Confirmed Signing with Link: [PIT] D Sebastian Aho signs with the Penguins (2 years , $775k AAV)

[MMC]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808201631634182552

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[Mestaruus]

This was exciting for 1 second ...

 

[BallardEra]

What exactly is the Pens strategy for this season?

Crosby, Malkin and Letang are not getting any younger.

Their moves from yesterday says rebuild without really shouting it.

 

[SI90]

Yes!! Thank the lord he isn’t coming back to the islanders. He sucks, defensively, and he isn’t nearly good enough offensively to justify how bad he is defensivel. he uses a stick that is twice his size and it hinders his ability to do things. pens fans Keep your expectations way way low.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

This is the guy that they went for after they non-tendered POJ. It seems a bit penny-pinch-y to me, but I kind of get it.

 

[wej20]

Think he's at best 8th on the depth chart. Maybe 7th. Wouldn't see him getting much regular NHL ice time until post the trade deadline.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Depth in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton since they have next to nothing under contract.

 

[ClydeLee]

What exactly is the Pens strategy for this season?

Crosby, Malkin and Letang are not getting any younger.

Their moves from yesterday says rebuild without really shouting it.

That's what Dubas has too do. The owners won't go for a rebuild so he has the slyly begin it under their noses

Carolina blew it, targeting Ghostbear and Walker when Aho could of been the top target

 

[MikeyMike01]

Undersized offensive defenseman who can’t defend and doesn’t contribute on offense.

 

[DesertPenguin]

Likely that we try to slip him onto the WBS roster as an emergency callup. He's a #7 at best, more likely #8 or #9

 

[I am not exposed]

This was exciting for 1 second ...

I had to do a double take.

 

[Mestaruus]

I had to do a double take.

Carolina has been involved in so many changes now that the ultimate icing on the cake meltdown would be to trade the Finnish Sebastian Aho away, hence it sounds more beliavable today than a week ago. In reality it's quite impossible thing to happen though (perhaps Montreal disagrees).

 

[JetsFan815]

This is such a Kyle Dubas signing. If I was an undersized hockey player I'd have shrine to Dubas in my home and declare him a patron saint of all undersized players.

 

[Coffey]

haha Oh THAT Aho

 

[Unspecified]

The other Aho not to be confused with the other Aho...clear as mud!

 

[saintflannel]

wow, tough 48 hours for the canes.

 

[Mestaruus]

wow, tough 48 hours for the canes.

Slavin's contract will be shopped next.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

What exactly is the Pens strategy for this season?

Crosby, Malkin and Letang are not getting any younger.

Their moves from yesterday says rebuild without really shouting it.

They're apparently trying to ice the smallest team in NHL history.

 

[ManofSteel55]

haha Oh THAT Aho

That's what Dubas said 5 minutes after the contract was signed.

 

[Ignite111]

He’s awful

 

[ijuka]

This guy sucks and I'm convinced he's only in NHL so that people can meme about his name.

 

[OtherThingsILike]

This is the guy that they went for after they non-tendered POJ. It seems a bit penny-pinch-y to me, but I kind of get it.

Supposedly, POJ was asking for more money than he eventually got. I imagine he took less in order to be on the same team as his brother.

 

[BB79]

I was hoping Carolina would have signed him just to mess with everyone

 

[Fist of Fury]

He can play wing too and very good PMD. Steal.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

Haha!

Take that Montreal!!