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

[Your Boy Troy]

Rutger McGroarty is a better fit and player right now with his size/play around the crease. I think that Yager’s upside is undervalued by most.

It seems like a knee jerk reaction from Dubas. I wouldn’t have pulled the trigger, but Rutger is a safer bet to be a top-six forward.

 

[SEALBound]

Positive note: We don't have to re-do the Prospect ranking polls. All in favor of McGroarty simply replacing Yager, say "SEALBound is the best"

 

[Scandale du Jour]

We need more kids, not lateral movements.

McWeirdName better be good quick.

 

[Jacob]

I suggested that exact move weeks ago.

 

[StIvany4Norris]

Don't understand what leverage Winnipeg had to get Yager, seems like a bad deal given that

McGroarty could be the better player so will wait to see

 

[wej20]

Looks like he's going to sign so should get NHL games this season.

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

Probably because WPG wouldn’t have done that lmao? I mean obviously that’s preferable for the Pens but that doesn’t incentivize them at all.

But GMKK had hand. Rutger demanded NHL ice time from the Jets. He would refuse AHL assignment.

 

[SomeDude]

Meh. Similar prospects. Rutger is supposedly more NHL ready which should mean nothing to us. I fear this is further proof the organization is delusional thinking we can compete, or not suck, anytime soon.

 

[wej20]

Don't understand what leverage Winnipeg had to get Yager, seems like a bad deal given that

McGroarty could be the better player so will wait to see

Still had plenty of time left on his rights and he has been very productive in college. Wouldn't have any trouble getting value for him.

But GMKK had hand. Rutger demanded NHL ice time from the Jets. He would refuse AHL assignment.

He wasn't signed so he'd be back in Michigan anyway.

 

[Empoleon8771]

But GMKK had hand. Rutger demanded NHL ice time from the Jets. He would refuse AHL assignment.

They could have just not traded him. They still had his rights for another 2 years and he’d just play in college.

The only deal that might have worked that wasn’t Yager straight up was a lottery protected 1st.

 

[SEALBound]

Meh. Similar prospects. Rutger is supposedly more NHL ready which should mean nothing to us. I fear this is further proof the organization is delusional thinking we can compete, or not suck, anytime soon.

NHL ready by how long? A year? A 1:1 where the new guy plays one year sooner is somehow delusional?

K.

 

[deakka]

Another move might come? There was too many forwards even before this trade. Now we added another, cause let's face it, Yager were always going back to juniors.

There really is too many forwards now.

 

[Andy99]

Very very disappointing…don’t get this at all…we needed to move vets not prospects…wouldn’t have done this deal…get rid of Jarry, Eller, Hayes etc…the least WPG could do for this exchange is take Jarry lol

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

2 downsides of this deal to me - and I said I would do this deal weeks ago (might need to give myself a bump)

- I think McG has a lower floor because skating. Yager could be nothing bc of size, average/jack of all trades type skillset but probably was gonna play as a decent 4C type at worst because he’s a good skating RH shot centerman. McGroarty might not have dynamic enough skating - and he’s not that big so what is he if he can’t be a top of line up guy?

- McG played C in college but he’s a wing in NHL for sure. Yager had better chance to stick in middle

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

Another move might come? There was too many forwards even before this trade. Now we added another, cause let's face it, Yager were always going back to juniors.

There really is too many forwards now.

With McGroarty it's 22 forwards on NHL contracts fighting for 14 spots.

 

[StIvany4Norris]

Still had plenty of time left on his rights and he has been very productive in college. Wouldn't have any trouble getting value for him.



He wasn't signed so he'd be back in Michigan anyway.

He publicly requested a trade, no way they were hanging onto him

I guess there could have been decent offers ? But I feel like they could have gotten him for less

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Very very disappointing…don’t get this at all…we needed to move vets not prospects…wouldn’t have done this deal…get rid of Jarry, Eller, Hayes etc…the least WPG could do for this exchange is take Jarry lol

The last thing the Jets need is Jarry

 

[Andy99]

2 downsides of this deal to me - and I said I would do this deal weeks ago (might need to give myself a bump)

- I think McG has a lower floor because skating. Yager could be nothing bc of size, average/jack of all trades type skillset but probably was gonna play as a decent 4C type because he’s a good skating RH shot centerman. McGroarty might not have dynamic enough skating - and he’s not that big so what is he if he can’t be a top of line up guy?

- McG played C in college but he’s a wing in NHL for sure. Yager had better chance to stick in middle

Yes, I like Yager better than this kid because of skating…

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

But GMKK had hand. Rutger demanded NHL ice time from the Jets. He would refuse AHL assignment.

Sure but they could sit on it for over a year and someone is beating Pickering + 2nd rounders or whatever

As much as I think Drysdale stinks a very similar situation and caliber of prospect just netted a team a young top 10 pick RHD playing in the NHL and a second

 

[wej20]

He publicly requested a trade, no way they were hanging onto him

I guess there could have been decent offers ? But I feel like they could have gotten him for less

They had his rights for 2 more years. They'd have easily been able to flip him for something.

 

[eXile3]

People are delusional. That’s a fair trade.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Welp... Sullivan better find a role for him that isn't his usual like 7 minutes on L4 with Noel Acciari or this could be a pretty catastrophic trade. Way too many forwards on this roster.

I also think it's funny you guys keep trying to wish Eller off the roster. Not happening.

 

[SomeDude]

NHL ready by how long? A year? A 1:1 where the new guy plays one year sooner is somehow delusional?

K.

Yager is not going to be in the NHL in 2 years.

It is just a weird trade for us unless you think McGroaty is an obviously superior prospect. I think they’re pretty comparable. Yager to me has a higher offensive ceiling but lower floor. Time will tell.

We already have 9 centers on our roster and Rutger isn’t signing unless it’s with a team he thinks he is going to play and start his ELC ticking.

 

[MrBrightside]

People being angry because they didn't get the Jets to give up a great prospect in return for our trash is quite the take.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

I'm still surprised they moved Yager, I mean he is the 1st ever pick this management team took.