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

[CheckingLineCenter]

Crosby, Malkin, Rust, Bunting, Rakell, OC, Eller, Hayes, Lizotte (9)

Are locks to make the roster.

4-5 forward spots up for grabs IMO.

Top candidates:
Acciari
McGroarty
Puustinen
Beauvillier
Poulin
Glass

Long shot vets:
Poolparty
Bemstrom
Gruden
Nieto

Long shot prospects:
Ponomarev
Koivunen

Acciari, Puus, Beauvillier, Glass feels like the most logical and boring outcome. Will be interesting if Poulin or McGroarty or the other youngsters really push. There really should be a plan for Pono imo. Need to have an idea of what he is and his potential role by this time next year.

 

[Ugene Magic]

lol…that’s not going to be the lines…

https://x.com/i/web/status/1833943593725395172

DailyFaceoff has something very similar with the only difference being the 3rd line.

Rakell, Crosby, Rust
Bunting, Malkin, McGroarty
O'Connor, Hayes, Glass =/= Beauvillier, Hayes, O'Connor
Lizotte, Eller, Acciari

Pettersson, Karlsson
Graves, Letang
Grzelcyk, Aho

There are only so many scenarios that could conceivably put into place. I trust the top line isn't out of touch considering the goal is to make Crosby comfortable and he should get the top 2 wingers until it doesn't work.

McGroarty on Malkins line isn't out of place if he earns the spot.

Any form of the 3rd line seems passable.

The 4th line (though it's too expensive) is whatever.

I do find a switch up of Graves and Grzelcyk to start is in order, but Grzelcyk's size being a deterrent.

 

[Andy99]

DailyFaceoff has something very similar with the only difference being the 3rd line.

Rakell, Crosby, Rust
Bunting, Malkin, McGroarty
O'Connor, Hayes, Glass =/= Beauvillier, Hayes, O'Connor
Lizotte, Eller, Acciari

Pettersson, Karlsson
Graves, Letang
Grzelcyk, Aho

There are only so many scenarios that could conceivably put into place. I trust the top line isn't out of touch considering the goal is to make Crosby comfortable and he should get the top 2 wingers until it doesn't work.

McGroarty on Malkins line isn't out of place if he earns the spot.

Any form of the 3rd line seems passable.

The 4th line (though it's too expensive) is whatever.

I do find a switch up of Graves and Grzelcyk to start is in order, but Grzelcyks size being a deterrent.

I think Sid prefers DOC on his line to Rakell…

 

[Ugene Magic]

I think Sid prefers DOC on his line to Rakell…

I think Rakell's injury factored into last year. He wants proven over questionable. Like I said, until it doesn't work.

 

[Andy99]

Practice lines for today from Taylor…good god…Geno’s line is going to be our new third line because it’s as set in stone as DOC-Sid-Rust by now

Gold:

Jesse Puljujarvi - Cody Glass - Valtteri Puustinen
Michael Bunting - Noel Acciari - Marc Johnstone
Blake Lizotte - Sam Poulin - Corey Andonovski

D is rotating with Ryan Shea, Matt Grzelcyk, Ryan Graves

Black:

Drew O'Connor - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust
Kevin Hayes - Evgeni Malkin - Anthony Beauvillier
Boko Imama - Jonathan Gruden - Emil Bemstrom

 

[Gurglesons]

Practice lines for today from Taylor…good god…Geno’s line is going to be our new third line because it’s as set in stone as DOC-Sid-Rust by now

Gold:

Jesse Puljujarvi - Cody Glass - Valtteri Puustinen
Michael Bunting - Noel Acciari - Marc Johnstone
Blake Lizotte - Sam Poulin - Corey Andonovski

D is rotating with Ryan Shea, Matt Grzelcyk, Ryan Graves

Black:

Drew O'Connor - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust
Kevin Hayes - Evgeni Malkin - Anthony Beauvillier
Boko Imama - Jonathan Gruden - Emil Bemstrom

You need to step back from that ledge my friend.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

McG doesn't play RW. Furthermore he doesn't play center. Pure LW.

 

[The Old Master]

McG doesn't play RW. Furthermore he doesn't play center. Pure LW.

we have reached a new low on hf's boards. we have some that ae now using facts.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

Practice lines for today from Taylor…good god…Geno’s line is going to be our new third line because it’s as set in stone as DOC-Sid-Rust by now

Gold:

Jesse Puljujarvi - Cody Glass - Valtteri Puustinen
Michael Bunting - Noel Acciari - Marc Johnstone
Blake Lizotte - Sam Poulin - Corey Andonovski

D is rotating with Ryan Shea, Matt Grzelcyk, Ryan Graves

Black:

Drew O'Connor - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust
Kevin Hayes - Evgeni Malkin - Anthony Beauvillier
Boko Imama - Jonathan Gruden - Emil Bemstrom

Taylor has outright said, multiple times, to not pay attention to these lines.

You are getting yourself worked up for absolutely no reason.

There will be plenty of opportunity to complain about lines when it matters.

