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

[Speaking Moistly]

I think Noesen is getting waived so they don't have to worry about him being locked onto the NHL roster over the roster freeze. The roster freeze starts tomorrow night at midnight, so you have to waive Noesen today to be able to send him down over the freeze.

I should also add that if the Penguins sign Kovalchuk, they need to clear a roster spot for him. They can sign players during the roster freeze, but they need to have an open roster spot to be able to sign him. Sending down Noesen, which is allowed during the roster freeze, does that. And in all honesty, I'm having a hunch that the Penguins are going to sign Kovalchuk.

They have a roster spot open right now with Noesen up. If Schultz is an unknown, I suppose they could call up a D up in place of Noesen and then sign Kovalchuk. They’d have 7/8D depending on Schultz and 13F.

I think you’re right about the roster freeze and it’s more about housekeeping for that than anything.

 

[Empoleon8771]

They have a roster spot open right now with Noesen up. If Schultz is an unknown, I suppose they could call up a D up in place of Noesen and then sign Kovalchuk. They’d have 7/8D depending on Schultz and 13F.

Are all of Crosby, Bjugstad, Hornqvist and Dumoulin on LTIR right now? NHL.com is acting wonky for me so I don't know if all 4 of them are on IR. If one of them isn't on IR, they don't have an available roster spot.

 

[Tom Hanks]

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Are all of Crosby, Bjugstad, Hornqvist and Dumoulin on LTIR right now? NHL.com is acting wonky for me so I don't know if all 4 of them are on IR. If one of them isn't on IR, they don't have an available roster spot.

I believe they are. I think the unknown would be Schultz and if he’s going on IR.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Posting a perguins bait-tweet; That's a paddlin'.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Posting a perguins bait-tweet; That's a paddlin'.

I just wanted to freak a few people out LOL I did put a sarcasm emoji down the bottom eventually

 

[Trade]

 

[Andy99]

I think Noesen is getting waived so they don't have to worry about him being locked onto the NHL roster over the roster freeze. The roster freeze starts tomorrow night at midnight, so you have to waive Noesen today to be able to send him down over the freeze.

I should also add that if the Penguins sign Kovalchuk, they need to clear a roster spot for him. They can sign players during the roster freeze, but they need to have an open roster spot to be able to sign him. Sending down Noesen, which is allowed during the roster freeze, does that. And in all honesty, I'm having a hunch that the Penguins are going to sign Kovalchuk.

I really hope you’re wrong...but at least his being sent down probably means Rust is ok after taking a puck off the foot against Calgary...

 

[EightyOne]

I just wanted to freak a few people out LOL I did put a sarcasm emoji down the bottom eventually

Not very fair dinkum, mate

I really hope you’re wrong...but at least his being sent down probably means Rust is ok after taking a puck off the foot against Calgary...

Puck went off right knee, eh?

 

[turd]

Is there actually any smoke with the Pens and Kovalchuk (aside from a fake twitter account)?

 

[Trade]

Ordering a Kovy #11 Jersey as soon as he signs

 

[Tom Hanks]

Is there actually any smoke with the Pens and Kovalchuk (aside from a fake twitter account)?

Thrre was a tweet from a legitimate source that says where one of the teams in on him whether how legitimate that is remains to be seen

 

[EightyOne]

Ordering a Kovy #11 Jersey as soon as he signs

Should take 27

Then the kovy nickname will really trigger me

 

[Empoleon8771]

And Bob puts some cold water on it! Good.

 

[Deport Ogie]

FWIW Bad, Bad Bobby Mac tweeted that the Pens have no interest in Kovalchuk.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Is there actually any smoke with the Pens and Kovalchuk (aside from a fake twitter account)?

Lord, I hope not. Replace one uncoachable malcontent in Kessel, get the team playing as a cohesive unit, only to add another uncoachable malcontent (that has outright quit on multiple teams) in Kovalchuk.

Yuck.

 

[ownal]

And Bob puts some cold water on it! Good.

Bjugstad back?

 

[Empoleon8771]

Is there actually any smoke with the Pens and Kovalchuk (aside from a fake twitter account)?

There was this last night:



But McKenzie just threw cold water on it. TFP is completely legit.

 

[EightyOne]

FWIW Bad, Bad Bobby Mac tweeted that the Pens have no interest in Kovalchuk.

Lol

Step one of negotiating is act like you don't care

 

[Freeptop]

With Schultz injured, the Pens likely want to call up a defenseman. They prefer Blandisi at this point, so they put Noesen on waivers in order to send him down and call up a defenseman.
If they did that, they'd have 12 forwards, 6 defensemen, 2 goalies, plus Riikola to play either forward or defense

 

[Tom Hanks]

BMac right now

 

[Trade]

Just like we had no interest in trading Kessel.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Just like we had no interest in trading Kessel.

If that was a secret then that was the worst kept secret ha ha

 

[Empoleon8771]

Just like we had no interest in trading Kessel.

Did McKenzie ever say that? McKenzie's word is basically law when it comes to the Penguins and I feel like I would have remembered that had he said that.

From what I recall, McKenzie was pretty much on the money when it came to Kessel all along. It may have been someone like Yohe who said the Penguins were fine with not trading Kessel.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Did McKenzie ever say that? McKenzie's word is basically law when it comes to the Penguins and I feel like I would have remembered that had he said that.

From what I recall, McKenzie was pretty much on the money when it came to Kessel all along. It may have been someone like Yohe who said the Penguins were fine with not trading Kessel.

Yeah McKenzie doesn’t talk in absolutes unless it’s true