Confirmed Signing with Link: [PIT] F Lars Eller signs with the Penguins (2 years, $2.45M AAV)

[BKarchitect]

He’s fine as 4th liner and penalty killer.

He should be nobody’s idea of an ideal third line center these days. He’s passed that stage.

This AAV would’ve been a touch high but fine for one year. The Pens giving him 2 years at this price is an unqualified overpayment. But it is what it is - like many of the Pens deals today, it’s simply about trying to build up as much as possible for a couple more cracks at it.

 

[Caps8112]

How bad does he suck now WSH & COL fans? Be honest

Caps fans were happy when he got moved bit some of that has to do with fans wanting minutes going to kids instead of a used up eller. Don't think he will wow anyone in pit but also isn't a dead contract just yet

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Eller was pretty good for the Avs. Better than advertised. Bottom six center. Too good for 4th line, not ideal for 3rd line. Not that different than a kampe but just older.

 

[ItWasJustified]

Can someone take away Dubas' phones?

 

[Icarium]

Yeah I mean he's no longer that good.

So he will fit right in our PK unit then.

 

[Holtbyisms]

You just signed the corpse of Lars Eller congrats! Prepare to watch him try to stickle handle through all five players in the other team and turn the puck over nearly every time. The 5% chance he does get past all five, he'll circle the net and turn the puck over. He really fell off a cliff after the cup run.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Looked like he was on his last legs last season and offence has dried up.

So he'll fit in perfectly with the other guys in the Pens' bottom six!

 

[max21]

All I gotta say is wtf lol

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Good for Lars for sticking around and getting paid some more. He’ll be best if he’s your 4C and you let him PK. Anything more than that and he’ll get overwhelmed but you could do a lot worse than Lars as a 4C.

Doesn’t Pittsburgh already have two bottom six centers though in Carter and Acciari?

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Good for Lars for sticking around and getting paid some more. He’ll be best if he’s your 4C and you let him PK. Anything more than that and he’ll get overwhelmed but you could do a lot worse than Lars as a 4C.

Doesn’t Pittsburgh already have two bottom six centers though in Carter and Acciari?

Dubas is collecting fourth line centers and bad goalies.

 

[The Management]

Good for Lars for sticking around and getting paid some more. He’ll be best if he’s your 4C and you let him PK. Anything more than that and he’ll get overwhelmed but you could do a lot worse than Lars as a 4C.

Doesn’t Pittsburgh already have two bottom six centers though in Carter and Acciari?

In his stint in Toronto, Acciari spent most of his time on wing. Flexible guy though, in that he's a right handed and can take a draw. I could see him having similar deployment in Pittsburgh.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Dubas is collecting fourth line centers and bad goalies.

You’re sure Hextall had his ID badge and access card taken? The goalie part seems like Dubas but the bottom six stuff is odd.

Oh and Pittsburgh still has Granlund too right? What a weird bottom six.

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

As a Caps fan I love this. He is cooked, zero legs left and no playmaking ability either.

 

[Souker]

Habs fan here that got to watch him a ton.
Never been a fan of his game. Imo his positive reputation is (in big part) a product of a good Washington team/system. He’d be in Europe by now if he played for the the Yotes let’s say.
Harsh to say but that’s the reality.

Either way, wish him all the best in Pittsburgh. Always seemed like a good guy. Also could still respectfully contribute to some elements of the game.

 

[66-30-33]

Just about all of our forwards are 30+. That's not good, we are too old.

 

[CapsFrontOffice]

Dude is running out of gas....maybe rig some solar panels in his helmet, see if that helps

 

[Jacob]

Can someone take away Dubas' phones?

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Part of the agreement of accepting the Penguins GM position was that he be allowed a 3rd phone.

 

[dirtydanglez]

oof

 

[bossram]

The least rough of Dubas' contracts today. It's an overpayment, but I was still pleasantly surprised by Eller's play in COL as the de facto 3C.

 

[Talik Sanis]

A whole lot. 4C at best.

And I say that as a big Eller fan, but his prime is over.

Trust me, when he was on the Habs, you wouldn't be able to find a greater fan of Lars Eller than me, but everyone ages out of the game. This deal isn't going to be pretty this year, let alone next.

 

[ziggyjoe212]

Replacement for Blueger

 

[SomeDude]

Can someone take away Dubas' phones?

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He’s bidding against himself for Tristan Jarry here

 

[Kimota]

 

[stardog]

And they're apparently interested in Erik Karlsson? Gonna need to be some major movement coming if they wanna do anything

Really? Because big name trade rumors always go exactly where you predict so let's go ahead and feel the need to figure out this salary cap situation right now, today, and worry about it the rest of the off-season knowing that the move will be happening any day now!

Oh no! What will they do with the cap with this highly improbable rumor coming onto the books!

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Didn't take Dubas much time getting into a Cap crunch. Ellers and Acciari. How many 4C's does a team need at 2+M per?