Confirmed with Link: Pens trade for Spencer Machacek

[madinsomniac]

Could be a nice pickup. At worst this is a no-risk move to replace a completely unproductive AHL player.

Like kobesew?

 

[orby]

Like kobesew?

Kobasew was signed as a free agent, not traded for. Either way...Kobasew is bad, yes, but signing him wasn't a bad idea per se because the Pens were strapped for cap space and needed bottom 6 guys.

 

[Zen Arcade]

What's the purpose here?

Outside of Sill and Zolnierczyk, the Pens' minor league call ups are mostly smallish guys like Ebbett and Conner or middle of the road guys like Drazenovic.

This gives them a gritty, defensively responsible player who plays a 4th line checking type of game.

It makes plenty of sense given Thompson's struggles and Sill's uncertain status.

 

[radapex]

Ok. So next question: If we try to play him in the AHL, will another team be able to or even want to claim him? Since he's already playing in the AHL, I assume he doesn't need to clear?

He's already cleared waivers once this season and has 0 games/0 days in the NHL since, so he's got 10 games/30 days on his waiver exemption.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Yes.

 

[MrBurghundy]

Outside of Sill and Zolnierczyk, the Pens' minor league call ups are mostly smallish guys like Ebbett and Conner or middle of the road guys like Drazenovic.

This gives them a gritty, defensively responsible player who plays a 4th line checking type of game.

It makes plenty of sense given Thompson's struggles and Sill's uncertain status.

What's the deal with Payerl anyway?

 

[radapex]

Man, Hooch is CRAZY!!

 

[madinsomniac]

Kobasew was signed as a free agent, not traded for. Either way...Kobasew is bad, yes, but signing him wasn't a bad idea per se because the Pens were strapped for cap space and needed bottom 6 guys.

Lol I meant replacing Kobesew with this guy since he is virtually an AHL player

 

[Zen Arcade]

What's the deal with Payerl anyway?

He's been hurt all season.

 

[Tender Rip]

Machacek is a better/more useful player than Paul Thompson.
Not sure there is much of a point to this NHL-wise, but it should improve the WBS where Thompson wasn't providing much of anything.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Yay! Finally a winger for Crosby!

Seems like a trade of career AHLers.

 

[jmelm]

Who would have thought the Penguins would make a trade that I couldn't care less about?

 

[metalan2]

Outside of Sill and Zolnierczyk, the Pens' minor league call ups are mostly smallish guys like Ebbett and Conner or middle of the road guys like Drazenovic.

This gives them a gritty, defensively responsible player who plays a 4th line checking type of game.

It makes plenty of sense given Thompson's struggles and Sill's uncertain status.

Thank you. I knew zero about him.

 

[#1GuinFan]

I liked him when he played in junior, he does have NHL capabilities, which Thompson does not. He'll most certainly help the baby Pens, and should our injury woes continue this year it would not surprise me in the least to see him called up for some time. I think fans will be pleasantly surprised, even if he only plays in the AHL.

 

[orby]

Lol I meant replacing Kobesew with this guy since he is virtually an AHL player

Oh, I was talking about Thompson.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Outside of Sill and Zolnierczyk, the Pens' minor league call ups are mostly smallish guys like Ebbett and Conner or middle of the road guys like Drazenovic.

This gives them a gritty, defensively responsible player who plays a 4th line checking type of game.

It makes plenty of sense given Thompson's struggles and Sill's uncertain status.

What's wrong with Sill?

 

[Speaking Moistly]

What's wrong with Sill?

His arm was cut by a skate. #PenguinsHockey

 

[Zen Arcade]

What's wrong with Sill?

He took a skate to the wrist after being sent down, he hasn't played since. It was apparently a pretty nasty injury, and last I heard, they didn't know when he'd be back.

 

[Waffle Fries]

What's wrong with Sill?

His arm was cut by a skate and he just had surgery.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

I heard his arm was cut by a skate. Can I get multiple confirmations whether that is true?

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Like kobesew?

Like Zolnierczyk, who 95% of the board hated with a burning passion as soon as they heard we dealt Alex ****ing Grant for him, even though they all like him now and criticize DB for not playing him.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

I heard his arm was cut by a skate. Can I get multiple confirmations whether that is true?

No.

I think the timetable after the surgery was 8-10 weeks, if memory serves.

 

[Captain Hook]

Seems like just a random minor league trade. Although I'd imagine Waddell might have something to do with this since he drafted Machacek in Atlanta.

 

[billybudd]

Like Zolnierczyk, who 95% of the board hated with a burning passion as soon as they heard we dealt Alex ****ing Grant for him, even though they all like him now and criticize DB for not playing him.

I still hate him. But beggars can't be choosers and we're beggars with our bottom 6.

 

[Tender Rip]

Like Zolnierczyk, who 95% of the board hated with a burning passion as soon as they heard we dealt Alex ****ing Grant for him, even though they all like him now and criticize DB for not playing him.

I didn't much care about Z either way and considered him a pure depth acquisition (I've been positively surprised although depth is still what he is and should be with a healthy lineup), but generally I think the only reason some people here hated him was his Flyers past, and the 'dirty *******' rep people automatically assigned to him.

It certainly had nothing to do with Alex friggin Grant .