Confirmed Trade: [PIT/VGK] Reilly Smith for 2024 3rd round pick

[Merc29]

Happy, Zucker replacement without forced to give stupid term. I hope Dubas uses the rest of the cap space to go bargain shopping and avoids giving players like Johnson McGinn and Tanev 5 year deals

 

[BringTheReign]

George and Kelly are f***ing ruthless man. I wonder how Karlsson, Marchessault, and co are going to take the news.

 

[ChanceVegas]

Interesting factoid for the Penguins fans here. Take a look at Smith's career numbers. He is infamous for only putting up decent numbers every other year. It's eerie. Think he finally broke out of that this year so hopefully he will still keep it going.

George and Kelly are f***ing ruthless man. I wonder how Karlsson, Marchessault, and co are going to take the news.

I am concerned about how this impacts Wild Bill's game on the ice. Those two had some incredible chemistry that is going to be tough to replace.

 

[IcedCapp]

Dubas must feel so relieved now that his trades are finally approved by HFboards

Why am I not surprised that HFboards thinks Dubas is suddenly a great GM?

Most Pens fans were ecstatic when Dubas signed with us. He had quite a few fans while with the leafs. No need to continue to cry about how hated you are.

 

[um]

Depending on the terms, I doubt Barbashev's next deal will turn out well. He's not going to repeat his playoff performance.

Looks like they got Barbashev on a great deal. Huge win for the Knights.

 

[bossram]

Hey you don't won cups with loyalty


What if he did?? Or what if he became even better?

What if I won the lottery?

Let's deal with realistic probabilities here.

Looks like they got Barbashev on a great deal. Huge win for the Knights.

I don't know if it's a "great" deal. It's maybe a hair under what he could get on the UFA market.

He's a middle-six winger they're buying high on after the Cup win. We've seen how teams value middle-six wingers...

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

Stone passed Smith the cup first

Gets traded 2 weeks later

Only in Vegas

 

[William H Bonney]

Good trade for both teams. Vegas gets younger by keeping Barbashev while Pittsburgh adds an older guy that can help them chase their last run(s) at another Cup before they blow everything up.

 

[Empoleon8771]

The Barbashev signing by Vegas makes this deal a huge win-win for both sides. Really good asset management by Vegas and the Penguins got amazing value for Smith.

 

[Zen Arcade]

Hextall wouldn't have made this move at all and Rutherford would've given Vegas the 14th overall.

 

[Miro4Norris]

Have been a while since Pens made a deal that sounds fair at least. Thank god Hextall is gone although it happened too late considering core's ages.

 

[ITM]

Leafs should’ve just kept Dubas lmao

Well, we wouldn’t have the third to parlay into Smith because Dubas emptied the cupboards.

Asset management is one thing, bad faith within the organization - now that’s a whole other tier of ugly to unpack another time.

But hey? An empty lmao must be good from time to time right?

 

[Winston Wolf]

"This is home now for me."

 

[PensandCaps]

Top 6 goal scoring wing for nothin. Great trade by Dubas.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

I like it.

 

[wonton15]

Well, we wouldn’t have the third to parlay into Smith because Dubas emptied the cupboards.

Asset management is one thing, bad faith within the organization - now that’s a whole other tier of ugly to unpack another time.

But hey? An empty lmao must be good from time to time right?

No tears only dreams now

(lmao)

 

[Rude Dog]

Nice move Dubey. Always liked Smith.

 

[3074326]

This isn’t a Leafs thread. Shut the f*** up about the Leafs. Christ

Good deal for the Pens, VGK got cap space for a player they wanted to keep. Win/win

 

[drktmplr12]

So much for the original misfits

 

[Turin]

Can't complain.. they turned Teddy Blueger who was a healthy scratch for Vegas into a good second line winger, essentially.

 

[innitfam]

Wow, just like that, after all that celebration and focus on the "Golden Misfits", they ship one of the OGs out next day.

Kind of a questionable look for Vegas but I'm sure won't be too much of a problem with Cup glasses on.

They basically chose Barbashev over him which is understandable. Hill's deal seems like an odd choice now though. Yes only 2 years but if he walks and they go with someone half the cost, could they maybe have figured out a way to keep Smith too?

 

[Nakawick]

Great move, good winger for Malkin

Goodbye Zucker

You mean good bye Granlund.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Hate to see a Misfit go, but time Marchys on.

Have to think this is a move to sign Barbashev. Smith is a solid player. Good at everything but not very good at anything. Still, gonna miss the chemistry he had with Wild Bill.

Don't be surprised if they deal Marchy while they can still get something for him.

 

[Super Cake]

Don't be surprised if they deal Marchy while they can still get something for him.

The only way they deal Marchy is if his contract demands are too high and the Knights are way out of a playoff spot by the trade deadline.

Otherwise, the Knights will probably just let him walk as a ufa.

 

[ChanceVegas]

Don't be surprised if they deal Marchy while they can still get something for him.

Now THAT one would hurt.