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GDT: Pens vs Blues (8PM EST)

After they tied it, I was really hoping for shootout so we could see what Koivunen could do. He might be the best shootout skater we have right now. Should be top 3 at least.
 
AuroraBorealis said:
I'll be happy when ownership and management are paving the way for a Cup, not pushing to become a bubble team for the next 10-20 years.

Glad for the kids though. Nice to see more players play with hunger and hope. That's how sports should be.
This situation is not on them. They're just doing their jobs.
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There is literally no guarantee to finish top 5 giving how shit other teams are and there is absolutely no way to finish bottom 3 this year even if they sold anyone at the TDL. If you can’t pick a very good player at 5-8 you stink.
 
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SEALBound said:
What really sucks is that Letang contract is 35+ with a NMC. Another Hextall special.
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Weird, I thought it was a "hell of a deal for this team."
 
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Big Friggin Dummy said:
Time to start convincing myself that Desnoyers or Eklund are actually better than the Pens landing 5th and potentially snagging a guy like Martone or Hagens if they fall a couple spots. :laugh:
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With how Boston is tumbling, I don't think it's possible that we could have landed 5th.

But, there is still a chance if Kraken, Philly, and BUF start winning out.
 
Gurglesons said:
With how Boston is tumbling, I don't think it's possible that we could have landed 5th.

But, there is still a chance if Kraken, Philly, and BUF start winning out.
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If we stay where we are or pick 6th or 7th I'm perfectly fine with that. We will get a good player.

Just don't want to fall to 9th or later.
 
Turin said:
There is literally no guarantee to finish top 5 giving how shit other teams are and there is absolutely no way to finish bottom 3 this year even if they sold anyone at the TDL. If you can’t pick a very good player at 5-8 you stink.
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It's not about one pick for me. It's about the direction in general that is turning me off. That's why I'm skipping a good chunk of games for the first time since watching 82 Pens games a year was even possible in my area.
They are going to pass on 1sts for Karlsson, EK, and Rakell. That is way more damaging than losing a few spots in the draft. They're gonna trade 2nds and 3rds for roster players, trying to force accelerate a re-tool with an ancient core.

And what will we get out of keeping those guys? Those players will play out their contracts, stay to the end of their career or leave. Will they help us win a series before they're gone? Almost certainly not.
They will get us more points in the standings at a time when we should be tanking for McKenna, and future top picks.

1st round picks should be the organization's #1 focus right now, above even Crosby's wants/needs. They have to secure the future.

They would have finished bottom 5 (standings-wise) if they traded Rakell though. I believe that.
He's over point per game since the deadline. The only thing keeping him accomplished is securing Crosby's point per game record.
I don't feel like that should be a top priority.
 
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canadianguy77 said:
He’d probably still be useful if he was given appropriate minutes. The guy behind the bench still likes to use him likes he’s an elite #1 Dman.
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I hope so cause we are stuck with him. I’ve always been a fan of his, but I’m worried he looks absolutely cooked. He does that weird skating around a few steps behind the play partially hunched over with his hands straight down and stick off the ice all the time, like all he is thinking about is cross checking someone. It really looks like there is something wrong with him. Hopefully he’s been hurt all season and an offseason to recover and limiting him to 15 or so minutes a night next year will work 🤷🏻
 
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It'd be nice to trade Karlsson for assets, see if you can pry Nicklaus Perbix away from cap-strapped Tampa as a UFA, and then offer sheet RFA Nicolas Hague from Vegas.

Both are 26. They can have sizeable roles here. They're young enough to be part of a transition and contribute on the other side. And they're young enough to be tradeable if the Pens develop replacements.

Hague - Letang
Pickering - Perbix
Kolyachonok - Timmins
x - Graves, Shea

Then reduce Letang's minutes. All three pairings are close to 20 minutes. No more 25-28 or even 30 minute games. Pickering is with a more stable partner. Kolyachonok gets a chance to show what he can do. And no one is really blocking prospects like Brunicke or Pieniniemi whenever they're ready.
 
AuroraBorealis said:
It's not about one pick for me. It's about the direction in general that is turning me off. That's why I'm skipping a good chunk of games for the first time since watching 82 Pens games a year was even possible in my area.
They are going to pass on 1sts for Karlsson, EK, and Rakell. That is way more damaging than losing a few spots in the draft. They're gonna trade 2nds and 3rds for roster players, trying to force accelerate a re-tool with an ancient core.

And what will we get out of keeping those guys? Those players will play out their contracts, stay to the end of their career or leave. Will they help us win a series before they're gone? Almost certainly not.
They will get us more points in the standings at a time when we should be tanking for McKenna, and future top picks.

1st round picks should be the organization's #1 focus right now, above even Crosby's wants/needs. They have to secure the future.

They would have finished bottom 5 (standings-wise) if they traded Rakell though. I believe that.
He's over point per game since the deadline. The only thing keeping him accomplished is securing Crosby's point per game record.
I don't feel like that should be a top priority.
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Tune in for McG and Koivunen.

They're fun to watch.
 
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eXile3 said:
I’m not going to give him credit. It took years of the media and fans yelling at him to do it.
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And when he reverts back to the same old Sully next year and people question why he's not playing the young guys again, he'll point to these 10 meaningless games as evidence to why everybody is wrong....I guess it's an improvement over pointing to what he did a decade ago.
 
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McGroarty needs to change his number. Every time I see him I go into a panic mode for a second - "We got f***ing Ruhwedel back?!?"

Also, of course now we come back from two goals done where there is no pressure whatsoever and in fact there is incentive to lose as much as possible. It's cool that Sully is playing the kids but I will remain unconvinced until he does it in games that actually matter.

Seeing the Blues break team records because they had the good sense to change their coach is also rather bittersweet.
 
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Icarium said:
McGroarty needs to change his number. Every time I see him I go into a panic mode for a second - "We got f***ing Ruhwedel back?!?"

Also, of course now we come back from two goals done where there is no pressure whatsoever and in fact there is incentive to lose as much as possible. It's cool that Sully is playing the kids but I will remain unconvinced until he does it in games that actually matter.

Seeing the Blues break team records because they had the good sense to change their coach is also rather bittersweet.
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im leaning into this fear 'ruhwedel thinks hes bobby orr!'
 
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