Confirmed with Link: Pens acquire Reilly Smith for a 3rd round pick

[Zbynek]

Can't knock it. Keep goin Doober!

 

[Honour Over Glory]

So Reilly is a solid top 9 winger that can penalty kill. So naturally Sullivan should never use him on the penalty kill and utilize him in the worst ways possible.

Obviously.

Literally the only reason Sullivan is a fan of the acquisition.

Sullivan probably asks prospective applicants whether they can PK when looking for a new housekeeper.

And then never use them there or what?

Remember when Kapanen was like the 2nd or third most utilized winger for the Leafs pk and then he came to the Pens and spent like 1 min or something total in his entire tenure?

Working with some real f***ing geniuses here.

 

[Pens x]

I'm against using ~5M players on L3 full time, unless you're using a balanced approach and have a cheaper winger in the top 6.
Especially if we're talking about how Sullivan uses L3...you're just not gonna produce much like that.

Bringing Zucker back is a luxury we can't afford now. Let him go. Use that money to address the actual holes.

Couldn’t you bring him back if they bought out Granlund? I don’t want Zucker back necessarily, but it seems like you could re-sign him if Granlund wasn’t a thing. I’m still surprised Dubas hasn’t bought him out yet.

 

[Zbynek]

Couldn’t you bring him back if they bought out Granlund? I don’t want Zucker back necessarily, but it seems like you could re-sign him if Granlund wasn’t a thing. I’m still surprised Dubas hasn’t bought him out yet.

His reaction to the buyout question has me thinking he has a Granlund for a bag of pucks trade in the works. Just wonder how much net cap space we'd gain in such a deal.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

And here's his player card from last year:

 

[Pens x]

That kind of stings going from Vegas to Pittsburgh right after winning the cup.

 

[Zbynek]

Smith is f***ing solid man. Good work to Dubas on this trade. When you consider there's going to be a team out there paying 6x6 to Bunting on July 1st, I love this deal even more.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Couldn’t you bring him back if they bought out Granlund? I don’t want Zucker back necessarily, but it seems like you could re-sign him if Granlund wasn’t a thing. I’m still surprised Dubas hasn’t bought him out yet.

You could, but then you're paying someone ~5 mill to be an L3 winger, with sub-optimal usage to produce scoring. Someone would have that spot at any given time, besides when top 6 wings are hurt.
The priority now needs to be goalie, 1LD and possibly 2RD if Petry goes, 3C and balanced depth in the bottom 6.

 

[Pens x]

None of this matters if we are icing a Carter/Granlund third line.

 

[Lust for Life]

Nothing matters if we die tomorrow.

 

[Pens x]

Nothing matters if we die tomorrow.

Our GMs have been killing us since 2017. Death by a thousand bad decisions. (Not Dubas…yet)

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Vegas fan checking in merely to offer hearty congratulations on getting a very solid 200' player who has a couple of good years left, and for peanuts. Our cap pain is your tangible gain.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Vegas fan checking in merely to offer hearty congratulations on getting a very solid 200' player who has a couple of good years left, and for peanuts. Our cap pain is your tangible gain.

I think it worked pretty well for both teams.

This allowed Vegas to re-up Barbashev at what I think is at least a fair deal. Probably closer to outright good deal. Especially considering his playoffs.

 

[Peat]

Vegas fan checking in merely to offer hearty congratulations on getting a very solid 200' player who has a couple of good years left, and for peanuts. Our cap pain is your tangible gain.

I feel like this is a beautiful continuation of the circle of life after we had to send you MAF after our cup win.

And we are indeed excited to have him here.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

I think it worked pretty well for both teams.

This allowed Vegas to re-up Barbashev at what I think is at least a fair deal. Probably closer to outright good deal. Especially considering his playoffs.

Suffice it to say that while Vegas fans are sad to lose Reilly, we're at least happy that he didn't go to a team within the Western Conference. Have seen way too many games where low-key Reilly Smith turned out to be the difference maker.

 

[Zbynek]

Man i have a really good feeling about this trade. Now if Doober could just follow this by acquiring a Vezina goalie

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Suffice it to say that while Vegas fans are sad to lose Reilly, we're at least happy that he didn't go to a team within the Western Conference. Have seen way too many games where low-key Reilly Smith turned out to be the difference maker.

His 14 points in 22 playoff games en route to a Cup is pretty impressive.

Since I have you here a moment... you like him better at LW or RW?

I'm eager to see how he slots in next to Sid/Malkin.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

I think it worked pretty well for both teams.

This allowed Vegas to re-up Barbashev at what I think is at least a fair deal. Probably closer to outright good deal. Especially considering his playoffs.

And Barb is younger than Smith, so I'm sure LV is happy about that

 

[Ryder71]

Couldn’t you bring him back if they bought out Granlund? I don’t want Zucker back necessarily, but it seems like you could re-sign him if Granlund wasn’t a thing. I’m still surprised Dubas hasn’t bought him out yet.

Why would you want to bring back a player that beyond last season was riddled with injuries in his time here? No thanks, good player but too injury prone.

 

[Pens x]

Why would you want to bring back a player that beyond last season was riddled with injuries in his time here? No thanks, good player but too injury prone.

I don’t want him back.

 

[Ryder71]

I don’t want him back.

Nobody should.

 

[vodeni]

Can he forecheck and pressure D, thats all I care...thats what we need, someone to carry water for our aged superstars, Rust and Guentzel, anything more would be gravy

 

[JTG]

At worst he's scoring depth for the 3rd line.

If Dubas can get out of the Petry and Granlund deals, we have to feel good about this offseason so far.

 

[66-30-33]

At worst he's scoring depth for the 3rd line.

If Dubas can get out of the Petry and Granlund deals, we have to feel good about this offseason so far.

I like Petry I hope he stays unless we can get younger back there like a Hanafin as a Dumo replacement. I dunno who would fill in for Petry though.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

At worst he's scoring depth for the 3rd line.

If Dubas can get out of the Petry and Granlund deals, we have to feel good about this offseason so far.

At worst.

I think Smith is at least a Raks level player, though.