Salary Cap: Pens Summer Salary Thread: Dull days of August... Oooo! A trade!

[End of Line]

I’m honestly stunned

 

[Hockey4Lyfe]

I could see it being Pickering for him? I assume we gave up a 1st round equivalent and a cap dump.



Yeah, he's legitimately our best prospect now.

I’m hoping it’s not Pickering.

 

[WickedWrister]

14th overall pick in 2022

 

[SEALBound]

I have been tooting the horn for the "you need to find your next 2C NOW" and if this is all true, Dubas did it.

McGroarty and Yager in the system is huge for us.

 

[pensfan71]

He's wants playing time. Winnipeg is telling him to be patient.

To us is odd because I'm not sure we can guarantee anything more than Winnipeg can. But I am more than willing to make room.

A pick, Pono, hell even Koivunen could all be in play. I assume one of Hayes, Eller, Acciari are going.

I'm guess a 2nd, Eller, Poulin and maybe something else

 

[Empoleon8771]

That is an amazing trade for the Penguins to pull him off, he’s just as good of a prospect as Yager. I’m super curious what this trade is going to look like.

 

[WickedWrister]

I hope there are no future 1sts involved

 

[Gurglesons]

I’m hoping it’s not Pickering.

I'm fine giving up Pickering for a player the caliber of McGroarty

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

He's wants playing time. Winnipeg is telling him to be patient.

To us is odd because I'm not sure we can guarantee anything more than Winnipeg can. But I am more than willing to make room.

A pick, Pono, hell even Koivunen could all be in play. I assume one of Hayes, Eller, Acciari are going.

Yeah, it's a little odd he'd be okay with a trade to Pittsburgh if that's the case, given Sullivan's usage (or non-usage) of youngsters.

 

[eXile3]

Better not be some AI bull crap.

 

[SEALBound]

I always saw him as a center but it says he plays LW too. This could be Sid's new LW. Could also mean a guy like DOC is going back. DOC + 2nd or 3rd isn't the worst return for Winnipeg.

 

[TimmyD]

He's wants playing time. Winnipeg is telling him to be patient.

To us is odd because I'm not sure we can guarantee anything more than Winnipeg can. But I am more than willing to make room.

A pick, Pono, hell even Koivunen could all be in play. I assume one of Hayes, Eller, Acciari are going.

Do you have any insight on his game? From the one tweet I’m envisioning someone that’s a younger, better version of Bunting

 

[Lust for Life]

I always saw him as a center but it says he plays LW too. This could be Sid's new LW. Could also mean a guy like DOC is going back. DOC + 2nd or 3rd isn't the worst return for Winnipeg.

Have a feeling we gave up something bigger than that, but we'll see when the details finally hit.
Good on Dubas for finally doing something semi-big, we'll see if it turns out to be good or bad.

 

[Goalie_Bob]

This is f***in awesome!

 

[Empoleon8771]

I’d be completely happy with a lottery protected 1st for McGroaty. McGroaty is likely a better prospect than anyone you’d be picking around 12th overall, you just need to lottery protect the pick so it’s not like 1st or 2nd overall.

 

[WickedWrister]

 

[SEALBound]

Have a feeling we gave up something bigger than that, but we'll see when the details finally hit.
Good on Dubas for finally doing something semi-big, we'll see if it turns out to be good or bad.

I HIGHLY doubt they are giving up Yager or their 1sts. So unless Dubas unloads every prospect and pick we have, we win the trade because we are getting the better prospect. You HOPE your picks become what he is.

 

[EVGENIMERLIN]

Don’t have any insight on his game? From the one tweet I’m envisioning someone that’s a younger, better version of Bunting

He works his a$$ off so I can kind of see that. He plays hard, has some solid skill

 

[deakka]

pls not a 1st round pick. but a 2nd/3rd and maybe pickjering/koivunen etc would be ok

 

[SEALBound]

He works his a$$ off so I can kind of see that. He plays hard, has some solid skill

I would say he has more skill than Bunting for sure. He's also slightly bigger. The more I think, the more I am convinced he's Sid's new LW. His style is VERY much in line with what has been successful with Sid in the past.

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

re: McGroarty. I still hate his stupid name, but I love the player. Waiting to hear what we paid, tho...

re: Knyzhov. Dude was tremendous for the Sharks a few years ago, then injuries REALLY f***ed up his development path. Great to at least take a flier on him.

 

[Ulf5]

Wow! Was not expecting this. At all. We'll done Dubas. Unless it's Yager or an unprotected 1st, then I'm gonna be pissed.
So pumped, gotta go jump on tinder, I'm out...

 

[Jacob]

McGroarty is so sick. I don't care if it's a 1st for him. He's a 1st that's NHL-ready.

 

[pensfan71]

No way we move a 1st

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

There had better be multiple forwards going back the other way. If we simply add McGroarty and include Yager, by my count, that's 23 forwards trying to make a 14-man group.