Salary Cap: 2014-15 Roster-building Thread | All UFA/trade talk, speculation here

[DearDiary]

A player who left in free agency said of the Penguins "This is the most joyless group I've ever been on a team with in my life"

Tanner Glass

 

[Human]

On that note, may as well link this.

http://www.pensinitiative.com/p/podcast.html

1. The coaches have decided they're going to have 3 scoring lines instead of a checking line. Bennett and Sutter is a combination that's here to stay (I like this, others won't)

this also means that they are not shopping Sutter around which I like.

 

[BHD]

1. The coaches have decided they're going to have 3 scoring lines instead of a checking line. Bennett and Sutter is a combination that's here to stay (I like this, others won't)

Acquiring another winger - which Yohe refers to - would help immensely obviously. Plus, the play of a guy like Kapanen is another factor.

2. He's convinced it's just a matter of time before JR cashes in some chips on D for one or more high profile wings. Wouldn't entertain the idea that this wouldn't be happening. Wouldn't give a playoff prediction because "I don't know who Rutherford's going to have on the top two lines by then" (or something like that).

The question then becomes who. By 'chips', I'm assuming he means prospects and not Paul Martin. More and more I'm opening up to the idea of dealing Martin.

3. A player who left in free agency said of the Penguins "This is the most joyless group I've ever been on a team with in my life"

Guess they needed to play more wiffle ball.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Goc as the 4C definitely helps with the ability to run 3 scoring lines.

 

[wej20]

Goc as the 4C definitely helps with the ability to run 3 scoring lines.

plus not having Glass and Adams weighing him down.

 

[Ogrezilla]

plus not having Glass and Adams weighing him down.

well Glass anyway

 

[wej20]

well Glass anyway

have to remove one anchor at a time.

 

[billybudd]

Also some interesting Babcock stuff in there. Not Pens and Babcock stuff, just what it's like dealing with him. Like, at one point he wandered off mid-sentence to go mingle with two other guys. The Detroit media would like nothing more than to never deal with him again. Ditto the wings veterans. That tape recorder off, he's the most hockey-smart guy Yohe's ever encountered. Just some cool stuff.

Stempniak?

That would be my guess. Most of the other guys considered re-signing to at least some degree. Well, Engelland probably didn't, but that doesn't seem like a DE quote.

 

[gordie]

That's who I thought of. Orpik, Niskanen, Engelland, Glass, Jokinen, Vokoun and Stempniak were the UFA's off the top of my head.


Such a miserable team possibly having people who miss Bylsma is interesting, to me. What the hell was going on there?

It's called a country club atmosphere. Divisions created by a GM and a Head Coach who played favorites & let room politics take hold and didn't push their players for results. That atmosphere is now being changed and as Yohe said the other day this team became "stale" even in some players eyes and that's why you fire GM's and Coaches.

 

[66-30-33]

Also some interesting Babcock stuff in there. Not Pens and Babcock stuff, just what it's like dealing with him. Like, at one point he wandered off mid-sentence to go mingle with two other guys. The Detroit media would like nothing more than to never deal with him again. Ditto the wings veterans. That tape recorder off, he's the most hockey-smart guy Yohe's ever encountered. Just some cool stuff.




That would be my guess. Most of the other guys considered re-signing to at least some degree. Well, Engelland probably didn't, but that doesn't seem like a DE quote.

He will sign a 2 year deal with Detroit, meaning Johnston gets 3 years then Babcock is ours.

 

[Klifton]

So, now that the Islanders have snapped up all the available D men on the market, could Martin's value go up? Rumor was that Anaheim was interested in Boychuk, now that he is taken, would they be willing to pay a premium for Martin?

 

[Jag68Sid87]

Yeah, if a pending UFA Boychuk is worth two seconds and a conditional third, a pending UFA Martin could be worth a first, or second + young winger maybe.

It would be nice to make him available now and see what happens.

 

[radapex]

Yeah, if a pending UFA Boychuk is worth two seconds and a conditional third, a pending UFA Martin could be worth a first, or second + young winger maybe.

It would be nice to make him available now and see what happens.

I don't know if Anaheim would do it, but I'd totally entertain Martin for Maroon + a pick. 26-year-old power forward who appears to be primed for a breakout season. The hitch in this plan is that Anaheim really likes Maroon, and have been using him on the top line some in training camp.

 

[SprootsMasterFlex]

I don't know if Anaheim would do it, but I'd totally entertain Martin for Maroon + a pick. 26-year-old power forward who appears to be primed for a breakout season. The hitch in this plan is that Anaheim really likes Maroon, and have been using him on the top line some in training camp.

They have so many other nice wingers signed to sweet deals... D.Smith-Pelly, K.Palmieri, Silfverberg, Etem, M.Beleksey, P.Maroon. R.Rackell...

They can afford to let one of them go for a very reliable Dman like Martin... not sure they have the cap space though.

 

[SprootsMasterFlex]

I could see them being very very interested in Beau Bennett given that he's from California & very good friends with E.Etem...
Perhaps Bennett can be of interest for a couple of wingers including Palmieri & another young winger that's not as injury prone?