Even more fun is when you realize that Bjugstad is the oldest player the Pens got, and he's 26, while Sheahan was the youngest player they gave up, and he's 27.
The consensus on the main boards was that the Pens lost the Scuderi for Daley trade, because Daley was done, since he didn't work out in Chicago.
The consensus on the main boards was that the Pens were a laughing stock for acquiring Schultz, because he was "the worst player in the NHL."
Let's just say there's a reason I don't bother reading the threads on the main trade board anymore.
Did people really say the Pens lost the trade where they unload Scuderi? I find that hard to believe.Even more fun is when you realize that Bjugstad is the oldest player the Pens got, and he's 26, while Sheahan was the youngest player they gave up, and he's 27.
The consensus on the main boards was that the Pens lost the Scuderi for Daley trade, because Daley was done, since he didn't work out in Chicago.
The consensus on the main boards was that the Pens were a laughing stock for acquiring Schultz, because he was "the worst player in the NHL."
Let's just say there's a reason I don't bother reading the threads on the main trade board anymore.
Not really related but maybe it is, I think a lot of people are anti-Pens, I remember Pierre, after the Hossa trade (08’) saying that the Pens gave up a lot and were sacrificing their future with that move.Pens lose every trade that isn’t an obvious slam dunk (Phil trade) apparently, because other fans have fantasized about Pittsburgh being in cap hell for over a decade now.
Did people really say the Pens lost the trade where they unload Scuderi? I find that hard to believe.
Not really related but maybe it is, I think a lot of people are anti-Pens, I remember Pierre, after the Hossa trade (08’) saying that the Pens gave up a lot and were sacrificing their future with that move.
Did people really say the Pens lost the trade where they unload Scuderi? I find that hard to believe.
someone here must of worked for hrc and learned the trade well. imoIt's funny, I tried to find the main board thread on the trade, but the Trade forum cuts off in June of 2016! The main board thread doesn't exist anymore.
Did people really say the Pens lost the trade where they unload Scuderi? I find that hard to believe.
It really wasn't a fight but talk about having guts to go after Gudas.
They did get younger, which is great, but they also got slower.Brass trade didn't work out and looks like crap in hindsight. That said, JR did a hell of a job, IMO, turning that bad trade into something good.
Pens have gotten a lot younger at forward this year in moving Hags and Brass and added positional flexibility.
Bjugstad and McCann are not slower than Brassard and Sheahan.They did get younger, which is great, but they also got slower.
They did get younger, which is great, but they also got slower.
Did you want to keep Hags?
I did...I didn’t want to re-sign him this summer but I still didn’t see the purpose of that trade with the Kings... not saying Pearson is a bad player, he’s solid, but he’s not better than Hags at the things we need on this team (and for Geno)...Hags is a better fit here and because of subsequent trades, we’re now looking for ways to unload his contract next year...still don’t get that trade...it was a move just to make a move...
Hagelin looked like he was never going to score again. And outside of HBK in 16 and a run with Malkin, he pretty much never did here. Pearson can score.
The trade was that simple.
Why is there a bath needed in that situation? Kind of like the whole why 2c in a 3c slot feels there. Irony.A bath? Was a pretty nice bath then
I guess...but while Pearson is the better offensive player, we don’t reslly need that...we need workers who can forecheck hard, get TOs and get the puck over to our stars...I think the more offensive skill hasn’t really been seen all that much...in other words, he’s not that much better offensively that it made sense to lose all that Hags brings...I wonder if JR today would want a do-over...
I did...I didn’t want to re-sign him this summer but I still didn’t see the purpose of that trade with the Kings... not saying Pearson is a bad player, he’s solid, but he’s not better than Hags at the things we need on this team (and for Geno)...Hags is a better fit here and because of subsequent trades, we’re now looking for ways to unload his contract next year...still don’t get that trade...it was a move just to make a move...
Panarin wants to go to a big city. Unless they have some information they can't make public for tampering reasons, that's a pretty big gamble he'll sign there.
Every team in the league will want to sign him. Hell, I'd look into it if we move Kessel and we don't exactly have scoring issues. He's an offensive dynamo.
He supposedly wants to go to a big city with active nightlife, a significant Russian presence, and near the water. And Dadonov is one of his best friends in the NHL. I'd say that narrows down the size of the gamble to acceptable.