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

[eXile3]

I wore #1 as a forward in high school for a year because it was the only number they had.

#7 was my number though. You’d man Joe Mullen.

 

[PenguinSuitedUp]

Let’s actually be honest as someone who owns a Dumoulin jersey. He had maybe 3 great years if you are being generous and then was decidedly average and over worshipped by PIT fans and media similarly to what we will see if we re-sign Petts.

Yes but those 3 great years happened when it mattered most.

Yeah i was joking, mostly

Dumo became a pillar for our defense. Imagine trying to win using maatta as your main piece through the years

But yeah once his speed and agility started to dip, he was toast as a mainstay for our broken style of hockey

And he triple-shotted bud lights lol

An icon!

 

[The Old Master]

my no. was 16, a good number for a center but for some reason my coachs kept playing me at rd.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Farkas posts on here. He posted it in the prospect thread I think.

O I had no idea. I don't frequent that place often.

 

[The Old Master]

O I had no idea. I don't frequent that place often.

too good for the likes of us?

 

[KrisLetAngry]

too good for the likes of us?

Only so much time in a day.


I already frequent these boards and share my horrible takes enough as it is.

 

[HandshakeLine]

I wore #1 as a forward in high school for a year because it was the only number they had.

#7 was my number though. You’d man Joe Mullen.

Ol Horsecockcollar they called him

 

[The Old Master]

Only so much time in a day.


I already frequent these boards and share my horrible takes enough as it is.

so just because you have a life? can't let stuff like that get in the way.

 

[DearDiary]

The more I watch of McGroarty the more he looks like a guy who's a sidekick on a line to a player like Yager.

 

[Darren McCord]

The more I watch of McGroarty the more he looks like a guy who's a sidekick on a line to a player like Yager.

Nah Yager isn’t that great either. He is a side kick as well.

Two different styles but neither is a driver. One who stands in front and one who shoots.

Not comparing but it’s like a Neal and Kunitz. But neither are the Malkin.

 

[Pancakes]

I expect McGroarty to turn into a top nine two-way winger with a little bit of a scoring touch. Ideally he'll exceed my expectations and "top nine" turns into "top six".

But even though his skating is a little sketch he seems like a safe bet to be an NHLer based on how he has produced at the college level so far.

 

[Turin]

The more I watch of McGroarty the more he looks like a guy who's a sidekick on a line to a player like Yager.

In the same way a guy like Tkachuk is a sidekick to Verhaghe?

 

[Gurglesons]

The more I watch of McGroarty the more he looks like a guy who's a sidekick on a line to a player like Yager.

Must not have watched much Yager lol.

 

[PenguinSuitedUp]

I guess the issue I have with McGroarty isn’t about his skating in isolation. It’s the fact that it is a weakness of his and he’ll be expected to play his way into Sullivan’s lineup. Sullivan isn’t going to want to play a young player who lacks speed.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Is the Milkshake Factory going to go from a Jake Shake to a McGroart Shake

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Injuries hurt Dumo's career big time, but a big part of the hate he got towards the end of his time with the Pens is on Sullivan still treating him like he was a top pairing, 20+min a night, shutdown defenseman still.

It was obvious Dumoulin's skating was not back to normal and Sullivan just kept shoving him out there in minutes he shouldn't be in and made it look far worse than it was. Just an absolute jackass with not understanding his roster and he's been that way the whole tenure.

Is the Milkshake Factory going to go from a Jake Shake to a McGroart Shake

"Come get our new Throaty McGroarty Shake, with your choice of sloppy toppys!"




*later that day, Shake Shack fired their entire media team*

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Nah Yager isn’t that great either. He is a side kick as well.

Two different styles but neither is a driver. One who stands in front and one who shoots.

Not comparing but it’s like a Neal and Kunitz. But neither are the Malkin.

If he turns into a Kunitz, you can't complain too much. Although it would be slightly disappointing given some talk of him being a potential "building block" type because a guy like Kunitz is a great complimentary player, but you're not a contender if he's your 2nd or 3rd best player.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

I’m just sad we can’t use the “Yagerbomb” or “Yagermeister” nicknames if/when he scored for us.

A “McGroarty” sounds like something you wake up with one morning unexpectedly and need penicillin or pills to get rid of.

 

[Pancakes]

Must not have watched much Yager lol.

99% of the people posting in here (myself included) know nothing about Yager/McGroarty except what we see on highlight packages and stat pages.

I think we're gonna need to see this kid play preseason games before we can actually start forming real opinions of his readiness. Everything else is just speculation unless you've been religiously watching college hockey games for the past year.

 

[PenguinSuitedUp]

If he turns into a Kunitz, you can't complain too much. Although it would be slightly disappointing given some talk of him being a potential "building block" type because a guy like Kunitz is a great complimentary player, but you're not a contender if he's your 2nd or 3rd best player.

I think Kunitz would be an excellent result for McGroarty, no? My understanding is that his ceiling is projected as a top six winger, which suggests that his potential is a support player.

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

Whole day has felt weird. Kinda like the Yaroslavl crash. It's not real.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

Is the Milkshake Factory going to go from a Jake Shake to a McGroart Shake

 

[AuroraBorealis]

I think Kunitz would be an excellent result for McGroarty, no? My understanding is that his ceiling is projected as a top six winger, which suggests that his potential is a support player.

Yes, absolutely. Kunitz got it done at both ends, gave the team some snarl, leadership, and boosted morale. Work ethic was never a problem, and he knew how to support top players effectively. You knew you could use him with both Sid and Geno, and it would work.
+126 for Pittsburgh. His PIM count wasn't even that high for us and he drew a ton of penalties too, cuz he pissed guys off. Even his availability was strong, considering his playstyle.

I'd be very happy with this from McGroarty at 5v5:

 

[BusinessGoose]

I’m just sad we can’t use the “Yagerbomb” or “Yagermeister” nicknames if/when he scored for us.

A “McGroarty” sounds like something you wake up with one morning unexpectedly and need penicillin or pills to get rid of it.

No worries bro, we finally have our own McGeezus! f*** you, edmonton!

 

[bambamcam4ever]

Injuries hurt Dumo's career big time, but a big part of the hate he got towards the end of his time with the Pens is on Sullivan still treating him like he was a top pairing, 20+min a night, shutdown defenseman still.

I thought he was always a bit overrated honestly. A drain on his teammates in the OZ, and too often made small mistakes positionally away from the puck. There are a lot of Penguins goals against in the playoffs those years if you rewatch that happen right after a puzzling decision from #8.