Salary Cap: Pittsburgh Penguins lead up to the trade deadline

[ColePens]

Since threads are going to go fast and furious - we will post all cap friendly stuff after the DL.

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[Ryder71]

I'll still hold out hope for Foligno as our secondary acquisition.

 

[Tom Hanks]

From the end of the last thread

If Dumo is still a little ways away do they swap Riikola with cheap LHD who can PK?

Ruh playing 10 & 12 minutes on his off side isn’t a ringing endorsement for Riikola

 

[Ryder71]

From the end of the last thread

If Dumo is still a little ways away do they swap Riikola with cheap LHD who can PK?

Ruh playing 10 & 12 minutes on his off side isn’t a ringing endorsement for Riikola

I knew you wanted an excuse to bring back Hainsey or Daley.

 

[Peat]

Re What @Tom Hanks said last thread about Riikola -

Maybe. I can see the logic there myself. And I think they might. But if they don't - and I do think that's more likely - I think that answers some of the questions about whether the team likes him. I think they do. Sully doesn't like him near Schultz, but that's it. The fella brings the attributes we neemy I think he's probably not getting moved, not unless we're getting a pretty solid return. He mightn't be the guy we need right meow, but he's a guy they want, and they're not giving them up lightly - not when we're still one of the best teams in the league.

And that last sentence is pretty important when considering what Rutherford will do. Even in this quarter-crippled form, we are doing everything right in terms of getting a good playoff spot and have a fair amount of wriggle room if injuries catch up to us. All ideas that we need help now desperately and should compromise on getting the players we want for the playoffs as a result are just not in line with reality, or what Rutherford seems to be thinking.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Just make a a trade Jim!

 

[JTG]

I would keep Riikola. Cheap guy who should be a regular on the bottom pair.

Even on a crowded blueline, he is still a great piece of insurance to have.

 

[Ryder71]

Dumo coming back will obviously be a huge plus for this team.

 

[Ryder71]

Just make a a trade Jim!

Root for Minny to lose soundly tuesday night.

 

[WayneSid9987]

71-87-17
24-19-72
18-27-12
46-53-13

When everybody back, one super line and 3 3rd lines.

IF they actually did this i'd knock out Chucky and insert Lafferty. Also i feel Geno is playing the better C game so i'd have Sid on wing:

87-71-17
24-19-72
12-27-13
46-53-37

...is how i'd line them up.
If they got Zucker and Chucky was gone.

87-71-17
16(Zucker)-19-72/13
24-27-72/13
46-53-12

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Let's not put either Sid or Geno at wing, eh?

 

[MayorofWBS]

What to do with Galchenyuk? At this point, we'll have to pay for a bad team to take him. Is there a bubble playoff team out there that might be willing to trade a veteran depth defenseman for Galchenyuk? It would have to be UFA for UFA with somewhat similar pay (basically a swap of misc. pieces). At this point, I'd be fine with getting a warm body defenseman for the depth run.

 

[Gfroer]

What to do with Galchenyuk? At this point, we'll have to pay for a bad team to take him. Is there a bubble playoff team out there that might be willing to trade a veteran depth defenseman for Galchenyuk? It would have to be UFA for UFA with somewhat similar pay (basically a swap of misc. pieces). At this point, I'd be fine with getting a warm body defenseman for the depth run.

He's been awful but I still could see a middling playoff team like Dallas looking for a cheap 'upgrade' (their forward group is pretty brutal) giving him a shot at the right price.

A conditional 4th that turns into a 3rd would be great but at this point Id take a straight 4th just to be rid of him. Maybe taking back someone like Sekera to offset salary if necessary.

 

[CascadiaPenguin]

What to do with Galchenyuk? At this point, we'll have to pay for a bad team to take him. Is there a bubble playoff team out there that might be willing to trade a veteran depth defenseman for Galchenyuk? It would have to be UFA for UFA with somewhat similar pay (basically a swap of misc. pieces). At this point, I'd be fine with getting a warm body defenseman for the depth run.

Why would we have to pay a team to take on the last two months of his expiring contract?

 

[OnMyOwn]

They’ll get something for AG. If he goes to a team with shoddy forwards and plays top line minutes and PP, he’s still capable of 20+20 for someone.

He just doesn’t fit here as the pens don’t have the patience or desire to keep him in that kind of position with others outperforming him.

 

[Peat]

What to do with Galchenyuk? At this point, we'll have to pay for a bad team to take him. Is there a bubble playoff team out there that might be willing to trade a veteran depth defenseman for Galchenyuk? It would have to be UFA for UFA with somewhat similar pay (basically a swap of misc. pieces). At this point, I'd be fine with getting a warm body defenseman for the depth run.

Shop him for a pick or veteran bottom 6 forward, and keep him if nothing's coming. That's Rutherford's publicly stated ask for a long time. And we're really probably not going to have to pay to send him away. Justin Schultz was far, far worse when he commanded a 3rd to pick just one example.

 

[Peat]

Little LeBrun piece in the Athletic today. Doesn't mention us but does say...

Eight teams have told NY that Kreider's top of their wish list
LA want two assets for Toffoli but mightn't get what they want
Ottawa want a straight 1st for JGP but mightn't get what they want
Anaheim might be willing to do Kase for a young player in a shake up deal but Rakell would be knock your socks off

 

[IcedCapp]

From the end of the last thread

If Dumo is still a little ways away do they swap Riikola with cheap LHD who can PK?

Ruh playing 10 & 12 minutes on his off side isn’t a ringing endorsement for Riikola

Cheap LHD... Cam Fowler?

 

[PensPlz]

I'll still hold out hope for Foligno as our secondary acquisition.

Marcus Foligno is my top choice. A line with Foligno - McCann - Tanev would be so much fun to watch going forward

 

[Malkinstheman]

Anaheim might be willing to do Kase for a young player in a shake up deal but Rakell would be knock your socks off

Does Chucky count as a young player that needs a change

 

[Peat]

Does Chucky count as a young player that needs a change

Given he's older than Kase and has no term left, I'm guessing no LeBrun guessed at Steen and 3rd from the Bruins, which left Anaheim fans immediately unhappy and the comments and I don't blame them, if that's his value its best to hold on and hope for better next year. But if that is truly Kase's value, we could match that with Bellerive and 3rd, and I'd happily add on top.

I will now regret saying this after wading through pages of "Why isn't Rutherford in on him right now if that's the price", because I'm guessing there's a reason and its probably LeBrun is way off here, but... watch this space?

 

[Richard]

Marcus Foligno is my top choice. A line with Foligno - McCann - Tanev would be so much fun to watch going forward

He's a guy I know the Pens are/have been targeting for a couple months now. I wouldn't be surprised if he is in a Pens uniform in the next couple of weeks. Good good player.

 

[PensandCaps]

rather the pens not waste assets on a vanilla 4th liner like foligno.

 

[The Old Master]

rather the pens not waste assets on a vanilla 4th liner like foligno.

true! but i don't want to waste assets by over paying on a rental/over the hill winger ether.

 

[Tom Hanks]

rather the pens not waste assets on a vanilla 4th liner like foligno.

When do 4th liners pace for 40 points for the season. All at even strength too. He has more even strength points than Tanev and Hornqvist.

Calling him vanilla is quite a weird description too. A very aggressive player.