Confirmed with Link: Pens sign G Filip Lindberg to two-year, entry-level deal

[Andy99]

Best f’ing signing of the day for the Pens!

 

[tom_servo]

Paging Mr. Lundqvist for mentorship duty

Edit: oh, he's Finnish

 

[Pens1566]

Now I really like this signing. Seems like a huge upside with no downside.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Why yes I will take a free prospect, thank you.

I miss the days when small goalies were just Canadian jockeys and not, you know, half a foot taller than me.

 

[EightyOne]

Free prospect is free prospect. Let's get him in the A and see how he does. There's a window to develop a guy before our two goalies drafted last year turn pro.

. Almost like drafting two goalies was f***ING STUPID last year when whoops these prospects can just be signed later like this

 

[Headshot77]

. Almost like drafting two goalies was f***ING STUPID last year when whoops these prospects can just be signed later like this

Even in retrospect that wasn't a bad move. It's just a good idea to look for guys who slip through the cracks. You can't plan on it though.

 

[EightyOne]

Even in retrospect that wasn't a bad move. It's just a good idea to look for guys who slip through the cracks. You can't plan on it though.

But not with your first two picks because you traded all your other picks..

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I don't really have it in my mental reserves to give a shit about any picks outside of the like top-15. We haven't made one of those since we took the illustrious Pouliot at 8th overall.

I'd prefer BPA regardless of position on any guy taken from like, 45th overall onward. A mid-2nd is about when I'd shift to that, with a more needs-based approach before then.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Good signing.

 

[Jacob]

Hey I like it.

 

[Captain Hook]

Worth taking a shot given our needs and how outrageous his stats are. I do worry his stats are a product of the system or team around him because his goalie partner also had ridiculous stats.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Not gonna pretend like I saw him play or anything like that, but dam those stats are freaking impressive!!

 

[MayorofWBS]

So minny didn’t keep his rights? He was only drafted 2 years ago and has been solid since. Seems odd

I'm guessing because he's undersized.

Minny tried to sign him but a loophole allowed him to become a UFA if he waited Minny out (since he was drafted as a 20 year old).

 

[ZorkEnchanter]

Awesome. I was hoping we'd get him.

 

[Giskard]

The best signing of the free agency! His stats are unreal.

 

[StroShow]

those stats don't even look real, that's insane lol

 

[OtherThingsILike]

As I understand it, Jonathan Quick also went to the same school and set a bunch of records; all of which were broken by Lindberg.

 

[OtherThingsILike]

His goalie partner was Matthew Murray

The 'other' Matt Murray was invited to Penguins developmental camp two years ago:

 

[gdsmack267]

Id assume they have no plans for him to be in the NHL this year outside of an injury issue which is obviously possible with this team.

 

[Jackpot Jaret]

. Almost like drafting two goalies was f***ING STUPID last year when whoops these prospects can just be signed later like this

Its not absurd at all. There is no guarantee that players will sign a contract with said team. What happens if the Pens didn't draft a goalie, and goalies decide to sign elsewhere?

 

[SEALBound]

Nothing wrong with another quality goalie prospect, especially if a few others are overseas.

Can someone refresh my memory though - I remember reading an article on NCAA free agents and everyone was ga-ga over a goalie who was dominant...is this him? Rather - is this the NCAA free agent goalie that everyone was after?

 

[Goalie_Bob]

Nothing wrong with another quality goalie prospect, especially if a few others are overseas.

Can someone refresh my memory though - I remember reading an article on NCAA free agents and everyone was ga-ga over a goalie who was dominant...is this him? Rather - is this the NCAA free agent goalie that everyone was after?

Yes.

 

[Freeptop]

It's also worth noting that the goalies that were drafted last year are younger than Lindberg, so they still help fill the pipeline going forward.

Just to use this as an example scenario (not saying this is realistic, for a variety of reasons): DeSmith's contract ends after this current season. It's not out of question that he'd expect a raise on his current cap hit of 1.25M. In the ideal circumstance, one of Lindberg or D'Orio replace DeSmith, with the other remaining as the starter in WB/S. Blomqvist and Clang then can either come over and backup in WB/S or start in Wheeling, or else the Pens can loan them out to their European teams to continue to develop as starters overseas. This is not a bad situation to be in with goalies. If you're lucky, one of them proves to be good enough to be an NHL player. Chances are, most of them never see more than a few games in the NHL. Goalies are voodoo, so having a steady pipeline of prospects that gives you time to see which ones stick is necessary.

I mean, in 2011, the Pens drafted Murray and Maguire in the 3rd and 4th rounds, then drafted Jarry in the 2nd round the next year.
Oh, and then they drafted Gustavsson in 2016.

You never know how things are going to work out in the long run. You don't want to have too many goaltenders ready to be pro at the same time, due to lack of spots, but that's not really the case here. 5 goalies on NHL contracts spread between the NHL, AHL and ECHL is perfectly reasonable.

 

[Pens x]

I like this signing. Gotta replenish the cupboard at every chance possible.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Hi, guest here. Anyone think he might get some games in the NHL this season?

one Finnish media outlet was speculating (they also interviewed Lindberg)
that Filip might have a good shot (at least challenge Jarry & DeSmith) for the Pittsburgh's starting goalie spot this season.

What's you guys opinion about the matter?.