Salary Cap: Boring Thread Titles Are Awesome! Get Your Phil HERE! Saad Day Indeed!

[Jaded-Fan]

At this point I trade Maata to TOR for Kessel + Pens 2nd 2015, and do a 6M offer sheet on Saad. **** it all.

I would definately offer sheet Saad, assuming he takes agrees.

Columbus has an internal cap if I remember, they very well may take the picks.

 

[Waffle Fries]

The only thing I can think of is that Chicago didn't want to trade him here. Pouliot and Sutter are much better. If they traded him here and he puts up 35 goals on Sid's wing, they look bad.

 

[Jacob]

Teams might legitimately not want to do business with Pittsburgh to see their winger (Saad for example) blow up next to Malkin or Crosby. Bowman might have willingly taken less to see him go to a mediocre team instead of a possible contender.

 

[StroShow]

That would be a knee-jerk move.

I hope JR doesn't make a trade just for the sake of it.

 

[penguins2946*]

We can't even offer sheet that amount, so that dream dies quickly.

 

[AjaxTelamon]

Kapanen > Dano
Sutter = Anismov
Wilson = Morin
3rd > 4th

Kapanen isn't better than Dano yet, but Dano is a midget. Kap has a higher ceiling imo. But there's no indication we offered Kap or any other player, it's all just speculation. We may have lowballed them.

 

[Human]

exactly what I said. I would have offered that with my eyes shut to Saad. that's better than what Kessel's contract is...

 

[billybudd]

Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie 22s22 seconds ago
CHI traded Saad because he was looking for 6 yrs with AAV of $6.5M. May have been an offer sheet coming tomorrow from a team with those #s.
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Wow.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

So offer 8 years @$6.5 million per tomorrow.

Boom you have Saad for a 1st and 3rd.

Edit: we are missing our second right? Just saw it was a 1st, 2nd and 3rd. We can offer up to $5.5 million though. Maybe he will take that to come home.

 

[Coach Travis]

Well, that, if true, puts it a little more into perspective. We would have never signed him to an offer sheet. But still:

 

[KIRK]

Bob McKenzie says it's done?

My offer for Kessel just lowered. Pouliot and Kunitz or GTFO, Shannahan.

Bingo.

But, damn, that one could've been topped. Makes me wonder if CHI, all things being equal, didn't see sending Saad to his hometown to play with Sid/Geno as appropriate.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

So if they don't sign him by tomorrow (is that the deadline?), what are our chances?

0, unless we get our 2nd back from TOR

 

[penguins2946*]

All I'm going to say is a lot of people are going to be really pissed that we didn't get Saad unless we bring in a really ****ing good winger. Like Kessel level winger.

 

[Shaftception]

This makes me happy that Chicago probably holds on to Sharp now.

The more moves other teams make that prevent rutherford the opportunity to go full rutherford the better.

 

[ThatGuy]

maybe, but I would have loved Saad instead of Kessel. maybe that's just me, but Saad is younger, he makes **** out of nothing in the playoffs and he will sign a cheaper contract than Kessel eventually.

not to say I wouldn't want Kessel, but I totally would have preffered Saad.

Oh I would have absolutely loved Saad on this team too, but I value Pouliot very highly.

 

[xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

We need to immediately call Columbus and see if we can get this guy for different pieces. Hope to God that he says he smells a homecoming and says he doesn't want to play there.

Why on Earth would Columbus, a pretty heated division rival, trade a stud, young winger to us?

Moreover, I think Saad just got his "homecoming." Columbus is what, 3 hours from Pittsburgh? Saad's pretty much playing in his backyard as is.

I think this negatively affects Kessel's value actually. Saad getting traded just shows that they couldn't move Sharp. If Sharp, who had a down year and costs $5.9 million per season, couldn't get moved, I don't think that bodes well for Kessel.

Disagree. That's one more option that we were reportedly hard on the trail of that is off the table for us. If it's true that we're one of only a couple of teams in on Kessel, and the leading horse, Saad being dealt is very bad for us landing Kessel.

So if they don't sign him by tomorrow (is that the deadline?), what are our chances?

Nobody knows, but my gut says next to nil. And it's an impressive gut.

 

[bingobangobongo]

Panarin-Anisimov.

 

[CrosbytoKessel]

Does this not put pressure on us?

 

[Waffle Fries]

Bingo.

But, damn, that one could've been topped. Makes me wonder if CHI, all things being equal, didn't see sending Saad to his hometown to play with Sid/Geno as appropriate.

I honestly believe that's it.

 

[canadianguy77]

Teams might legitimately not want to do business with Pittsburgh to see their winger (Saad for example) blow up next to Malkin or Crosby. Bowman might have willingly taken less to see him go to a mediocre team instead of a possible contender.

I'd argue that when healthy, the CBJ's are a better team than we are.

 

[penzweiser]

Wow this sucks, we better get Kessel.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

Josh Yohe ‏@JoshYohe_PGH 12s13 seconds ago
Pens did make a trade offer for Saad and people in the organization are stunned that Columbus got him for so little.

 

[Jacob]

I'd argue that when healthy, the CBJ's are a better team than we are.

I would argue that they stink.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

This makes me happy that Chicago probably holds on to Sharp now.

Yeah, and now Bruins are interested in Bickell?

It pisses me off that Bowman likely made that trade to spite the Pens and how bad he'd look when Saad blew up on his hometown team.

BUT...

Columbus is desperately looking to bolster their blueline. Pouliot or Harrington + a pick could interest them, or make a bigger trade by sending Spaling, Sutter, Harrington + a pick for Saad and some other pieces.

God damn it, **** **** ****....*****.

 

[Waffle Fries]

Josh Yohe ‏@JoshYohe_PGH 12s13 seconds ago
Pens did make a trade offer for Saad and people in the organization are stunned that Columbus got him for so little.

The theory that Chicago just didn't want him here is looking more and more likely.