LeBrun: " Kyle Dubas is listening to everyone on his roster outside of his "core guys" "

[Peasy]

I truly believe Leafs fans who come in these kind of threads to shit on Dubas are just trying to distract themselves with how bad Treliving has been for the Leafs.

The Leafs are a Matthews injury away from not even being a playoff team. They're a flat out bad team beyond Matthews, Marner and Nylander.

The irony of saying this when Dubas built the majority of this team

Dude could never understand how to acquire talent that would actually stick around.

He won't win anything in this league for a longggggggggggggggggg time.

What Treliving did in Calgary scares the shit out of me. Its weird that the zero success Dubas had doesn't scare the shit out of Pens fans. But I guess it was pretty dark there with Hextall and BURKE (trust us we know).

 

[Namikaze Minato]

I am beginning to think Toronto fans were right all along about Dubas.

We cant hear you because we are busy ignoring Calgary fans right now.

 

[NyQuil]

Maybe we can interest either of you groups with a slightly used Pierre Dorion who I understand is available.

 

[SEALBound]

Maybe we can interest either of you groups with a slightly used Pierre Dorion who I understand is available.

Your 1st round picks are as safe around Dorion as your dog is around the ATF. So no.

 

[NyQuil]

Your 1st round picks are as safe around Dorion as your dog is around the ATF. So no.

Sometimes you just have to increase the difficulty slider in GM Mode.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Kaplan's latest buzz: Goalie market, what Penguins and Capitals will do among hot topics

We're two weeks away from the NHL trade deadline, which means trades can happen at any moment. Here's what we're hearing around the league.

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Interest in Jake Guentzel around the league hasn't waned at all, despite him being on injured reserve through the March 8 deadline. It still seems likely Guentzel is on the move. I've heard the asking price on Guentzel is multiple first-round picks (or a first-round pick and equivalent in top prospects or roster players). One rival executive said "the Guentzel asking price is ridiculous."

The Penguins have made it clear that all non-core players on their roster could be available -- and not just looking for future assets, but hockey trades too (though those are typically easier over the summer). Veteran Reilly Smith hasn't had the smoothest transition in Pittsburgh, but there's increasing league-wide interest in the veteran forward, who won a Stanley Cup last season with the Golden Knights. Two of Smith's former teams, Vegas and Florida, could be fits -- as could the Hurricanes.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

The pens are a PO team in basically every metric outside of the PP so Dubi doesn't have to reinvent the wheel here.

Hopefully, he trades Jake, Ned, Smith, etc., and is allowed to fire Sully in the summer.

 

[TheNumber4]

Oilers offer a 6th round pick for Jeff Carter 50% retained. What say you Pens fans? Would Dubas do right by him and give him possibly his last shot on a contender?

 

[ChaosAgent]

Oilers offer a 6th round pick for Jeff Carter 50% retained. What say you Pens fans? Would Dubas do right by him and give him possibly his last shot on a contender?

Question is if we have other guys that need retention spots.

But if one is open, sure.

 

[TheNumber4]

Question is if we have other guys that need retention spots.

But if one is open, sure.

True. I realize the retention slot thing is an issue. Right now one will be earmarked for Guentzal. So 1 out of 3 is already gone. Do you guys have 2 more guys before Carter that will need to be shipped with retention?

 

[ChaosAgent]

True. I realize the retention slot thing is an issue. Right now one will be earmarked for Guentzal. So 1 out of 3 is already gone. Do you guys have 2 more guys before Carter that will need to be shipped with retention?

We are already using one on Petry. We may also use one on Smith or Rakell I guess.

 

[Lemieuxs]

True. I realize the retention slot thing is an issue. Right now one will be earmarked for Guentzal. So 1 out of 3 is already gone. Do you guys have 2 more guys before Carter that will need to be shipped with retention?

potentially.
Ned
MP
Smith

 

[Ryder71]

Question is if we have other guys that need retention spots.

But if one is open, sure.

I believe we have two guys we can retain on.

 

[TheNumber4]

potentially.
Ned
MP
Smith

Thanks. Hm interesting. Ned seems likeliest. Couple of guys there with term, so my Carter dream isn’t completely dead.

 

[wej20]

Oilers offer a 6th round pick for Jeff Carter 50% retained. What say you Pens fans? Would Dubas do right by him and give him possibly his last shot on a contender?

Not sure why anyone would want Carter but sure.

 

[TheNumber4]

Not sure why anyone would want Carter but sure.

Haven’t watched much of him lately. But would he be okay as a 4C that could win some faceoffs, be responsible defensively, and chip in some goals, or is he like completely cooked?

 

[Fatass]

Who are the “core” guys Dubas is referring to? Crosby, Malkin, Letang and EK?

 

[Ryder71]

Who are the “core” guys Dubas is referring to? Crosby, Malkin, Letang and EK?

Exactly! So everybody else could be had, for a tidy sum...yessssss

 

[Lemieuxs]

Who are the “core” guys Dubas is referring to? Crosby, Malkin, Letang and EK?

not EK

 

[cvaicunas]

So apparently Dubas deserves to be shit on for not fixing all of the issues with the Penguins in 1 off-season, but Trellvling doesn't get any blame for not fixing all of the issues with the Leafs in 1 off-season?

I mean saunter on over to the Leafs forum, he get's plenty of blame there. I imagine you were referring more to the main forums however.

 

[Fatass]

Exactly! So everybody else could be had, for a tidy sum...yessssss

Isn’t what’s left kinda not so good considering Guentzl is injured? Not too sure what Dubas is expecting to sell

not EK

fid the Sharks retain any on EK?

 

[Ryder71]

Isn’t what’s left kinda not so good considering Guentzl is injured? Not too sure what Dubas is expecting to sell

fid the Sharks retain any on EK?

Jake will be back two days after TDL. He'll be skating mid-end of next week. It's not a serious injury. And we'll very likely retain.

 

[Ryder71]

not EK

Yes, Dubas referenced EK as a core guy. Could be a smokescreen but highly unlikely.

 

[BillyOcean]

I see the Toronto fanatics (in a literal sense) have taken over yet another Penguins thread. Very exhausting. 1967 lol.

 

[Monsieur Verdoux]