The Winger Acquisition Thread | Part VII: "What hath wingers to do with scoring?"

[Crafton]

WINGERZ

lets keep all winger acquisition talk here.

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Player​

​

​

|

Shoots​

|

Age​

|

Current Team​

|

Playoffs​

|

Cap Hit​

|

Signed Till​

|

Role​

|

Attainability​

Corey Perry|

RW/RHS​

|

27​

|

Anaheim​

|

In Contention​

|

$5,325,000​

|

2012-13​

|

Crosby's Dream​

|Pending UFA

Bobby Ryan|

RW/RHS​

|

25​

|

Anaheim​

|

In Contention​

|

$5,100,000​

|

2014-15​

|

Crosby's Dream​

|Pure Fantasy

Thomas Vanek|

LW/RHS​

|

29​

|

Buffalo​

|

Not Likely​

|

$7,142,857​

|

2013-14​

|

Crosby's Sniper​

|ein Mann Verbrennung

Jason Pominville|

RW/RHS​

|

30​

|

Buffalo​

|

Not Likely​

|

$5,300,000​

|

2013-14​

|

Crosby's Playmaker​

|Impending Rebuild, trade-board

Drew Stafford|

RW/RHS​

|

27​

|

Buffalo​

|

Not Likely​

|

$4,000,000​

|

2014-15​

|

Crosby's School-Chum​

|Playing on Third Line

Alex Semin|

RW/RHS​

|

28​

|

Carolina​

|

In Contention​

|

$7,000,000​

|

2012-13​

|

Crosby's Hired Gun​

|Carolina Love Story

RJ Umberger|

LW/LHS​

|

30​

|

Columbus​

|

Not Likely​

|

$4,600,000​

|

2016-17​

|

Malkin's Kunitz?​

|Burdensome Contract?

Alex Tanguay|

LW/LHS​

|

33​

|

Calgary​

|

Not Likely​

|

$3,500,000​

|

2015-16​

|

Crosby's Third Wheel​

|Impending Youth Movement?

Curtis Glencross|

LW/LHS​

|

30​

|

Calgary​

|

No Likely​

|

$2,550,000​

|

2014-15​

|

Crosby's Third Wheel​

|Hockey Trade?

Jarome Iginla|

RW/RHS​

|

35​

|

Calgary​

|

Not Likely​

|

$7,000,000​

|

2012-13​

|

Crosby's Olympian​

|Pending UFA, Bourque-ing

Lee Stempniak|

RW/RHS​

|

30​

|

Calgary​

|

Not Likely​

|

$2,500,000​

|

2013-14​

|

Crosby's Lee Remick​

|Impending Youth Movement?

Viktor Stålberg|

RW/LHS​

|

27​

|

Chicago​

|

In Contention​

|

$875,000​

|

2012-13​

|

Crosby's TFK?​

|Ample Forward Depth?

Jamie McGinn|

LW/LHS​

|

24​

|

Colorado​

|

Not Likely​

|

$1,750,000​

|

2013-14​

|

Crosby's Kunitz​

|Ample Forward Depth?

David Jones|

RW/RHS​

|

28​

|

Colorado​

|

Not Likely​

|

$4,000,000​

|

2015-16​

|

Crosby's Pop-Star​

|Ample Forward Depth?

Ray Whitney|

LW/RHS​

|

40​

|

Dallas​

|

In Contention​

|

$4,500,000​

|

2013-14​

|

Crosby's Wizard​

|Ample Forward Depth?

Brenden Morrow|

LW/LHS​

|

34​

|

Dallas​

|

In Contention​

|

$4,100,000​

|

2012-13​

|

Crosby's Guerin​

|busted down and worn out

Jaromír Jágr|

RW/LHS​

|

40​

|

Dallas​

|

In Contention​

|

$4,550,000​

|

2012-13​

|

Crosby's Troll​

|Pending UFA, Nostalgia

Michael Ryder|

RW/RHS​

|

32​

|

Dallas​

|

In Contention​

|

$3,500,000​

|

2012-13​

|

Crosby's Sniper​

|Traded to MTL

Johan Franzen|

RW/LHS​

|

33​

|

Detroit​

|

In Contention​

|

$3,954,545​

|

2019-20​

|

Crosby's Mule​

|Dat Contract, Dat Inconsistency

Aleš Hemský|

RW/RHS​

|

29​

|

Edmonton​

|

On the Bubble​

|

$5,000,000​

|

2013-14​

|

Crosby's Playmaker​

|Youth Movement?

Magnus Pääjärvi|

LW/LHS​

|

21​

|

Edmonton​

|

On the Bubble​

|

$1,525,000​

|

2012-13​

|

Malkin's Kunitz?​

|Ample Forward Depth?

