Proposal: Pens-Hawks

[MMC]

Kris Letang
Riley Sheahan



2019 2nd round pick
Artem Anisimov
Connor Murphy

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[howkie]

Letang and Seabrook, cant see that as a fun combination of contract to jiggle around with

 

[Club]

Pittsburgh says no

 

[migi]

Why would Pens do this?

 

[MMC]

Why would Pens do this?

Most Pens fans seem done with Letang and ready to move Brassard to wing. Gives them a 3C and clears cap for another move.

 

[orby]

Pens are deep enough at center as it stands, and downgrading from Letang to Murphy isn't exactly an enticing thought.

 

[wej20]

Most Pens fans seem done with Letang and ready to move Brassard to wing. Gives them a 3C and clears cap for another move.

Pens are only considering moving Brassard to wing as they're deep at centre (Crosby, Malkin, Brassard, Sheahan, Cullen, Grant)

 

[Peat]

Most Pens fans seem done with Letang and ready to move Brassard to wing. Gives them a 3C and clears cap for another move.

If a Pens fan was done with Letang, and believed in moving Brassard but not in Sheahan as a 3C replacement, then maybe this deal would make sense if nothing else could be found.

But that's not all Pens fans - I think the majority of those about to comment will disagree with at least one if not both of those points - and even those who are down on Letang hope/believe has more value than that.

 

[Halla]

this is a pretty poor proposal

If thats all it takes to get Letang, gotta think the leafs would top it.

Zaitsev
Brown
1st rd pick

 

[Ignatius]

Duncan Keith for Letang?

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Most Pens fans seem done with Letang and ready to move Brassard to wing. Gives them a 3C and clears cap for another move.

I'm about as done with Letang as any Pens fan. Any Letang deal needs at least a Schultz-calibre RH PMD coming back (the idea is to sacrifice some of Letang's dynamism to minimize the dumb) plus significant sweetener, and Murphy sure as hell isn't that. Never mind that Sheahan's younger, cheaper, and outproduced Anisimov last year.

This proposal's D.O.A.

 

[Riptide]

Kris Letang
Riley Sheahan



2019 2nd round pick
Artem Anisimov
Connor Murphy

LOL. f*** NO.

 

[Riptide]

Most Pens fans seem done with Letang and ready to move Brassard to wing. Gives them a 3C and clears cap for another move.

Sheahan put up a 35-40pt pace as Pittsburgh's 3C last season before the TD when they acquired Brassard. So even if the plan is to put Brassard on LW, they do not need a 3C.

 

[ClydeLee]

If Letangs deal expired soon I could see something working as a way to be cutting down cap and contracts.

Theres no aim or reason for the Hawks to be adding long term offensive RDs. That's what 3 of their top 5 prospects are

 

[wahsnairb]

Makes no sense for the Hawks and is poor value for the Pens.. impressive

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

Makes no sense for the Hawks and is poor value for the Pens.. impressive

Exactly.
Pretty sure both sides say no.

 

[Toby Flenderson]

this is a pretty poor proposal

If thats all it takes to get Letang, gotta think the leafs would top it.

Zaitsev
Brown
1st rd pick

Just as bad

 

[Rick C137]

I don’t even do this from a hawks perspective. Letangs injury history/decline scares me quite a bit with his contract.

Don’t need another defender making 1d money that we have to shelter. Letang is about the exact opposite of the type of defender we should be looking for. We also have the best prospect pool of offensive RHDs out of anyone in the nhl. No thanks.

 

[YP44]

I don't see the hawks being good partners for this, but I wonder what Letang is worth. Specifically what would LA have to give up.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Last thing the Pens need to do is move a defensemen for a center. Letang is still a #1 defenseman and that value is also horrible.

 

[Lukin1978]

That's terrible for the pens

 

[Joe Scaduto]

Kessel for Anisimov and Kunitz.

 

[Empoleon8771]

What's your deal with making terrible trade proposals for the Penguins? I honestly think Sheahan is just as valuable as Anisimov is at this point, that's how little I think of Anisimov.

I don’t even do this from a hawks perspective. Letangs injury history/decline scares me quite a bit with his contract.

Don’t need another defender making 1d money that we have to shelter. Letang is about the exact opposite of the type of defender we should be looking for. We also have the best prospect pool of offensive RHDs out of anyone in the nhl. No thanks.

How is Letang a defender than needs to be sheltered? He has been playing against the top competition of other teams for years. That's like saying Karlsson needs to be sheltered.

 

[66-30-33]

I don’t even do this from a hawks perspective. Letangs injury history/decline scares me quite a bit with his contract.

Don’t need another defender making 1d money that we have to shelter. Letang is about the exact opposite of the type of defender we should be looking for. We also have the best prospect pool of offensive RHDs out of anyone in the nhl. No thanks.

Letangs decline is exaggerated, he sucked because he most likely did not do his normal summer workouts after his injury. But who knows, maybe he really is as bad as he was last season but I don't think he is, just needed a long healthy summer and go back to his summer routine.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Pittsburgh says no

Why would Pens do this?

This.

Why are the Pens giving away their #1D and getting pretty much nothing they need for him?