Confirmed with Link: Rakell to re-sign with the Penguins (6 years, $5 million AAV)

[Empoleon8771]

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[wheelz87]

Not surprised. Hex didn't trade for him for him to be merely a rental.
Question is who will your center be..

 

[Empoleon8771]

Honestly the bizarre thing to me is how PuckPedia is the one breaking this

Chris Johnston from Sportsnet retweeted it, that's how I saw it.

 

[ThosePuckingPenguins]

Very good news to end the day. Rakell is a stud. Hope he can get more time with Sid next year, they were lethal together.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Good, I really liked what I saw from him and was hoping he would sign a long term deal here. Hopefully it's not a bad deal

 

[xlm34]

Wait you’re allowed to negotiate multiple deals at the same time?

Awesome news though. I really liked his skill set in the top 6.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Kinda surprised, tbh. I figured he would've been way too far behind in negotiations to really hammer out a deal before FA.

I like the Jake-Sid-Rakell dynamic more than Rust in that spot, tbh. I don't think Rakell's gonna post like 30 goals and 70pts or anything, but I just prefer the way the line operates with him in that 1RW spot.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Excellent, I really liked him in his brief stint this season.

I wonder if his deal will end up looking like the one Emp & I hypothesized.

You've also gotta wonder if this means Pettersson is staying for a little while.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Nice depending on deal but I imagine it’s reasonable

 

[Empoleon8771]

Kinda surprised, tbh. I figured he would've been way too far behind in negotiations to really hammer out a deal before FA.

I like the Jake-Sid-Rakell dynamic more than Rust in that spot, tbh. I don't think Rakell's gonna post like 30 goals and 70pts or anything, but I just prefer the way the line operates with him in that 1RW spot.

If Malkin is actually gone, I'm hoping they bump Guentzel to L2 and run with Rakell-Crosby-Rust as L1.

I think you're top-6 is at least solid if you could end up with:

Rakell-Crosby-Rust
Guentzel-Trocheck-Palat/Niederreiter/Burakovsky

 

[Allie Kitsune]

Kinda surprised, tbh. I figured he would've been way too far behind in negotiations to really hammer out a deal before FA.

I like the Jake-Sid-Rakell dynamic more than Rust in that spot, tbh. I don't think Rakell's gonna post like 30 goals and 70pts or anything, but I just prefer the way the line operates with him in that 1RW spot.

If we can get either 25-25 or 20-30 out of Rakell, I'd be happy.

 

[TKalltheTime]

5 million lol

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

looks like it's 5 x 5

 

[Empoleon8771]

Seravalli confirms it.

 

[Josey Wales]

Seravalli said 5 Years at 5 Mill

 

[Turin]

Hopefully it’s reasonable. I really enjoyed his game.

Rakell-Malkin-Trochek

Bye Pettersson (no I don’t think him being friends with Rakell matters)

 

[TimmyD]

This is good news. I thought he looked good since coming over at the deadline. I think he brings a skill/creativity element that this team really needs to be honest. Will be interesting to see what the deal looks like if it’s true.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

If Malkin is actually gone, I'm hoping they bump Guentzel to L2 and run with Rakell-Crosby-Rust as L1.

I think you're top-6 is at least solid if you could end up with:

Rakell-Crosby-Rust
Guentzel-Trocheck-Palat/Niederreiter/Burakovsky

Imagine how completely sane this place is gonna be when Jake's bumped off of Sid's line once Geno walks in FA.

Radioactive brainworms kinda takes incoming.

 

[Turin]

5 mill huh? Hmmmmmmm

 

[dogthateats]

 

[OnMyOwn]

Thank god. Love this!

 

[TimmyD]

$5 million is a bit higher then I was expecting

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Rackell at 5 is not a problem, Hex needs to try to move Kapanen or Zucker

 

[dogthateats]

 

[Empoleon8771]