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

[miscs75]

Your turn to hear all about Sebastian Aho vs Sebastian Aho when you play the Hurricanes.

 

[jetsforever]

Feels like Dubas made an understandable blunder here

 

[Lempo]

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

"What do you mean, 'which one'?"

 

[deakka]

Sounds like he pretty much sucks.
But full salary will be off the cap if he's sent down to AHL. So I guess it's good for 7/8 D depth/AHL?

 

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

What exactly is the Pens strategy for this season?

No-one knows. Not even Dubas himself.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Oh goody. Another garbage passenger

 

[RoadWarrior]

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.

Dubas loves smaller skilled players and so does Pens ownership. Don’t think they will challenge for a cup anytime soon. It’s analytics driven but without the brain of an Eric Tulsky.

 

[RoadWarrior]

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.

Dubas doesn’t understand the psychology of hockey players because he never played hockey. That is his fundamental problem. He relies completely on analytics but it’s outdated analytics and doesn’t factor in team chemistry, leadership, mental toughness or emotion into the mix all of which are important factors in winning. He ignores the size of players altogether. Simply put he was a very average GM in Toronto.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Wonder when Pens fans will start to turn on Dubas, that's 2 5'9 5'10 175lbs D men in 3 days he has signed. Aho is a decent puck mover, but is soft and prone to defensive mistakes. 775K is about right for him. He knows there are 2 Sebastian Aho's in the NHL, one is very good, the other not so.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

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.

Think Isles fans are happy he is gone.

 

[Anya6687]

You got the wrong aho motherf*ckers!

 

[gdsmack267]

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.

From ownership behind the scenes. "start the rebuild but play dumb and sell them on a re-tool while the big 4 names are still playing so we can sell tickets"

Reality: Rebuild

 

[deakka]

Wonder when Pens fans will start to turn on Dubas, that's 2 5'9 5'10 175lbs D men in 3 days he has signed. Aho is a decent puck mover, but is soft and prone to defensive mistakes. 775K is about right for him. He knows there are 2 Sebastian Aho's in the NHL, one is very good, the other not so.

if 775k is about right, what should we turn on dubas for? Its a nothing contract and can be buried in the AHL

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Dubas clowning Bergevin showing him how you actually get a Sebastian Aho.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Dubas doesn’t understand the psychology of hockey players because he never played hockey. That is his fundamental problem. He relies completely on analytics but it’s outdated analytics and doesn’t factor in team chemistry, leadership, mental toughness or emotion into the mix all of which are important factors in winning. He ignores the size of players altogether. Simply put he was a very average GM in Toronto.

Dubas wanted to move on from the big 4. Shanahan would not let him do his job.
See what is happening in Toronto right now nothing has changed.

 

[5Hollywood5]

bruh

 

[Olliemets]

Underwhelming. As an Isles fan happy to see him get a chance somewhere else. Has some offensive skill but not enough to justify his overall weakness as a D Man. I thought he probably would have had more success at forward. Skates well (although he falls a lot) and thats about it

Best of luck to him.

 

[RoadWarrior]

Dubas wanted to move on from the big 4. Shanahan would not let him do his job.
See what is happening in Toronto right now nothing has changed.

Dubas would have traded Nylander or Marner in exchange for undersized prospects and draft picks.

It’s irrelevant now as Marner has a full no trade so it would be a miracle if he agreed to a move. He’d rather rot on the bench than move to a new team. However I don’t see Tre excited to extend him either.

 

[Harvey Birdman]

Wonder when Pens fans will start to turn on Dubas.

I am one of the more reasonable of the fanbase... Ussually. I have my moments. I don't give him a good grading for his work so far. Probably around a C- if you wanted me to overall grade his work so far. But I will save my real judgement for when his first contract is fully done. Agree or not with their methodology, but FSG got the guy they wanted, and I highly doubt they replace him before the deal they signed him too is done. He will, for better or worse, get to see out this transfer of Crosby to Post-Crosby era's. I will reserve my full judgement. Positive or negative till then. Again though, if you made me give him a "mid term" grading. C-

 

[Empoleon8771]

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 "rebuilding" while not completely tearing it down until Crosby and Malkin leave.

Gradual sell-off without trading assets for win-now help, then the team will be nuked once Crosby and Malkin retire in presumably 2026.

 

[BallardEra]

They're "rebuilding" while not completely tearing it down until Crosby and Malkin leave.

Gradual sell-off without trading assets for win-now help, then the team will be nuked once Crosby and Malkin retire in presumably 2026.

I think Sid will sign for 3 more years after this one.