Salary Cap: Pens Salary Cap Thread: Feb 26th, the deadline day warmup

[Rakell67]

Honestly as much as I've love to have him I know exactly how it would play out. POJ would get scratched or be involved in the trade, Dumo would keep playing, and I'd end up hating it because of that.

Would Pettersson, 1st and Blomqvist be enough? Would be about equal cap wise.

Chychrun Letang
Dumoulin Petry
Joseph Rutta

Next season,

Chychrun Letang
Joseph Petry
Smith Rutta

 

[Shady Machine]

Honestly as much as I've love to have him I know exactly how it would play out. POJ would get scratched or be involved in the trade, Dumo would keep playing, and I'd end up hating it because of that.

Maybe. Since it has to be $'s in vs $'s out, I could actually see Dumo being part of the package as a cap dump and then AZ flips him at deadline.

 

[Gurglesons]

Honestly as much as I've love to have him I know exactly how it would play out. POJ would get scratched or be involved in the trade, Dumo would keep playing, and I'd end up hating it because of that.

We can’t afford him unless Kapanen or Dumo is going the other way and I could give a shit if we play Chychrun over POJ lol

 

[SEALBound]

eklund has McCabe to Pens at e4

POJ+Kapanen+pick for McCabe is the guy is lackluster move I can see Hextall making.

 

[Pancakes]

Maybe. Since it has to be $'s in vs $'s out, I could actually see Dumo being part of the package as a cap dump and then AZ flips him at deadline.

I don't see the Pens doing that. I feel like if they find a way to generate some cap space it will be by moving Blueger or Kapanen.

We can’t afford him unless Kapanen or Dumo is going the other way and I could give a shit if we play Chychrun over POJ lol

I think they'll move Blueger or Kapanen to generate space. Kinda doubt Dumo goes anywhere.

Would Pettersson, 1st and Blomqvist be enough? Would be about equal cap wise.

Chychrun Letang
Dumoulin Petry
Joseph Rutta

Next season,

Chychrun Letang
Joseph Petry
Smith Rutta

Why would we want to move MP? He's been our best defenseman this year

 

[Rakell67]

I don't see the Pens doing that. I feel like if they find a way to generate some cap space it will be by moving Blueger or Kapanen.

I think they'll move Blueger or Kapanen to generate space. Kinda doubt Dumo goes anywhere.

Why would we want to move MP? He's been our best defenseman this year

He's chinless.

 

[Turin]

eklund has McCabe to Pens at e4

POJ+Kapanen+pick for McCabe is the guy is lackluster move I can see Hextall making.

Boy that would be absolutely trash unless he’s got multiple significant forward pieces for that third line coming in too

 

[Tender Rip]

eklund has McCabe to Pens at e4

POJ+Kapanen+pick for McCabe is the guy is lackluster move I can see Hextall making.

That’s the worst suggestion I’ve ever seen.

 

[Gurglesons]

I honestly have no issue moving on from POJ if we can get legitimate top four physical D with term.

I like him, but he just still doesn't seem like an actual NHL defenseman with the inconsistency.

 

[Tender Rip]

I honestly have no issue moving on from POJ if we can get legitimate top four physical D with term.

I like him, but he just still doesn't seem like an actual NHL defenseman with the inconsistency.

No one is going to give enough for him to sacrifice him. Sure there are inconsistencies but part of it that sometimes he plays really well - and we have a couple of 4M guys who don’t.

 

[BusinessGoose]

Everyone without a clause, please stand up...

Okay.. Now,

 

[SomeDude]

New deadline plan:

 

[HandshakeLine]

Trade 'em all, god will know their own.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

For all the Hextall memes, I think this 6-0 drubbing leads to a trade soon.

 

[Zbynek]

eklund has McCabe to Pens at e4

POJ+Kapanen+pick for McCabe is the guy is lackluster move I can see Hextall making.

If that pick is a 1st i would hope for a lot more than McCabe. If Chychrun/Meier are up for grabs sure, I'd even throw in Pickering on top.

I honestly have no issue moving on from POJ if we can get legitimate top four physical D with term.

I like him, but he just still doesn't seem like an actual NHL defenseman with the inconsistency.

Completely agree, and the time to trade him would be now

 

[Shrimper]

eklund has McCabe to Pens at e4

POJ+Kapanen+pick for McCabe is the guy is lackluster move I can see Hextall making.

Rather keep POJ

 

[Pens x]

Hextall is embarrassed after this game. He knows LA is the only team that will offer him a job when he gets fired here. They may not want an advisor that flames out for two teams in the nhl.

 

[Sideline]

I am not a guy that thinks you need goalie depth to win in the playoffs. 99% of teams win or lose with their starter and no backup goalie is changing that.

However, DeSmith is so bad he might cost the Penguins a playoff spot with all the regular season points he's losing. A backup trade could fix that.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

eklund has McCabe to Pens at e4

POJ+Kapanen+pick for McCabe is the guy is lackluster move I can see Hextall making.

Jake McCabe - the needle-moving deadline acquisition we've all been waiting for!

 

[HandshakeLine]

I feel like this team really needs to come to grips with the fact that even if this team slogs into the post-season, they don't even have a puncher's chance at the moment.

 

[K Fleur]

I feel like this team really needs to come to grips with the fact that even if this team slogs into the post-season, they don't even have a puncher's chance at the moment.

They do have a punchers chance though if Crosby and Malkin both have a great series.

That’s kinda why we are stuck in this purgatory of not being a real contender and not being bad enough to make any real changes.

 

[HandshakeLine]

They do have a punchers chance though if Crosby and Malkin both have a great series.

That’s kinda why we are stuck in this purgatory of not being a real contender and not being bad enough to make any real changes.

I just don't see it with the way the top 2 lines have been this year, plus there's just not much going on in the bottom 6 so we'll probably see sid and geno get swarmed.

I dunno, we'll see.

 

[Zbynek]

They do have a punchers chance though if Crosby and Malkin both have a great series.

I think a lot of people take for granted how Sid and Geno are still both going strong and over 1.0 PPG.

Now that there are 50 players league-wide who go over a PPG people seem to think that stat is less good. The reality is the league is just more competitive and slightly higher scoring. The being over a PPG stat still means a lot for your team.

They are 2 of the best centers to ever play the sport, of course we have a fighting chance if we crack the postseason.

 

[HandshakeLine]

They are 2 of the best centers to ever play the sport, of course we have a fighting chance if we crack the postseason.

the difference is now, we don't just need Sid and Geno to get hot, they kind of need the whole line to do so. they're still great, but I also don't think we'll get that god-like Sid or Geno in the postseason now without a lot of things coming together.

 

[BusinessGoose]

I feel like this team really needs to come to grips with the fact that even if this team slogs into the post-season, they don't even have a puncher's chance at the moment.

"honestly, I'm just happy to have had the chance to be here"

-sid, after a first round sweep loss... Probably