Okay, so you'd be happy betting a 1st round pick against a likely meaningless, 4 or 5 game trip into the post-season?
It's not like they can tell the players stop trying we want the first round pick instead. And JR didn't make any rental moves this season, so it's not like you can say he made a concerted effort to make the playoffs.
If he wanted that first round pick he pretty much did everything in his power to get it while still maintaining face with the players and team.
Like i said after a game earlier.
The Pens will be fine once they find a big upgrade over Kunitz and another LW'er to throw in the mix where it's between Hags and that LW'er for top 6 duty.
The second one can be a Beau or Sprong plus the WB guys like Wilson and perhaps Simon, in the short term but...
I know JR wants a LW anchor and he feels he still doesn't have one.
He's slow playing it like he did with Kessel.
Once he became available he pounced.
Theres been nothing he can pounce on yet @ LW.
Be it in FA'y or in a trade, i don't think he cares how he gets it.
ETA: I just don't see as bleak of a future as Coach and some others.
I understand, and agree, but I'm saying don't do something like rush Geno back for a fanatical push for the playoffs. It's not worth it at all imo.
People need to realize sooner or later that until real changes are made both roster-wise and with this team's ideals, we are wasting years of Sid and Geno's prime/career anyway.
Might as well lose with a purpose than get a participation trophy.
Disagree, pens could have easily lost this by trying to get even. This wasn't a game they could afford to lose
Look, at their ages, we're not building a roster with enough Entry Level Contracts to win another cup.
So what do we do at this point?
I agree with that, and I don't think the Pens are dumb enough to do that. Least I sure hope not.
And if they miss the playoffs, they'll just lose a 2017 pick instead. Unless the 2016 draft is without a doubt better than the 2017 draft (and I haven't seen anything to make me think it is), it really doesn't make a difference on whether we lose a 1st rounder next year or this year.
If we make the playoffs, we'll have 2 2nds this year and a 1st and a 2nd next year. That's really not bad at all and no different than us missing the playoffs this year and us making the playoffs next year (1st and 2nd this year, 2 2nds next year).
The difference being that their 1st rounder this year could be a lottery pick while next year's could be anything.
Why do you post here? I don't even think you're a Penguins fan. All I ever see you do is **** on Crosby on the main board.
Nope, which is weird. It looked like the Blue Jackets player tried to rub him out along the boards behind the net and it caught Geno's arm awkwardly against the boards. Came up limp. Played another shift or two and then was gone from the bench for the night.
Could be a bruise, or it could be more serious. No idea yet.
It was weird. I didn't notice when Geno got hurt. That hit looked fairly innocuous and I didn't think anything of it. I saw Sid out with Hagelin and Kessel and thought it was interesting, but when Cullen came out with them the next shift, that's when I realized he was gone.
I really couldn't figure out what happened, so I had to search on my phone for the video. I feel like it could be his knee? But I don't know. So frustrating to get two guys back and lose a more important one.
Prout's ass pushed Geno's stick into the boards and his wrist got jammed between those two things and his stick.