Salary Cap: Penguins Trade Deadline Thread #66: We need more trade deadline snacks

[SomeDude]

How dare you suggest the proud contender of Philadelphia will be anything other than major buyers next year.

They’ll be buying paper bags for fans to put over their heads.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I wonder how long it will take Clarke to blame Hextall on that bad return for Giroux.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I wonder how long it will take Clarke to blame Hextall on that bad return for Giroux.

"If Hextall hadn't handed Giroux that NMC we'd have gotten a huge return!"

(I have no idea if Hextall was the GM that signed Giroux to his current deal, but neither does Bobby Clarke probably)

 

[Empoleon8771]

"If Hextall hadn't handed Giroux that NMC we'd have gotten a huge return!"

(I have no idea if Hextall was the GM that signed Giroux to his current deal)

I had to check, he was just the assistant GM when that happened. He was made GM not too long after that, though

 

[SomeDude]

How likely is it Giroux just goes back to Philly next year? Any kind of return would be worth it. Hell any kind of return is worth it when the guy controls where he goes.

You know any people that would willingly go back to Philly after moving to Florida for 2-4 months?

 

[pistolpete11]

I wonder how long it will take Clarke to blame Hextall on that bad return for Giroux.

Nevermind.

 

[Peat]

They’ll be buying paper bags for fans to put over their heads.

Like they care about their fans that much.

Also looking at the full trade and that seems bizarrely complex. Like why are Florida getting an extra pair of busting Flyers prospects as well?

 

[SomeDude]

Like they care about their fans that much.

Also looking at the full trade and that seems bizarrely complex. Like why are Florida getting an extra pair of busting Flyers prospects as well?

They gotta purge anything that reminds them of Hextall (let’s pretend he drafted those guys even if he didn’t)

 

[Turin]

Not a great return but we’re talking about a 30+ probably rental who commanded where he went.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I think it's a pretty safe bet that this team won't end up doing anything at the deadline at this point. The team is just playing really damn well right now and don't appear to be slowing down. They're on pace for 111 points in a full season, which would be the most points they've had in a season since they had 111 points in 2016-2017. The pace they're at this year is basically identical to the pace they had last year when they won the division.

They shouldn't trade Kapanen now that he's looking like he's rounding back into form, so that leaves you pretty limited at forward. Maybe you can trade Pettersson and/or ZAR and use that money at forward, but I think that's easier said than done.

I think my ideal scenario is trade ZAR and trade for Rakell at 50%. It's cutting it absurdly tight, Rakell at 50% is about $1.9 million while ZAR is at $1.725 million. But I think you can make it work with a 22 man roster or throwing something like McGinn or Zucker on LTIR.

Edit: you're $47k over the cap with trading ZAR out and bringing Rakell in at 50% with a 23 man roster and Zucker healthy. You can either get another team to retain a bit more or just run with a 22 man roster to make it work.

 

[Peat]

Lindholm is a massive addition for Boston. If they sign him to an extension, that would be great for them.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Yeah good for them, a Lindholm-McAvoy top pair is going to be dominant for the next 5 or so years.

 

[66-30-33]

Toronto will go after Gio now I am guessing. Florida vs Bos/Tor and Tampa vs Bos/Tor.

 

[Peat]

My dream scenario would be wriggling free of Pettersson and using that money for Middleton and I guess Rakell or maybe a flyer on Kubalik on the cheap although I'm still kinda hoping Rutherford does something atomic (hoping against hope though). But I just don't think anyone is going to do us that favour right now.

Although, tbh, I wish they'd go full cynic and leave McGinn on LTIR for a long time (unless someone else gets injured). But oh well. If wishes were horses and all that.

 

[MayorofWBS]

We should trade ZAR if we can. Except even if they could, we all know that they won't. We'll be fine running Big Z or DOC.

Maybe with the dust settling with the big chasing teams, there might be some better prices.

 

[SomeDude]

B’s should bring Darren McCarty in to negotiate this deal. Lindholm would end up paying them to play there.

 

[Empoleon8771]

We should trade ZAR if we can. Except even if they could, we all know that they won't. We'll be fine running Big Z or DOC.

Maybe with the dust settling with the big chasing teams, there might be some better prices.

I think they could easily trade ZAR and I'm thinking it's becoming more and more likely with him not playing in the last 3 games.

"He's sick" just sounds like a cover. The team needs money to add elsewhere and ZAR is insanely replaceable on this team.

 

[Andy P]

I wonder what’s going to happen when Florida loses in the first round

 

[Peat]

Trading ZAR would be super easy and I think they'd do it, but it's got to get the player they want as a result and as he only opens up so much cap room, not sure it would. Guess there's always some cap laundering through a third team.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

I bet the Pens make like two small trades.

 

[K Fleur]

I wonder what’s going to happen when Florida loses in the first round

Their fans will be outraged. All 12 of them.

 

[dogthateats]

 

[66-30-33]

Gonna be a weird game April 24th when Pens play a Girouxless Flyers team.

 

[66-30-33]

8 years apparently.

 

[Gurglesons]

I think they could easily trade ZAR and I'm thinking it's becoming more and more likely with him not playing in the last 3 games.

"He's sick" just sounds like a cover. The team needs money to add elsewhere and ZAR is insanely replaceable on this team.

Did they even say he was sick this time?