Salary Cap: Pittsburgh Penguins Salary Cap Thread - Quicksand steals my shoe

[MayorofWBS]

Kovalchuk's a terrible fit for the Penguins. A boat anchor we don't need. It's not 2009 any more.

Youth and speed...speed and youth. Speed, Speed and more Speed.

 

[JTG]

If a players age starts with a 3, I wouldn't want them here.

 

[harmonica]

Talk of Kovy is ridiculous. Does nobody around here learn? We don’t need more useless players that don’t fit our style of play.

 

[66-30-33]

If a players age starts with a 3, I wouldn't want them here.

I'll make an exception for Williams but yeah, agreed.

 

[The Greatest 101]

If a players age starts with a 3, I wouldn't want them here.

Age discrimination.

 

[JTG]

Age discrimination.

They will get over it.

 

[ChaosAgent]

I'll make an exception for Williams but yeah, agreed.

Williams didn't play like his age started with a 3.

I want him.

 

[66-30-33]

If Schultz is out long term

Galchenyuk for Miller? if they are hell bent keeping Letang and Marino together.

 

[The Greatest 101]

Wait what?? Poor JS out again. I’m done with him now.

 

[Tom Hanks]

If Schultz is out long term

Galchenyuk for Miller? if they are hell bent keeping Letang and Marino together.

I don’t think that’s a preference.

 

[66-30-33]

I don’t think that’s a preference.

True, once Dumo is back we need an LD for the 2nd pair for Marino.


Or...

Letang!

 

[Tom Hanks]

True, once Dumo is back we need an LD for the 2nd pair for Marino.


Or...

Letang!

JJ is proving to be very sound. Get someone to play with Petts on the bottom pair. Look at trading Schultz.

 

[DeadPuckEra]

I only want Kovalchuk if he has the balls to walk in the locker room on day 1 ... and give Sid the neck slice gesture. Then just go about his business.

Like Kovoolchewk...what he did the other day...

 

[66-30-33]

JJ is proving to be very sound. Get someone to play with Petts on the bottom pair. Look at trading Schultz.

So...

Dumo-Marino
JJ-Letang
Petts-TRADE/Riikola?

 

[EightyOne]

So...

Dumo-Marino
JJ-Letang
Petts-TRADE/Riikola?

Damn. Tanger finally demoted by a rookie?

Lol..Doubt it

 

[66-30-33]

Damn. Tanger finally demoted by a rookie?

Lol..Doubt it

True.

Dumo-Letang
JJ-Marino
Petts-Trotman is what it will probably be.

 

[Tom Hanks]

So...

Dumo-Marino
JJ-Letang
Petts-TRADE/Riikola?

I doubt Schultz gets moved but you never know.

 

[Andy99]

I doubt Schultz gets moved but you never know.

who’s going to take him? The dude is always injured and when he’s not, he plays like he’s injured anyway...at least he’s gone by July...

 

[Tom Hanks]

who’s going to take him? The dude is always injured and when he’s not, he plays like he’s injured anyway...at least he’s gone by July...

You know JR is our GM

EDIT: If we keep him that’s fine too if he’s not in the top 4 and we don’t need the cap but I’d prefer a different type with Petts.

 

[billybudd]

Pens could use a right-handed forward who can score from range, but not Kovalchuk. He's too old and he's burned too many teams.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Pens could use a right-handed forward who can score from range, but not Kovalchuk. He's too old and he's burned too many teams.

A Gally for a right hander trade.

 

[ChaosAgent]

Pens could use a right-handed forward who can score from range, but not Kovalchuk. He's too old and he's burned too many teams.

I'd clear cap space to offer Justin Williams more than Carolina will to return. Assuming he's still in shape he's exactly what they need - old or not.

 

[molon labe]

I only want Kovy if we somehow also convince Phaneuf to come here as well. I don't want his confidence any lower when he realizes he's the slowest guy on the team.

By the way where did this come from? I mean - our PP stinks, sure, but we're also missing Sid/Horny...who happen to be our PP studs. Maybe since Sid got JJ, Geno gets Kovy? Can't be any worse than ZAR on L2 I guess..

 

[Empoleon8771]

I do think it needs to be pointed out that Kovalchuk isn't a "slow" player. I don't know that he's fast, I can't tell if he's just relatively fast compared to the Kings or actually fast, but he's at worst a fine skater. Kovalchuk's problem is that he offers you nothing beyond his shot. He does give a 100% effort and he's at least a fine skater (I think he skates better than Galchenyuk), but he's just horrible outside of that and his shot. He doesn't drive play offensively, he's terrible defensively, he's not a particularly good playmaker, he won't help you gain the zone on the powerplay or anything like that. He's just a guy that will shoot the puck really, really hard and will not move like a broken down truck.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Maybe our power play sucks because we continuing to use the strategies that only work when we're healthy and have Sidney Crosby and Patric Hornqvist out there.

Kovalchuk sucks.