Alexei Kovalev|

RW/LHS​

|

39​

|

Florida​

|

Not Likely​

|

$1,450,000​

|

2012-13​

|

um, how 'bout this​

|TDL Seller?

Peter Mueller|

RW/RHS​

|

24​

|

Florida​

|

Not Likely​

|

$1,725,000​

|

2012-13​

|

Crosby's Running Mate​

|Haircut fail

Simon Gagné|

LW/LHS​

|

32​

|

Los Angeles​

|

In Contention​

|

$4,500,000​

|

2012-13​

|

Sýkora-esque?​

|Traded to PHI

Charlie Coyle|

RW/RHS​

|

20​

|

Minnesota​

|

On the Bubble​

|

$975,000​

|

2014-15​

|

Crosby's Neal​

|Ample Forward Depth?

Dany Heatley|

LW/LHS​

|

32​

|

Minnesota​

|

On the Bubble​

|

$7,500,000​

|

2013-14​

|

Not Crosby's Driver​

|Burdensome Contract?

PM Bouchard|

LW/LHS​

|

28​

|

Minnesota​

|

On the Bubble​

|

$4,080,000​

|

2012-13​

|

Crosby's Quiet Room Bud​

|Pending UFA

Devin Setoguchi|

RW/RHS​

|

26​

|

Minnesota​

|

On the Bubble​

|

$3,000,000​

|

2013-14​

|

Crosby's Neal​

|Hockey Trade?

Brian Gionta|

RW/RHS​

|

34​

|

Montréal​

|

In Contention​

|

$5,000,000​

|

2013-14​

|

Crosby's Midget​

|Overpriced Veteran

Colin Wilson|

LW/LHS​

|

23​

|

Nashville​

|

In Contention​

|

$2,000,000​

|

2014-15​

|

Crosby's Neal​

|Hockey Trade?

Patric Hörnqvist|

RW/RHS​

|

26​

|

Nashville​

|

In Contention​

|

$3,083,333​

|

2012-13​

|

Crosby's Net-Front Screen​

|Pending RFA

Nino Niederreiter|

RW/LHS​

|

20​

|

NY Islanders​

|

On the Bubble​

|

$2,795,000​

|

2013-14​

|

Crosby's Neal​

|Katie Strang Report

Radim Vrbata|

RW/RHS​

|

31​

|

Phoenix​

|

In Contention​

|

$3,000,000​

|

2013-14​

|

Crosby's Sniper​

|Hockey Trade?

Ryane Clowe|

LW/LHS​

|

30​

|

San Jose​

|

In Contention​

|

$3,625,000​

|

2012-13​

|

Crosby's Kunitz​

|Pending UFA

Chris Stewart|

RW/RHS​

|

25​

|

St. Louis​

|

In Contention​

|

$3,000,000​

|

2012-13​

|

Crosby's Neal​

|100:1 with Tarasenko situation

Ryan Malone|

LW/LHS​

|

33​

|

Tampa Bay​

|

In Contention​

|

$4,500,000​

|

2014-15​

|

See 2008​

|Overpaid Veteran

Clarke MacArthur|

LW/LHS​

|

27​

|

Toronto​

|

In Contention​

|

$3,250,000​

|

2012-13​

|

Crosby's Big Chief​

|Underwhelming Performance, UFA

Николай Кулёмин|

LW/LHS​

|

26​

|

Toronto​

|

In Contention​

|

$2,800,000​

|

2013-14​

|

Malkin's BFF​

|Underwhelming Performance

Blake Wheeler|

RW/RHS​

|

26​

|

Winnipeg​

|

Not Likely​

|

$2,550,000​

|

2012-13​

|

Crosby's Tyger​

|Little Hope, Pending RFA

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[Crafton]

in this hour of darkness and apprehension, we should taken counsel from the blind seer, John Milton.

Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light.

This horror will grow mild, this darkness light.

Into this wild Abyss/ The womb of Nature, and perhaps her grave--/ Of neither sea, nor shore, nor air, nor fire,/ But all these in their pregnant causes mixed/ Confusedly, and which thus must ever fight,/ Unless the Almighty Maker them ordain/ His dark materials to create more worlds,--/ Into this wild Abyss the wary Fiend/ Stood on the brink of Hell and looked a while,/ Pondering his voyage; for no narrow frith/ He had to cross.

 

[plaidchuck]

Trade for Jagr, tee hee

 

[sovietsanta87]

Im thinking Despres is dealt for defensive help then Letang is shipped to montreal around the time of the draft.

 

[plaidchuck]

Im thinking Despres is dealt for defensive help then Letang is shipped to montreal around the time of the draft.

And who replaces them in the meantime? Dislike Letang or not he is pretty integral to the Pens breakout and system right now

 

[MrBurghundy]

Im thinking Despres is dealt for defensive help then Letang is shipped to montreal around the time of the draft.

