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

[Sidney the Kidney]

Except with his skating, it'd be wiser to use him on the powerplay and with Geno or the third line as the Crosby line might just make things worse for him when Sid and Rust speed off and for basically his entire career - Crosby has been someone that at worst needed someone that can at least skate. Which is why Dupuis, Rust, Kunitz, EROD, Canner, etc were all his wingers.

I'm fine with that. I was just saying that Toronto utilized Knies in a way I don't have confidence that Sullivan will utilize McGroarty.

For instance, Knies most common linemates last year at 5on5 were Matthews and Marner the most, then Nylander, then a bit of a drop to where Kampf, Tavares and Domi follow. The fact he spent a big chunk of the season either on the top or second line, with the occasional shifts with the checkers (Kampf, Holmberg) is the kind of usage we don't get from Sullivan.

Instead, if Sullivan was coaching the Leafs Knies would have played 80% of his games next to Kampf with maybe a game or two next to Matthews and Tavares. Which is what I expect to see McGroarty get, if he makes the team at all.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Think if Eller was gonna be moved they woulda done it by now.
He won Sullivan's trust and respect. High tier PK'er who was a solid shutdown guy at ES, with bloated D-zone starts.
Chipped in 31 points. Played 16 mins a night. That's more than Teddy ever got.

Maybe there would be incentive from Dubas' side, getting a pick in return or w/e. But that's only 1 side of the coin. He also listens to what the coach wants, and I'm sure MS wants Eller again.
This is not a situation like Smith, where the fit was wrong.

 

[Kristopher Letang]

Sully put Eller in OT instead of Sid/Geno when we need points at the end of the season and some of you think he’s gonna get traded LOL.

 

[pistolpete11]

If a team was offering a 2nd or something for Eller right now, I think he'd be gone. Eller is just not significant enough for teams to give up assets for at this point. Most teams either already have someone they can try and/or don't have the cap space.

There will be underperformers and injuries that will lead to teams looking for help at the deadline. Eller, assuming healthy and playing well, will draw more interest then.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

I dunno. I see Jared McCann a lot in his game in terms of what he was before he came here not in terms of play but just pedigree and expectations.

He’s a tweener. If the Penguins support him right and he can stay healthy I think he could easily turn into a 20-20 guy on the wing or in the dot.

I’d honestly hope they’d put him on Geno or Sid’s RW heading into training camp. He’s got huge IQ and is a solid forechecker.

Hey, I'd love if he could have a trajectory like that. Just not sure its viable with both Rust and Rakell on the team.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Eller's the definition of a guy you can use if you have hopes of competing, but can easily sell off for a decent pick if you're out of it at the deadline.

He's a solid player. Why rush to move him?

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

I don’t hate our roster except for the goaltending tandem. I wouldn’t have brought Ned back.

 

[Andy99]

I don’t hate our roster except for the goaltending tandem. I wouldn’t have brought Ned back.

Our roster is not the roster of a contender but I tend to agree…but it’s more about Jarry for me…so over him…he can’t be playing post-January…hopefully he has a great Fall and gets traded lol

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Our roster is not the roster of a contender but I tend to agree…but it’s more about Jarry for me…so over him…he can’t be playing post-January…hopefully he has a great Fall and gets traded lol

Agree. No confidence in Jarry. but there’s just no getting rid of him with his deal.

 

[Gurglesons]

I don’t hate our roster except for the goaltending tandem. I wouldn’t have brought Ned back.

Not much better at that cost point was available this summer.

 

[Andy99]

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[BusinessGoose]

This team totally underperformed last year

They finished well below potential

So having some hope on paper again is understandable

If more than 3 guys can score a goal, it might not matter about the tenders we have

 

[SomeDude]

Penguins Name New Radio Play-by-Play Announcer

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I prefer the team’s Facebook post photo of him where you can see they scouted him from his previous position of cruise ship magician

 

[The Old Master]

Except with his skating, it'd be wiser to use him on the powerplay and with Geno or the third line as the Crosby line might just make things worse for him when Sid and Rust speed off and for basically his entire career - Crosby has been someone that at worst needed someone that can at least skate. Which is why Dupuis, Rust, Kunitz, EROD, Canner, etc were all his wingers.

someone needs to be the f-3 he just needs the speed to get back.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Not much better at that cost point was available this summer.

