Dreger: Rutherford "in the market" for a dman

[deca guard]

"... He's looking for a defenseman. Part of that is through urgency and necessity, and the fact that he's already experienced injury to the Pittsburgh Penguins blue line... He's in the market for the best available defenseman, but in reality he is going to have to settle for a third-pairing defenseman. So, he's definitely in the market looking for some help."

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[Tasty Biscuits]

JR is in the market for anyone and everyone at all times.

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Kaptain Keith Yandle is your man, JR.

 

[MMC]

I would’ve suggested Manson if he didn’t just get hurt for 6 weeks

 

[leeroggy]

Thomas Hickey with $500,000 retained for Zach Aston-Reese

 

[bernmeister]

Rangers want to move Deangelo to make room for Nils L.
What is the offer?

 

[DrDangles]

They should just give Pierre-Oliver Joseph some ice time before making an impulsive trade.

Who am I kidding? Goodbye 2022 1st

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Two ways to look at this:

* The loss of Jack Johnson has been catastrophic
* Mike Matheson wasn't all he was cracked up to be

 

[Gurglesons]

Trying to think who is the next worst defenseman in the league after JJ, Ceci and Gudbranson.

Hamonic?

 

[Jackpot Jaret]

Rangers want to move Deangelo to make room for Nils L.
What is the offer?

As much as i like DeAngelo, i'm not sure adding another offensive defenceman to this current Penguins team is a good idea, considering how bad the Penguins have looked defensively

 

[Gurglesons]

Two ways to look at this:

* The loss of Jack Johnson has been catastrophic
* Mike Matheson wasn't all he was cracked up to be

Matheson got injured after two games. He sucked his first game and was very good his second.

 

[Jackpot Jaret]

Two ways to look at this:

* The loss of Jack Johnson has been catastrophic
* Mike Matheson wasn't all he was cracked up to be

Matheson has played 2 or 3 games then got hurt, Matheson getting hurt is part of the reason the Penguins need help on D

 

[Gurglesons]

Matheson has played 2 or 3 games then got hurt, Matheson getting hurt is part of the reason the Penguins need help on D

2. I think it is more the fact they lost Pettersson, Matheson and Riikola so basically 2,3 and 4 on the left side.

 

[Captain Controversy]

Kapanen for Kassian and Caleb Jones.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Kris Russell is in fact a defenceman

 

[Gurglesons]

Kris Russell is in fact a defenceman

Oh that's a good one.

 

[CupInSIX]

Nick Holden is your man, JR.
Left side, right side. PK PP - he can do it all not very well


edit: can a mod edit the tag to Dreger? It's his elite insider info. He's your man.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Matheson got injured after two games. He sucked his first game and was very good his second.

Right, was just making a joke.

 

[deca guard]

 

[Gliff]

Manson is your guy.... if you can wait 6 weeks.

 

[LRS87]

Manson is your guy.... if you can wait 6 weeks.

No time to wait, unless you want Matheson

 

[Empoleon8771]

Two ways to look at this:

* The loss of Jack Johnson has been catastrophic
* Mike Matheson wasn't all he was cracked up to be

No, Mike Matheson is out long term.

JR is looking for a defenseman because the Penguins have Riikola, Pettersson and Matheson out with long term injuries. This is their defense right now:

Dumoulin-Letang
Marino-Ceci
POJ-Ruhwedel

I think JR's probably targeting a Ruhwedel caliber LD for dirt cheap, and I imagine he'll use a depth forward (Lafferty, ZAR, Rodrigues or Sceviour is my guess) to get that.

 

[Bounces R Way]

What JR really needs is an intervention.

 

[Richard88]

Just out of curiosity, what would Pittsburgh offer for Graves or Timmins?

Avs are certainly not keen to trade either of them as that would diminish the quality of the strong Avs blueline, but I'm curious to see what JR would offer for either.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Just out of curiosity, what would Pittsburgh offer for Graves or Timmins?

Avs are certainly not keen to trade either of them as that would diminish the quality of the Avs blueline, but I'm curious to see what JR would offer for either.

Timmins would be a really nice get because he fills a long term need, but I don't think they'd be that interested in Graves. They need short term LD help, but not long term.

Timmins would look amazing on a 3rd pair with POJ going forward, though. Just don't think the timing is good right now, especially with Ruhwedel playing pretty well to start the year.