Salary Cap: Pittsburgh Penguins Salary Cap Thread: GMJR is a (REDACTED)

[Speaking Moistly]

The local boys last to the party as usual

I love when they “confirm” and by that I mean try to look like they know what’s going on.

 

[SEALBound]

Maybe Seattle takes him in the expansion draft...

 

[Empoleon8771]

where are u getting JJ from?

Because there is literally no way adding Matheson makes sense without another defenseman being shipped out.

 

[Beauner]

Because there is literally no way adding Matheson makes sense without another defenseman being shipped out.

Marino for Backes. 3C problem solved

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Because there is literally no way adding Matheson makes sense without another defenseman being shipped out.

It’s JR why are we assuming it needs to make sense?

 

[Colonel Mustard]

The local boys last to the party as usual

Love how they always come in and say ‘i can confirm this as well.’ Sometimes after even the team has

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Maybe it's a three way deal. I hope the next few weeks are just a complete clown show around the league. Lord knows this team doesn't have a whole lot to get excited about, so just give me fireworks by the GMs around the NHL and let's see what happens.

 

[Empoleon8771]

It’s JR why are we assuming it needs to make sense?

Because I like to assume that JR isn't so dumb that he's going to add a $5 million LD on top of a LD group that already makes $12.5 million spread out among 4 defensemen.

 

[The Old Master]

Hopes and dreams.

"What the Hell is this, Jimmy? Why is Jack Johnson scrawled hastily at the bottom in crayon? We're not taking Jack f***ing Johnson, man."

thats more to go on that most.......all mine have been shatered

 

[Gurglesons]

Because I like to assume that JR isn't so dumb that he's going to add a $5 million LD on top of a LD group that already makes $12.5 million spread out among 4 defensemen.

I mean, he literally did it a year ago.

Dumo 4 mil - Letang - 7
Maatta - 4 mil - Schultz 5.5
Pettersson 750k - JJ - 3.25

And he added Gudbranson at 4 mil.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

For people talking about Matheson's term, do you honestly think JR gives a shit? Dude's gone next off-season anyway. We'll putter out of the playoffs in the first round, and he'll be fired under the guise of retiring gracefully.

 

[pensfan71]

My favourite is that Kingerski just tweeted the same thing about a glitch 90 minutes later

 

[Empoleon8771]

I mean, he literally did it a year ago.

Dumo 4 mil - Letang - 7
Maatta - 4 mil - Schultz 5.5
Pettersson 750k - JJ - 3.25

And he added Gudbranson at 4 mil.

There's a big difference between adding Gudbranson at the deadline after Dumoulin and Letang went out with an injury and adding another LD in the off-season to a healthy D group.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Because I like to assume that JR isn't so dumb that he's going to add a $5 million LD on top of a LD group that already makes $12.5 million spread out among 4 defensemen.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Love how they always come in and say ‘i can confirm this as well.’ Sometimes after even the team has

Sometimes they try to look like their source wasn’t the twitter of another reporter.

McKenzie: The Penguins are trading Brassard to Florida.
*5 minutes later*
Yohe: I’m hearing from sources that the Penguins are trading derick Brassard to the Florida Panthers.

 

[Darren McCord]

I mean, he literally did it a year ago.

Dumo 4 mil - Letang - 7
Maatta - 4 mil - Schultz 5.5
Pettersson 750k - JJ - 3.25

And he added Gudbranson at 4 mil.

but they already stated they need money for marino next summer so it makes no sense to have so many locked up

 

[Colonel Mustard]

but they already stated they need money for marino next summer so it makes no sense to have so many locked up

They probably included marino in the deal

 

[Darren McCord]

They probably included marino in the deal

and Poulin. maybe they will get back a 7th

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

He agreed to a trade for a LD that couldn’t make it on a D-needy team. And has one of the longest, worst contracts in the league. And if anyone forgot, he has 3 LDs who make decent $ w/ term and the team’s arguable top prospect is a LD.

There’s no point in trying to make sense of any of this, much less assume that JJ or some other piece is involved. Let’s just hope it doesn’t happen.

 

[Headshot77]

I am officially on the fire JR bandwagon. Haven't been through all this. But this team is screwed beyond repair now. By the time a new GM fixes JR's mess it'll be 2024 and Letang/Crosby/Malkin will all be nearing 40.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I am officially on the fire JR bandwagon. Haven't been through all this. But this team is screwed beyond repair now. By the time a new GM fixes JR's mess it'll be 2024 and Letang/Crosby/Malkin will all be nearing 40.

Even if Matheson has a Daley or Schultz-like surge in his career, I still want JR fired. Because every good move he makes comes on the tail of 4 or 5 questionable to downright awful moves.

That's not good GMing. He's been a rudderless ship since the last Cup win.

 

[T1K]

but they already stated they need money for marino next summer so it makes no sense to have so many locked up

We saved cap space so it absolutely does make sense from that perspective

 

[PensandCaps]

This all ends with Fleury being brought back, Rust traded for jay beagle

 

[PensandCaps]

We saved cap space so it absolutely does make sense from that perspective

Cap space to add some awful player, can't wait.

 

[Jules Winnfield]

Man if this is one for one what a f***ing disaster. This better be Matheson at 50% retained and JJ thrown in.