 

[K Fleur]

Practice lines for today from Taylor…good god…Geno’s line is going to be our new third line because it’s as set in stone as DOC-Sid-Rust by now

Gold:

Jesse Puljujarvi - Cody Glass - Valtteri Puustinen
Michael Bunting - Noel Acciari - Marc Johnstone
Blake Lizotte - Sam Poulin - Corey Andonovski

D is rotating with Ryan Shea, Matt Grzelcyk, Ryan Graves

Black:

Drew O'Connor - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust
Kevin Hayes - Evgeni Malkin - Anthony Beauvillier
Boko Imama - Jonathan Gruden - Emil Bemstrom

I don’t know who the f*** like 6 of these players are.

 

[HandshakeLine]

McG doesn't play RW. Furthermore he doesn't play center. Pure LW.

Sully gonna take that as a challenge, Randy.

Anyhow, I thought for a bit about goatse'ing the board last week but I figure, yinz have been posting with Ryder all summer so it would just bounce right off.

 

[Ugene Magic]

McG doesn't play RW. Furthermore he doesn't play center. Pure LW.

He has said he can play both wings. Not locked as a pure LW.

Edit: Jump to the 3:30 mark.

 

[molon labe]

Gonna set the over/under this year to 33.5 wins

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

McG has played some games at RW in college, according to him. I’ll have to find it.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Saying and doing are two different things. Pretty sure @Michael Farkas confirmed he's a LW only.

If I'm proven wrong I'm proven wrong.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Saying and doing are two different things. Pretty sure @Michael Farkas confirmed he's a LW only.

If I'm proven wrong I'm proven wrong.

I added the video link to my post above.

 

[K Fleur]

Saying and doing are two different things. Pretty sure @Michael Farkas confirmed he's a LW only.

If I'm proven wrong I'm proven wrong.

Bylsma says you’re wrong.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

I added the video link to my post above.

Farkas and allegedly the Jets board say otherwise:

Prospect Info: - Pittsburgh Penguins Prospects Thread: 2023-2024 Edition

I think Russian/KHL/VHL/MHL players are indefinite: https://capwages.com/teams/pittsburgh_penguins CapFriendly had the same thing. Yeah, depends on the league: https://canucksbanter.ca/2023/06/02/full-2023-list-of-nhl-expired-draft-rights-unless-signed-on-or-before-june-1-2023-deadline/...

forums.hfboards.com

Again, saying I can do something and actually doing said thing are two different things.

I'd be thrilled if he can play both W but won't believe it til I see it.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Farkas and allegedly the Jets board say otherwise:

Prospect Info: - Pittsburgh Penguins Prospects Thread: 2023-2024 Edition

I think Russian/KHL/VHL/MHL players are indefinite: https://capwages.com/teams/pittsburgh_penguins CapFriendly had the same thing. Yeah, depends on the league: https://canucksbanter.ca/2023/06/02/full-2023-list-of-nhl-expired-draft-rights-unless-signed-on-or-before-june-1-2023-deadline/...

forums.hfboards.com

Again, saying I can do something and actually doing said thing are two different things.

I'd be thrilled if he can play both W but won't believe it til I see it.

I don't even have "C" down as a secondary position for him until I go back to his 15 year old season. LW all the way. He plays like one, acts like one, shoots like one. Never seen him at RW I don't believe ever. At least I have seen him line up at center before, but I wouldn't say that's necessarily on the table for him going forward...

You can't take what he say's as fact when it's coming from the guys own mouth, and he's never seen him play RW means he's never seen him at the college level.

Throughout this video has him on the RW.

 

[Michael Farkas]

First of all, let's be an NHLer first.

Second, "I'm comfortable at either wing" is something most guys would say. It's highly questionable that someone who played both wings would say "it's the same thing" because it's very much not, especially for a player of his particular set of skills. But to be fair, if there are doofuses (doofi?) in the crowd that don't know what F1 is or whatever, then sure, no reason to go into detail anyhow...

Third, I'll admit I haven't seen every single shift he's ever played. But considering his power play production, I hope folks aren't confusing "players playing the right dot on the power play" as being a RWer in highlight videos.

EDIT: Oh ****, as I was typing it...haha

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Saying and doing are two different things. Pretty sure @Michael Farkas confirmed he's a LW only.

If I'm proven wrong I'm proven wrong.

Correct on bolded but that’s not really case here.

Im inclined to believe the player when it’s not the classic “I can play anywhere the coach puts me” it is “I have played RW in college”

 

[Empoleon8771]

I think people may be putting the cart before the horse when it comes to McGroarty. Let's see how he does in camp before worrying about how you can set up the top-6 with him in it.

 

[eXile3]

I think people may be putting the cart before the horse when it comes to McGroarty. Let's see how he does in camp before worrying about how you can set up the top-6 with him in it.

I’m still convinced Sully will do his best to turn him into ZAR.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Taylor has outright said, multiple times, to not pay attention to these lines.

You are getting yourself worked up for absolutely no reason.

There will be plenty of opportunity to complain about lines when it matters.

Lol saving this comment for later

Hope you're right.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

I think people may be putting the cart before the horse when it comes to McGroarty. Let's see how he does in camp before worrying about how you can set up the top-6 with him in it.

Yeah I like him a lot and said a while ago I’m unsure he’s ready.