one willing to give him that mega deal.
Guentzel signed a $63 million deal that had $53 million as signing bonuses in a state with no state income taxes. If that doesn't clearly say "he was chasing money", I don't know what will.
It’s not the Penguins, it’s Dubas. If he didn’t want to pay him he should have had another plan then waiting to the deadline to get some misfit prospects. To not even get a top 5 prospect for him was incredibly disappointing.