GDT: TRADE DEADLINE - Pittsburgh Penguins Only

[Gurglesons]

even if we didn’t get him, I would’ve liked Philly to lose a good player.

I mean, Laughton isn't the type of player to lock up long term and now they have to protect him or let Hayes or Voracek walk.

 

[KIRK]

I don’t know that he’s never played LW but according to Kings fans, he’s never really played LW there...I’m sure he could do it, but why

I'm with you.

The trick is this. What if everyone is healthy and Sully keeps BART. That means EROD as L3 RW is more likely than GOAT as L3 C. Ergo, Carter is playing center.

We'll see . . .

EDIT: One thing on Kapanen on the LW. Just because it didn't work in Toronto doesn't mean it wouldn't work with Malkin. I'd be loathe to try it game 1 in the playoffs, but I think Kapanen works better with Malkin than he ever did with Matthews or Tavares, and that's a consideration vis-a-vis making a Pittsburgh related declaration on Kapanen on Malkin's LW.

 

[ColePens]

cc: @ColePens

Do you think this is related to talks with Getzlaf and he maybe wanted people to kiss his ass to come?

 

[Gurglesons]

SAKIC DOES IT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Empoleon8771]

Granted they're completely different kinds of players, but in general I don't see the need to add a top-9 forward within the next 2 years (so until the end of the 2021-2022 season) unless Carter retires after this year.

Even if the Penguins lose say Zucker in the expansion draft next year, they still have this lineup going into next year:

Guentzel-Crosby-Rust
Carter-Malkin-Kapanen
McCann-Blueger-Tanev
ZAR-Gaudreau-XXXX

 

[KIRK]

Do you think this is related to talks with Getzlaf and he maybe wanted people to kiss his ass to come?

Nah. The question Burke directly responded to was 'how much did you have to sell Carter'. Pretty sure that was the only reference.

 

[KIRK]

Granted they're completely different kinds of players, but in general I don't see the need to add a top-9 forward within the next 2 years (so until the end of the 2021-2022 season) unless Carter retires after this year.

Even if the Penguins lose say Zucker in the expansion draft next year, they still have this lineup going into next year:

Guentzel-Crosby-Rust
Carter-Malkin-Kapanen
McCann-Blueger-Tanev
ZAR-Gaudreau-XXXX

If Carter doesn't retire and subject to what, if any, young kid gets a look.

BTW, can Carter actually play LW? If he can, then a Carter-Malkin-Kapanen line is certainly plausible for the playoffs, no?

 

[Coastal Kev]

Is Carter only able to play on the RW? Could've sworn I've seen him on the LW a few times, maybe international play, but I'm old and senile . . .

You're much too critical of yourself.......I think of you as just senile......... That's not bad.........everyone else I think of as BATSH** CRAZY.

 

[Ryder71]

SAKIC DOES IT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That sounds familiar.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Do you think this is related to talks with Getzlaf and he maybe wanted people to kiss his ass to come?

It is a traditional way of greeting potential new members of the pack among dogs.

 

[Gurglesons]

That sounds familiar.

IN Sakic WE TRUST

 

[KIRK]

You're much to critical of yourself.......I think of you as just senile......... That's not bad.........everyone else I think of as BATSH** CRAZY.

 

[HandshakeLine]

I love the legitimate theatre. He's much better than that dude who wrote Starlight Express.

 

[Ryder71]

IN Sakic WE TRUST

They are my 2hd favorite team. If we can't win it I want the AV's to.

 

[ChaosAgent]

Wait so now Carter is ED-protected, right?

So we're exposing Blueger or McCann even if we manage to move Zucker.

This is going to get me a lot of sh1t from many parts I'm already familiar with...but depending on what team docs are saying I'd also explore moving Guentzel this summer. Unless something really changes his body just isn't allowing him to give a F about 2-way play and defense anymore. The level of effort is abysmal.

 

[SEALBound]

LA re-signed him - $4mil x 4yrs

He just re-signed.

he just signed an extention so....

He just signed an extension. Watching NHL network, and it flashed.

He resigned brah.

Best deadline addition may be this Burke Brand Swag. Oozes out of him.

Sakic you madman!

 

[SomeDude]

Do you think this is related to talks with Getzlaf and he maybe wanted people to kiss his ass to come?

Clearly it was what held up the Deslauriers trade. Nick wanted to be wooed.

 

[Empoleon8771]

If Carter doesn't retire and subject to what, if any, young kid gets a look.

BTW, can Carter actually play LW? If he can, then a Carter-Malkin-Kapanen line is certainly plausible for the playoffs, no?

I don't know if Carter can play LW, I was just throwing the lineup up. The initial thought I had was McCann-Malkin-Kapanen and Tanev-Blueger-Carter, but I went with Carter on L2 and McCann on L3 because I liked that setup better.

Either way, I think I'd rather just give guys like Angello, Zohorna and maybe Poulin a chance next year over signing Laughton now that they have Carter under contract. If Carter retires after the year, that obviously changes though.

 

[Gurglesons]

Wait so now Carter is ED-protected, right?

So we're exposing Blueger or McCann even if we manage to move Zucker.

This is going to get me a lot of sh1t from many parts I'm already familiar with...but depending on what team docs are saying I'd also explore moving Guentzel this summer. Unless something really changes his body just isn't allowing him to give a F about 2-way play and defense anymore. The level of effort is abysmal.

Carter is not ED protected.

 

[dogthateats]

 

[Empoleon8771]

Wait so now Carter is ED-protected, right?

So we're exposing Blueger or McCann even if we manage to move Zucker.

This is going to get me a lot of sh1t from many parts I'm already familiar with...but depending on what team docs are saying I'd also explore moving Guentzel this summer. Unless something really changes his body just isn't allowing him to give a F about 2-way play and defense anymore. The level of effort is abysmal.

No, Carter has no clauses on his contract and does not need to be protected.

Carter's trade protection was "I'll retire if you trade me".

 

[SomeDude]

Wait so now Carter is ED-protected, right?

So we're exposing Blueger or McCann even if we manage to move Zucker.

This is going to get me a lot of sh1t from many parts I'm already familiar with...but depending on what team docs are saying I'd also explore moving Guentzel this summer. Unless something really changes his body just isn't allowing him to give a F about 2-way play and defense anymore. The level of effort is abysmal.

Carter has no ED protection.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I was wiling to go $3.5 million on 4-5 years for Laughton, so it's at least nice to know I wasn't completely out to lunch

 

[dogthateats]

I love the legitimate theatre. He's much better than that dude who wrote Starlight Express.

Dostoyevsky?

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Carter is not ED protected.

Correct.

And there's an ED joke in there.