Speculation: 2013/2014 Trade Speculation (All Players) | Part VII |
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JTG
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Yeah, why would any team want to give up 2 top 6'ers? If they come out ahead trading away 2 top 6'ers, odds are the guys they are trading aren't really top 6'ers.
Wow not the response I was expecting for band-aid Bennett. Maybe you all aren't all as constipated as I thought.
I would honestly be shocked if Shero made a big deal this long before the deadline. With all the pieces healthy, he wants to see what they look like. There will be no legit top 6 forward available without paying a steep cost. Ray doesn't want to do that without being sure a guy like Bennett isn't the exact guy they would want.
I'd hate to lose Maatta for anything, but I get the feeling he'll be the starting point for any big time trade.
I'd hate to lose Maatta for anything, but I get the feeling he'll be the starting point for any big time trade.
When is Bennett due back from his latest injury? How many games will he play before the deadline? It can't be many. I don't think we will have the luxury of knowing how well he clicks until after the deadline.
I think it's a huge gamble to assume he can play well with Sid and Koon.
There's still a huge hole on genos line as well. Not an ideal situation. This is why you need to be far proactive in the off-season.
Forwards are pretty healthy minus Megna and Bennett. Do you feel comfortable with either in the top 6?
From what RS said today Bennet won't be back till late FEB. No way to definitively know if he'll be a regular in the top six..
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That's weird - he's skating again, and his prognosis last week was back around the end of January.
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What a terrible image.
Ryan O’Reilly really does fit the Pens. He somehow managed to injure himself the other night during a goal celebration and is now day to day. Not quite a wiffle ball injury but it was still very Pens-esque.
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IcedCapp
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I just checked every beat writer's twitter feed, and no one mentioned anything about it.
Speaking Moistly
What a terrible image.
I've gone through twitter and tumblr and there's nothing on it, I feel like one of the two would have freaked out about it. Google gave nothing of any worth after a quick search.
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Someone saw Bennett walking on the 7th, so he's alive, and apparently he'll be at some type of M&G on the 18th, guaranteed pics of cast or no cast. Shero and co. saw Jarry play today. Crosby was out in Edmonton so he's walking.
Thanks, Fordy. So is that for sure what was being referenced?
If nothing new has been reported on Beau then he is expected back late January, probably the 20th against Florida at the earliest.
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The almost exact quote in reference to Bennett playing on Crosby's line was: "We'll see where he is when he gets back. He's missed a lot of hockey, obviously but we hope to get him back before or right after the Olympic break. So that's the good news, he will be back, it's not season ending or anything like. But I think where Beau was playing before his injury, when he was playing his best hockey, was two or three games with Sidney and Chris Kunitz and that line was playing pretty well. So we'll wait and see what happens, a lot can happen between now and the time, we're on a game-to-game basis, when Beau gets back. But he certainly has the talent to play at a higher level for us and a higher role, and you know he found that a little bit last year. With the injury this year he hasn't been able to get it yet, but he'll be given an opportunity to come back and certainly help our lineup and hope that's going to happen."
So basically he just restated the original time table.
Although I'm not quite sure what he was referencing with the "game-to-game" basis. Is he saying that Bennett's return is game-to-game at this point while we wait for him to gain enough strength in his wrist or is he saying the lineup in general is changing at a game-to-game basis?
I'm fairly certain that Bennett's cast will be off by the 18th if it isn't already. We probably won't hear anything about him until the team comes home.
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Band-Aid Bennett? I don't read this thread for most of the day and that's what I see trending in this thread...wtf?
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Trading Oli Maata talk is like the Markus Naslund trade talk of 1996. Pass!!!!!!!!!
Yeah reading people throwing Maatta in a trade is annoying, same for Despres. I mean unless someone like Okposo or Johansen, or someone like that is coming back, but that's not happening at all so no.
Speaking Moistly
What a terrible image.
Good old Waffles coming through. I'm not sure if he's saying that they're going to assess the need to acquire a winger on a game to game basis now or when Bennett is back. Maybe both?
Well then people here can pretend to be doctors and analyze his wrist while others complain about that happening.
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Trading Oli Maata talk is like the Markus Naslund trade talk of 1996. Pass!!!!!!!!!
If it gets you a good winger for Crosby you trade him. You aint getting **** for Orpik and the other junk of the roster. I rather have Crosby's Neal then keep stocking up on D. This teams easily better with Crosbys Neal. This teams also better if it was built around Crosby/Malkin from the beginning.
Absolutely, Geno and Sid are our two greatest assets. Insulating them and providing them with the best linemates makes the most sense to me.
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