Poulin and Yagar are starts to being centers. Of course they are not top line centers. Yagar has game and with added size and experience he can be a number 2 center in time. Pens will have to be in the top 5 for a couple years or trade up picks from trades of older players to draft a good to very good center. Or Pens grab in FA one of the centers who may be out there. Calgary, Florida even Toronto hard to see them not signing these players but you never know.
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By the time Yager is an impact NHL player the Penguins will be in year one of a decade long rebuild.
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Yager assisting on Celebrini’s first WJC goal in a 5-2 win vs Finland. Pieniemmi looked nicely mobile defensively, found himself deep in the O-zone a few times and made some decent plays. Kangas a little more quiet. Was right there being a part in the GA for Celebrini. Yager looked decent when he got into some favourable zone starts and got to wheel around the o-zone a bit.
Edit: looks like no credit to Yager on the goal even though he centered it in the slot to Celebrini. Must have touched someone’s stick on the way that a stats guy didn’t like.
Edit: looks like no credit to Yager on the goal even though he centered it in the slot to Celebrini. Must have touched someone’s stick on the way that a stats guy didn’t like.
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Not if Dubas can get nice picks for Rust, Karlsson and maybe Malkin after next year. Of course this all assumes Sid hangs then up after next year. Plus they can add one of the centers who may come on the market and play Malkin on LW next year. Yes Pens need to semi tank but for 2 years to get a couple big time talents. But Pens work things right, they can be back in the mix in a couple year after next year. Plus there is still a possibility Jake is traded at the TDL and adds a pick/prospect. Pens will not go that tank route for years. After next year and then another should give them a couple top 10 picks plus what they get back from those who are moved.
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IIHF is dumb with assists. Since it grazed a Finn stick he won’t get credit.
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Jarry friggin sucks dude
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Our usage of Ty Smith is the most bizarre shit in the world.
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Only bizarre if you ignore how a Sullivan run organization has handled anyone with talent under the age of 29 for the last 5 years.
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That's a nice goal but honestly Ty Smith is probably in his element at the Spangler Cup. Fringe guys + NHL vets on the downswing of their career. Was curious about the Team Canada roster, most notable guys are Jordie Benn and Colton Sceviour. Shoutout Derek Grant too!
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That's a nice goal but honestly Ty Smith is probably in his element at the Spangler Cup. Fringe guys + NHL vets on the downswing of their career. Was curious about the Team Canada roster, most notable guys are Jordie Benn and Colton Sceviour. Shoutout Derek Grant too!
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We are playing Chad Ruhwedel over him.
I get the point. But like why are we not giving the 23 year old who is dominating the AHL for his team and has a history of producing even with us in his NHL minutes a chance?
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I mean the fact that we even loaned him for the Spangler cup is probably evidence that he's not even 10th on the depth chart. The 7 guys in Pitt + Shea and maybe even Butcher/Fedun.
They probably view his skill set as redundant with 65 and 58 on the top 2 lines and prefer safer options on the 3rd pair.
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Yeah. Which says all it needs to about how moronic our front office management is.
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He's playing against scrubs and is redundant at the NHL level.
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Ya he is redundant on this team because we have an amazing pp and amazing depth on defense
I mean its great we have defense stalwarts like POJ and Ruh on the 3rd paring or there 2pts combined might look bad.
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Ty Smith is very likely dogshit but I'd like to see whether or not that's true. Don't think you stand to lose much of anything putting him in for Ruhwedel, Ludvig, POJ or Shea.
I mean sure. Cycle all those guys in and out. They all stink, Smith included.
At least Smith might occasionally do something entertaining offensively. POJ too.
But Sully would rather live and die with Ludvig/Shea/Ruh because they play safe
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For sure. And the hilarious thing is that none of these guys play safe; they all suck defensively, but the aforementioned play a boring game. That's the Sully viagra.
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Our 3rd through 7th defenseman outside of Letang and Karlsson have accumulated a total of one goal.
You about to hit me with the you can’t win. Cup with six Letang’s quote?
Also Ludvig is literally bottom 10 amongst relevant D in both 5v5 GF% and 5v5 GA / per 60.
So you could potentially get a player that sucks as much defensively as Chad or Ludvig do with offensive talent.
Exactly my point. Especially given the fact when he has played NHL minutes with this franchise he put up points. Something we are in desperate need of from our blue line.
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