Confirmed with Link: Pens bring back Nick Bonino for a 5th and a 7th round pick

[Lust for Life]

Play nice

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[Icarium]

Tremble, Boston and Carolina!

 

[Tender Rip]

This is OK for me, all things considered.

 

[PensPlz]

Lol

 

[Candyman]

I hated Hextall when he was hired. I hate him more now. What's the record for most geriatric team in NHL history and why is no one even close to ours?

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Listen man I'm 37 years old. It's nice being able to relate to everyone on the team still

 

[K Fleur]

Listen man I'm 37 years old. It's nice being able to relate to everyone on the team still

I’m 31. In a few years I’ll be old enough to play for the Penguins.

 

[orby]

I like Bonino. He's basically a pure shutdown guy now, which is fine. A 5th and a 7th is just about what he's worth.

I had assumed they'd be shipping McGinn to San Jose but it looks like they went for salary retention instead. Having Mcginn available to play on the 4th line in the playoffs could be useful, I guess.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Lol. I have no idea wtf this team is doing.

 

[HandshakeLine]

I’m 31. In a few years I’ll be old enough to play for the Penguins.

Make sure you work on skating slowly and forgetting to pick up your man in your own end, especially around the crease.

I like Bonino. He's basically a pure shutdown guy now, which is fine. A 5th and a 7th is just about what he's worth.

I had assumed they'd be shipping McGinn to San Jose but it looks like they went for salary retention instead. Having Mcginn available to play on the 4th line in the playoffs could be useful, I guess.

The Bonino move is fine, I just wish we weren't in love with every overpriced bottom 6er this team has under contract.

 

[mpp9]

I’m 31. In a few years I’ll be old enough to play for the Penguins.

35. I’m in my prime.

 

[Pens1566]

Eh ...

Haven't watched him at all since he left. Not losing sleep over a 5th and 7th though.

 

[Night Shift]

Lol. I have no idea wtf this team is doing.

Hextall had to get this done in the am hours because he has a very important nap from 10-330 pm

 

[PensandCaps]

I like Bonino. He's basically a pure shutdown guy now, which is fine. A 5th and a 7th is just about what he's worth.

I had assumed they'd be shipping McGinn to San Jose but it looks like they went for salary retention instead. Having Mcginn available to play on the 4th line in the playoffs could be useful, I guess.

He's still a better than average bottom six goal scorer, McGinn has value.

 

[SomeDude]

Eh ...

Haven't watched him at all since he left. Not losing sleep over a 5th and 7th though.

Hextall certainly isn’t either.

As I said, I’m sure he’s going to be an upgrade as 4C from what Blueger was. Cost nothing. Commence the freak outs.

 

[Tender Rip]

As much as people can dream about the GM taking someone to the cleaners for a young, projectable contributing forward with size, grit and good skating… getting a very good pk’ing center with cup experience on a 500k cap-hit is valuable. More so when you have no cap room or depth in the position.

No problems with this.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

No problem with this considering how bad our 3rd line is.

 

[Zap Rowsdower]

Oh dear

 

[HandshakeLine]

It's going to be wild when the Bonino trade is actually the best deadline move we make this year.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Poor Ryan Poehling.

 

[Sidgeni Malkby]

I like Bonino. He's basically a pure shutdown guy now, which is fine. A 5th and a 7th is just about what he's worth.

I had assumed they'd be shipping McGinn to San Jose but it looks like they went for salary retention instead. Having Mcginn available to play on the 4th line in the playoffs could be useful, I guess.

I was hoping McGinn would go the other way, but I guess absorbing 2 more years of McGinn was too much for the Sharks, considering Bonino was a UFA.

I'm fine with this trade. Getting a 35 year old veteran with defensive skills for a 4th line center sounds about right, as a repair to a screwed up bottom 6.

If he helps our PK (which Granlund is also supposed to do), that has value!

 

[HandshakeLine]

Granlund repairing our PK is the dumbest idea our coach has come up with in years and that's saying something.

 

[Bowski]

HBK 2023, you're never too old to rock!
Get the Hot Dog Man back Ron!

 

[wej20]

Not terrible but doesn't solve the problem of Jeff Carter on the 3rd line.

 

[Pens1566]

It ends up being Blueger + 5th + 7th out and Bonino + 3rd in?