GDT: NHL Trade Deadline Day Part III (hahahahhahha)

[Tasty Biscuits]

Veteran presence yall. What up.

 

[Frederick Stanley]

Strengthened our defense. lol

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

Yep.. the carnage is just mind blowing.

Good point about BB too. Given the Despres trade, JR would probably be willing to ship BB out of town for a bag of pucks at this point.

If this team was an asset manager in the finance world, they would be shorting Apple and taking out loans to buy Pets.com stock.

Since I got Capps PMs, I was prepared for Despres and BB to be gone. I just figured BB would have been the one thrown away for some vet asset to help them "win now".

It's hard to believe an org would take an asset like Despres and use him to bring back a guy they traded away for peanuts. No matter how many times I type it out, I still can't believe a real, living, breathing GM makes that deal without the aid of some type of narcotic.

 

[JRS91]

Ben Lovejoy is capable of hitting?

 

[66-30-33]

Rutherford now: "The reason for these trades -- we looked at our defense and depsite playing well, we were concerned about he experience of our defense. Since Ben left here, he has gained great experience and played extremely well."

Trade all our d prospects.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Experience > all.

Talent, performance, you name it.

 

[Steve Durbano]

This team is going to be physically killed in the playoffs. Let the Crosby and Malkin boarding begin.

 

[Frederick Stanley]

If JR wanted veteran presence, why didn't he just re-sign Orpik in July...

 

[deczola]

Pens playoff lineup now:

Perron-Crosby-Hornqvist
Kunitz-Malkin-Comeau
Winnik-Sutter-Downie
Spaling-Lapierre-Adams
Bennett (you know he'll be a healthy scratch)

Martin-Letang
Ehrhoff-Pouliot (you know he'll be playing here)
Scuderi-Lovejoy
Cole

Cole will be in top 6 and DP will not if he continues his horrendous play. I love his aggressiveness but his bordering on being a 4th frwd when he is on the ice. MGMT sees this, coach sees this.......if he continues the route he is on, he will be out of the top 6 soon.

 

[Beauner]

If experience is key why didnt we trade Beau for Jagr?

 

[Gurglesons]

Cole will be in top 6 and DP will not if he continues his horrendous play. I love his aggressiveness but his bordering on being a 4th frwd when he is on the ice. MGMT sees this, coach sees this.......if he continues the route he is on, he will be out of the top 6 soon.

DP just had a coming out party last game.

 

[66-30-33]

LOL!!! JR thinks we can stay competitive with the Metro LMAO!!!!

 

[roquay]

We're one of the oldest teams in the league already without these trades

 

[billybudd]

I'm not any happier about the trade, but people are pulling stuff out of their ass. Lovejoy played top 4 minutes last year in the playoffs for the Ducks.

Yep. Lovejoy was pretty awesome in the playoffs last year for a club that nearly picked off the eventual champions.

It's possible to not like the deal without smearing Lovejoy's work since he left here, which, incidentally, has been exemplary.

 

[AR5]

I like the questions.

GOOD pressure being put on now.

 

[Frederick Stanley]

Jeez, JR you are an idiot.

 

[Ally22]

This is a nightmare....

 

[AR5]

MAckey asked if what we did was good enough to compete with NYR/NYI's moves.

 

[deczola]

Despres proved he was a top 4 defenseman this year. Harrington and Dumoulin have not.

OMG, he was a #5 at BEST

A top 4...geezz

 

[DegenX]

The first time the Pens post something about Lovejoy ripping off the Simpsons, I'm going to be sorely tempted to file a DMCA complaint

 

[StaalForOne]

Imagine that, developing a player? Why should we develop guys, when other teams can do it for us!

 

[66-30-33]

So we got Lovejoy because he used to play here? Country Club!

 

[Kristopher Letang]

''Our guys felt very confident about reacquiring this player''. LOOK FIRE ALL THE OLD REGIMENT GUYS ! THIS WASNT JR CALL LOLLLL COUNTRY CLUB ALL DAY

 

[Waffle Fries]

I think JR has lost his mind.

 

[Ally22]

Maybe Despres' play dropped off cuz he was jerked up and down the lineup