What a uniquely horrible idea.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Im thinking Despres is dealt for defensive help then Letang is shipped to montreal around the time of the draft.

I can think of few things that would be worse for this team and it's defense, in particular.

Unless the return was truly legendary.

 

[Fire Shero*]

Im thinking Despres is dealt for defensive help then Letang is shipped to montreal around the time of the draft.

I hope not. But I do think Letang is ultimately traded. I just don't like how Matta and Pouliot are probably 4 years away from regular NHL players. Botruzzo kinda sucks. Are we going to bring in another Eaton to play for Letang and Despres?

 

[StutzlesTapeJob]

Im thinking Despres is dealt for defensive help then Letang is shipped to montreal around the time of the draft.

Are you sure you were thinking?....really sure?

 

[zero8771]

I hope not. But I do think Letang is ultimately traded. I just don't like how Matta and Pouliot are probably 4 years away from regular NHL players. Botruzzo kinda sucks. Are we going to bring in another Eaton to play for Letang and Despres?

Bortuzzo sucks? What?

 

[DoktorZaius]

Bortuzzo sucks? What?

Nah, he was talking about Botruzzo. His evil robot twin.

 

[Zatch88]

I can't believe there are people who actually want to trade Letang. Good lord.

 

[Hottubber]

Bortuzzo sucks? What?

Dont listen to him/her. If the players name isnt Semin, they dont like them

 

[zero8771]

One thing I wonder about when we speculate getting Perry vs getting a slightly lesser player is the diminishing returns.

I look back on if we had signed Hossa. No one can argue hes an outstanding 2 way winger. In cap world though you look at production and you look at a player like Neal, he is not as good as Hossa overall, but when you talk about playing with a superstar winger, will they produce about the same even though one costs much less

 

[Zatch88]

Put Letang on the wing, acquire more D, draft more D at the draft.

 

[alcanalz]

I can't believe there are people who actually want to trade Letang. Good lord.

There are probably people out there who want to trade Crosby.

The rest of us know a diamond when we see it.

 

[ShatteredGlass]

Nah, he was talking about Botruzzo. His evil robot twin.

Don't know why, but this caused me to I needed that.

 

[Darth Vitale]

According to Disco via Molinari:

Bylsma, on playing Beau Bennett with Malkin and Neal: "That’s the line he is going to play with. And yes, all three periods.”

If Beau plays well on that line the next few games, IMO the liklihood we move a big asset for a winger drops considerably. Shero will make boilerplate moves and go with that in the playoffs, maybe trade for a Dubinsky type to replace Kennedy and help us deal with the Philth... and then make his offers in the summer again, possibly after extending Malkin and Letang's contracts.

 

[IcedCapp]

According to Disco via Molinari:



If Beau plays well on that line the next few games, IMO the liklihood we move a big asset for a winger drops considerably.

I would still like to find a way to get Dupuis onto the 3rd line. Even if it's just a rental like Stempniak.

 

[Malkinstheman]

According to Disco via Molinari:



If Beau plays well on that line the next few games, IMO the liklihood we move a big asset for a winger drops considerably.

Why are all wingers being tried with malkin, if bennett has chemisty with kunitz then he can move to the second line and everything solves itself....

 

[IcedCapp]

Why are all wingers being tried with malkin, if bennett has chemisty with kunitz then he can move to the second line and everything solves itself....

Kunitz is 3rd in the NHL in scoring. Why do people STILL want to move him off of Sid's wing?

 

[Zatch88]

Kunitz is 3rd in the NHL in scoring. Why do people STILL want to move him off of Sid's wing?

people wanna see Malkin catch up to crosby.

 

[Fire Shero*]

I don't think many want the pens to trade Letang, but they are nervous how much money he will demand. Other teams will throw a boat load at him, if he's not signed by next years deadline, you might have to consider trading him unfortunately.

And Bortuzzo doesn't suck but people just overrate him as much as Caputi, Bourque Tangradi and every other prospect to put on the black and gold. He could be a decent bottom pairing dman. He was a solid 3rd round draft pick though, one of Shero's few good draft picks during his early years.

 

[eXile59]

Im thinking Despres is dealt for defensive help then Letang is shipped to montreal around the time of the draft.

You and Rossi should get a room together....& never come out.

 

[Crafton]

Shero will make boilerplate moves and go with that in the playoffs, maybe trade for a Dubinsky type to replace Kennedy and help us deal with the Philth... and then make his offers in the summer again, possibly after extending Malkin and Letang's contracts.

Dubinsky types are getting more and more expensive. not sure if it's worth expending those kinds of assets for a TK replacement. but, of course i'm all for replacing Kennedy.