Yeah agree. I would’ve let Ned walk and gone after Talbot or Stolarz with a bit more $ (they signed identical deals to Ned). If that failed I’d have signed a stopgap guy like Reimer and let Blomqvist push a bit more.

We will see. Def easy to say “wouldn’t have brought him back” but harder in practice.

just think .900 goaltending from a scrambly 5’11ish guy is not what I want in a backup when the starter is as unreliable as Jarry.

 

[Gurglesons]

Yeah agree. I would’ve let Ned walk and gone after Talbot or Stolarz with a bit more $ (they signed identical deals to Ned). If that failed I’d have signed a stopgap guy like Reimer and let Blomqvist push a bit more.

We will see. Def easy to say “wouldn’t have brought him back” but harder in practice.

just think .900 goaltending from a scrambly 5’11ish guy is not what I want in a backup when the starter is as unreliable as Jarry.

Ned battles. I take him over Talbot and Reimer every day of the week. Stolarz is probably a flash in the pan too.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Ned battles. I take him over Talbot and Reimer every day of the week. Stolarz is probably a flash in the pan too.

Yeah I don’t. He only gave us 16 quality starts in 33 appearances. Brossoit another more solid type I would’ve thrown the Ned deal to.

The appeal of Reimer is the 1 year deal and kinda having a stopgap for Blom to push, not his ability. Which was pretty equivalent to Ned’s last season.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

Penguins Name New Radio Play-by-Play Announcer

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their new radio play-by-play announcer Tuesday morning. Joe Brand will replace Steve Mears, who left the organization earlier this summer to become the TV announcer for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Brand, 33, spent the previous three seasons with the Chicago...

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This is so on brand for the Pens.

There, the joke has been made.

 

[Gurglesons]

Yeah I don’t. He only gave us 16 quality starts in 33 appearances. Brossoit another more solid type I would’ve thrown the Ned deal to.

The appeal of Reimer is the 1 year deal and kinda having a stopgap for Blom to push, not his ability. Which was pretty equivalent to Ned’s last season.

Brossoit is already out for months.

Reimer blows chunks. Blom isn't ready to play NHL minutes especially with how injury prone Jarry is.

Ned contract is fine. Not a huge win, but he is a solid back-up that can take over for stretches.

 

[deakka]

Contracts geting insane. Not that it matters tho, we won't be having a player pushing for 14 mil anytime soon

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

You're asking for the kid to have his confidence cratered and for him to look even more out of place than your usual rookie if you throw McGroarty on a line with Sid, imo. Could it work? Sure. Sid's worked really well with guys who aren't fantastic skaters in the past. But he's notoriously finicky and very blatantly prefers guys who are not only good skaters, but maybe more importantly, can think the game at his speed.

I wish Sullivan didn't utilize his bottom-6 like two 4th line slop grinders tbh.

-edit- Also lmao McDavid's next deal is gonna be like $22M AAV.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

I'm just hoping we can eventually send Jarry to Edmonton this season.

 

[spcastlemagic]

Last night I dreamt I was outside of my parents house. Sid skated down the street. I asked him why he hadn’t signed yet. McDavid came skating down behind him. They cracked smiles, and kept going on down the road without a word.

Please sign already Sid my subconscious can’t handle this.

 

[Andy99]

Last night I dreamt I was outside of my parents house. Sid skated down the street. I asked him why he hadn’t signed yet. McDavid came skating down behind him. They cracked smiles, and kept going on down the road without a word.

Please sign already Sid my subconscious can’t handle this.

Nah brah…think of all the assets we can recoup for him and smile…lol

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[Gurglesons]

Nah brah…think of all the assets we can recoup for him and smile…lol

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Can’t wait for Mavrik Bourque, Tyler Seguin and a 1st.