Zman5778
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Pens can have Riley Sheahan for a pick. He's a solid 4th liner.
Heck, they can have Cody Eakin if they'd rather.
Heck, they can have Cody Eakin if they'd rather.
Can either of these guys play the wing at all? While center is kind of a need at the moment, it would be nice to be able to acquire guys who can play both C and W when everyone is healthy and pieces need to be moved around.
Pens can have Riley Sheahan for a pick. He's a solid 4th liner.
Heck, they can have Cody Eakin if they'd rather.
Carl Soderberg?
Teddy is better now a days than Sutter any way and much cheaper.Pens fans don't want to see this, so you must be a Canuck fan. We are fine at C once Blueger gets back.
Pitt confirmed they will NOT be dealing this pick.
2nd round pick
Dylan Strome
This would be the most realistic option and this was explored before.Burke can take his boy Bennett
There is serious smoke here.. this woukd be my guess for sure. Bennett for Petterson.Tbh Sam Bennett fits the mold they're probably looking for, but I don't know if there's a viable trade to be made.
There is serious smoke here.. this woukd be my guess for sure. Bennett for Petterson.
Pitt confirmed they will NOT be dealing this pick.
Hahaha yeah maybe and then rust is worth 4 firsts plus some prospects and markstrom !CGY fans would riot. Bennett is worth two 1sts + Pettersson
Wrong.... Burke said today hextall has said they are NOT trading the second round pick . Via sportsnet .Major no's to....Bennett, Sutter, Brassard. If guys feel a need for any of them really need to try and prove why they'd be good. Bennett doesn't even play center anymore. The name Bennett in these parts is cursed, Beau should check in on this.
I'd be down for Soderberg/Glendening/ Strome and such, Strome more for future purposes than a solid bottom six defensive two ways center. I think he could learn a lot from Geno and Sid to bring out his potential to be even more offensive down the line.
The only thing they said they were not trading was Poulin and Legare. Depending on who's available and the costs are not too high there's possibilities.
A 2nd for Strome could be seen as a steal. Fit what they are trying to do, filling a now and future need.
Needless to say, this is more a move to make than for Bennett. Long-in-the-pants at 6'3 200 lbs. with 1 more year at a manageable cap.
People are caught up with the whole 4c because they are frighten about Blueger's place amongst the ranks... No doubt it's more of a 3c type center if you want to have two 3rd lines.
Wrong.... Burke said today hextall has said they are NOT trading the second round pick . Via sportsnet .
Sounds like they should be targeting the other Gaudreau.
Guentzel - Crosby
Gaudreau - Malkin
That's a nice 1-2 punch if they can get 71 back for the playoffs.
No way they have the assets for that
They have tradeable assets besides this pick. Hextall won't trade this.That's the 2021 2nd and I'd agree. But there's also in how it's worded "Burke also mentioned GM Ron Hextall doesn’t want to trade the team’s second-round pick." Not that they won't.
In a trade of this magnitude it would take a roster player to complete a trade like this. Not saying Calgary would ever do this or accept it...but..
Zucker++ would have to be the major piece going back. Now what those pluses are is up for debate as is what a trade like this could end up shaking out to be considering it could grow into more to even out any discrepancies.
They have tradeable assets besides this pick. Hextall won't trade this.
These 2 coming sre have been super cautious perhaps even to the point of missing out. Eric stall would have been a good fit IMO. But rest assured they are not going to trade away this pick at this time . The pens have been great as of late but they are more than one piece away and a 2nd round pick isn't going to get you that.Sure, but if the player fits the bill of what they are trying to accomplish they haven't put an expressive no there either. All it means is they will not waste that pick on some UFA.
These 2 coming sre have been super cautious perhaps even to the point of missing out. Eric stall would have been a good fit IMO. But rest assured they are not going to trade away this pick at this time . The pens have been great as of late but they are more than one piece away and a 2nd round pick isn't going to get you that.
Glendening would be strictly a C i'd think, I don't know if it still stands, but a couple weeks ago he led the NHL in faceoff percentage, he was sitting above 63%Can either of these guys play the wing at all? While center is kind of a need at the moment, it would be nice to be able to acquire guys who can play both C and W when everyone is healthy and pieces need to be moved around.
No its actually common sense here . This isn't Rutherford. You can Imagine all you want about magical deals but at the end of the day ..after trade deadline that pick will still belong to Pittsburgh. There are not many things guaranteed in hockey but thats as close as it gets. The pens have defence that will be long traded before their to pick. You dont have to agree and 8 may not even do a " i told you so" after the deadlineNo matter what you are saying here, it doesn't change that possibly they will trade it for the right deal. It's up for debate of how many pieces they are away because, with each injury has had someone come forward. Mostly in support roles.
So, agree to disagree. They may or may not trade it. It's your personal opinion they won't.
If the Flyers would do a trade with the Pens, Scott Laughton would be a nice addition. I don't know the cost - maybe a second round pick. He is a UFA so he isn't going to fetch much of a return.