Confirmed with Link: Dom Simon Likely Not Receiving Qualifying Offer

[Borgir]

NHL Free Agency: Source Tips Penguins’ Interest in Anthony Duclair

22 year old winger? 2018? LOL

 

[Zirakzigil]

I don't think there is any realistic chance we sign Sheary.

 

[dogthateats]

22 year old winger? 2018? LOL

I almost forgot about this debacle. PHN misinterpreted an Instagram comment, then proceeded to use their misinterpretation as a source for a rumor that Duclair was soon to be a Penguin. They were the first to break the story!

 

[BHD]

Surprising.

He wasn't a world beater or anything. However, good teams have players like him further down the lineup.

EDIT: Although, there probably wasn't room for him after Sceviour and Kapanen, and possibly Sheary.

 

[EightyOne]

Gotta say, I did a little dance here reading the thread title

 

[Tom Hanks]

@Honour Over Glory You should still hold on to this until he officially gone

 

[ColePens]

I feel like it's written in this thread, but man am i tired/lazy right now. Didn't this happen w/ TK before where we didn't qualify but then signed him. Is it possible for the same action here? No QO, he becomes a UFA, Pens sign him for 900k or something silly.

 

[Tom Hanks]

I feel like it's written in this thread, but man am i tired/lazy right now. Didn't this happen w/ TK before where we didn't qualify but then signed him. Is it possible for the same action here? No QO, he becomes a UFA, Pens sign him for 900k or something silly.

We didn’t qualify Sheehan then signed him. If it’s the same case they obviously have talked and agreed about it.

Although Simon could get more money elsewhere than what we could give him which can be important especially at his low level earnings (relative to the NHL).

 

[Shady Machine]

I get the sentiment, but generally I'm really not a fan of 3M+ fourth line players when the third line is a mess and more specifically the BART Line proved to be BARF in the playoffs.

Sweet so let’s make it worse with Scevior lol

 

[Shady Machine]

Why pay Tanev 3.5 million then? Sceviour should be taking Tanev’s spot on L4 and Tanev should be used on L3.

Because JR is a moron?

 

[Gurglesons]

Sweet so let’s make it worse with Scevior lol

Sceviour is a pretty solid bottom line winger. He's definitely in the Tanev mold.

 

[Shady Machine]

Sceviour is a pretty solid bottom line winger. He's definitely in the Tanev mold.

yeah he’s a fine player. I liked him in Dallas. Haven’t watched him much in Florida. My point was if BART sucked in playoffs, adding in Scevior instead of Tanev doesn’t make that line better.

 

[Gurglesons]

yeah he’s a fine player. I liked him in Dallas. Haven’t watched him much in Florida. My point was if BART sucked in playoffs, adding in Scevior instead of Tanev doesn’t make that line better.

But, realistically I think we will see a winger or 3C added to the roster in season, so I don't think it should be a problem. Or even prior to the season.

I think O'Connor or Poulin will be a regular by the end of the season and Lafferty as well if we resign him.

 

[Shady Machine]

But, realistically I think we will see a winger or 3C added to the roster in season, so I don't think it should be a problem. Or even prior to the season.

I think O'Connor or Poulin will be a regular by the end of the season and Lafferty as well if we resign him.

I hope you’re right because as it stands, this bottom 6 is major meh.

Top 6 should be lethal if chemistry is there.

 

[Gurglesons]

I hope you’re right because as it stands, this bottom 6 is major meh.

Top 6 should be lethal if chemistry is there.

I don’t know if I agree with that. I think if we build an offensive L3 with Bleuger and a fast scrap forechecking line with Tanev - McCann - Sceviour for L4 we’d have a solid bottom six.

Say we add in Smith.

Poulin / O’Connor - Bleuger - Smith
Tanev - McCann - Sceviour

That is a Penguins bottom six. Fast, feisty and some skill.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

@Honour Over Glory You should still hold on to this until he officially gone

I blame @ColePens for helping your ass find your password/log-in.


Also hahahahahha see ya Dom.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Gotta say, I did a little dance here reading the thread title

I’m gonna get my gf to read that out to me for foreplay.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Weird, any reason why?

He sucks.

 

[Pens x]

Poulin / O’Connor - Bleuger - Smith
Tanev - McCann - Sceviour

That is a Penguins bottom six. Fast, feisty and some skill.

Very very little skill

 

[Gurglesons]

Very very little skill

You do you Pens x. I saw you were lamenting the fact we took Jordan Staal in 2006 a couple posts ago so I mean who gives a shit.

 

[Pens x]

You do you Pens x. I saw you were lamenting the fact we took Jordan Staal in 2006 a couple posts ago so I mean who gives a shit.

I just feel like you drink the Pens kool aid more than anyone on these boards. That’s a pretty average, at best, bottom six.

For the record, I have no issue with not qualifying Simon. Sullivan played him above his abilities.

 

[Gurglesons]

I just feel like you drink the Pens kool aid more than anyone on these boards. That’s a pretty average, at best, bottom six.

For the record, I have no issue with not qualifying Simon. Sullivan played him above his abilities.

I was on the fire Rutherford train in 2015. You as per usual have no clue what you're talking about.

I was viewed as one of the more negative posters on here until everyone decided winning two cups was the worst thing that ever happened to this team.

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

I would love to be proven very wrong, but I'm surprised to see the number of posters who are penciling O'Connor into the lineup right away. Not just in this thread, but others too.

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

This is exactly it. Simon's ask was probably too high for their comfort, and they're scared of being stuck paying a luxury too much money.

I'd much rather let Simon walk and give more chances to guys like Poulin (who I think is much more likely to make the team without Simon here) and O'Connor over paying Simon more money than he's worth.

I agree, but then why acquire Sceviour? Guy just pushes more players who have earned a look further down in the lineup.

 

[Pens x]

I was on the fire Rutherford train in 2015. You as per usual have no clue what you're talking about.

I was viewed as one of the more negative posters on here until everyone decided winning two cups was the worst thing that ever happened to this team.

That’s fine that you felt differently 5 years ago, but do you think someone shouldn’t be criticized because the team won back to back cups now 3 years ago? A lot of his defining trades happened five years ago, and he’s been awful since July 2017.