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One of my all time favorite penguins! Hence my avatar...man the X generation pens were so awful yet so likeable.
Koltsov was one of my favorites. It's just a shame his brain couldn't catch up to his legs.
One of my all time favorite penguins! Hence my avatar...man the X generation pens were so awful yet so likeable.
Bless his heart and that inside/outside move he'd always try with nearly no good results but keep going back to anyway. Nobody could quite put themselves offside like ol' Rico could, either.
But no seriously those were some dark but surprisingly fun years. Helps put stuff in perspective, too. I was always very, very proud of those ~11-14K fans that just... kept on showing up despite how comically terrible and futureless the team was at that time.
Koltsov was one of my favorites. It's just a shame his brain couldn't catch up to his legs.
Koltsov was one of my favorites. It's just a shame his brain couldn't catch up to his legs.
We used to get into the games with student rush pass- $20 for essentially glass seats. Maybe that's partially why I'm cool with selling out now and ok with a basement dweller for another short stint. Honestly that really made the Sid/Geno era that much sweeter.
We know exactly what we'd be getting I believe. He's not Jake, not even close. This is to help bridge that gap a bit but clearly we can't fully make up for what we lost here. I honestly don't see many better options relative to our situation. If you get a Kreider you get a guy who's not exactly the best guy defensively. His offensive acumen is better and he is more fleet of foot, but I question his decision making and puck management (as he has a lot more giveaways than takeaways) -24. Saad's more sound and is a +11 in takeaways I believe. Saad while unremarkable is the safer bet IMO. Zucker if he comes back ok, is also better at managing the puck.That and I think it was a panicked response to getting swept so badly. Saad is also more of a “this is what he is” player now, and in his last 3 seasons has had 35 in 82, 47 in 80 (48 pace) and is currently on pace for 43 points. Chicago isn’t what they used to be, but he’s not reliably putting up low 50s every season anymore.
His hands couldn't catch up to his legs, either.
Really nothing could catch up to Kolsov's legs at the time... including opposing players. Problem was what he would choose to do after that. Which was largely nothing.
Was easily one of my favorite prospects, too at one point. The first prospect I ever actually followed was Morozov.
Yeah, there were a lot of stumbling trying to make a decision, and that sometimes meant crashing into the boards of his own accord.
Back then I used to really follow everything and have grown out of it due to obligations as a growing adult. Loved going to both drafts here.
It really is too bad Kessel denied the Zucker deal. What could have been...
Palmieri would be great but the asking price would likely be way too much. Zucker and Saad make a lot of sense. I agree about Kreider, I'd put him in the next tier.Saad, Zucker or Palms would be perfect really.
Kreider behind them.
Lower key easier to acquire guy like Namestnikov is starting to intrigue me more and more. Very good defensively and has good history playing with elite talent.
Just dunno if JR would go back to the OTT well again after the Brass deal.
I know his deal was signed with TOR but if i was ever a GM, NMC/NTC's only go to generational talents.
If can handcuff you in many ways now with the expansion draft rules.
Another option could be Rakell since we love trading with ANA...but I’m not sure he’s available and likely would cost a lot if he was...
I'd love to Get Kapanen. They need a back up desperately so Desmith they'd want. Probably our 1st as well.What would Kapanen cost and how would he fit? What player does he resemble the most on the Pens roster?