Salary Cap: Pittsburgh Penguins Salary Cap Thread: We’ve got forwards! Six of one, half dozen of the other.

[Dipsy Doodle]

Kulemin was a fine player.

But, people wanted to sign him in UFA after
three consecutive 25-30 pt seasons.

What offseason was that?

I mean, our top 6 wing situation has only been solidified fairly recently. 25-30 point players saw regular time in our top 6, and they didn't have the history of complementing Malkin's game that Kulemin did.

 

[Gurglesons]

What offseason was that?

I mean, our top 6 wing situation has only been solidified fairly recently. 25-30 point players saw regular time in our top 6, and they didn't have the history of complementing Malkin's game that Kulemin did.

Prior to 14-15.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Prior to 14-15.

Pickins were pretty slim in '14-'15. Comeau saw regular time on Malkin's line and he only had 16 points in 61 games the year prior to coming here.

 

[Flying Dego]

Current and ex-Pens take 6 of the top 9 spots. Good to see Teddy in there.

Teddy gonna be crowned best 3rd line Center in the league after next season.

 

[Gurglesons]

Pickins were pretty slim in '14-'15. Comeau saw regular time on Malkin's line and he only had 16 points in 61 games the year prior to coming here.

And was much better than Kulemin for the rest of their time in the NHL. Maybe something you should observe when judging Jankowski

 

[Gurglesons]

Teddy gonna be crowned best 3rd line Center in the league after next season.

Dig deeper on who is on that list and I don’t think it is necessarily a good thing lol

 

[Tom Hanks]

Dig deeper on who is on that list and I don’t think it is necessarily a good thing lol

 

[Flying Dego]

Dig deeper on who is on that list and I don’t think it is necessarily a good thing lol

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

And was much better than Kulemin for the rest of their time in the NHL. Maybe something you should observe when judging Jankowski

I don't see how Jankowski enters into this at all.

Simply saying that people who wanted Kulemin on the team had ample reason to beyond "he was Malkin's friend".

 

[Gurglesons]

I don't see how Jankowski enters into this at all.

Simply saying that people who wanted Kulemin on the team had ample reason to beyond "he was Malkin's friend".

Because many people want Wallmark for what he did last season versus Jankowski much like many people made the same argument for Kulemin over Comeau. Comeau was much better here than we could have imagine.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Because many people want Wallmark for what he did last season versus Jankowski much like many people made the same argument for Kulemin over Comeau. Comeau was much better here than we could have imagine.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Because many people want Wallmark for what he did last season versus Jankowski much like many people made the same argument for Kulemin over Comeau. Comeau was much better here than we could have imagine.

But both Comeau and Kulemin were struggling going into '14-'15. So the moral is...sometimes the Pens pick the right struggling player?

 

[Gurglesons]

But both Comeau and Kulemin were struggling going into '14-'15. So the moral is...sometimes the Pens pick the right struggling player?

The moral is take the league minimum option versus paying a player like Haula or Granlund for what they did in the past.

 

[SEALBound]

Oct 8, 2015 (3-0 Loss to Dallas)

Kunitz Crosby Hornqvist
Perron Malkin Kessel
Plotnikov Bonino Bennett
Farnham Cullen Sprong

Dumoulin Letang
Maatta Scuderi
Cole Lovejoy

Fleury

Of the top of my head

Kunitz - Crosby - Hornqvist
Dupuis - Sutter - Malkin
Spaling- Goc - Comeau
Downie - Adams - Sill

Kulemin always sucked and is just another case of people overrating a player they hadn’t watched. Comeau was the much better player moving forward from 14-15.

I think it was the opening day 2014 season I was thinking of. I totally forgot about having Goc, Comeau, and Downie. Goc was swapped for Lapierre at the TDL. Right around when Bortuzzo was swapped for Cole.

Comeau did well but we could have certainly had both. Hindsight is 20/20 obviously but I still stand by wanting Kulemin at the time.

 

[Gurglesons]

I think it was the opening day 2014 season I was thinking of. I totally forgot about having Goc, Comeau, and Downie. Goc was swapped for Lapierre at the TDL. Right around when Bortuzzo was swapped for Cole.

Comeau did well but we could have certainly had both. Hindsight is 20/20 obviously but I still stand by wanting Kulemin at the time.

We could have, but we would have then had a 4 mil anchor for three more years.

Kind of like this fan bases love affair with Grabner.

 

[SEALBound]

We could have, but we would have then had a 4 mil anchor for three more years.

Kind of like this fan bases love affair with Grabner.

Maybe, maybe not.

 

[theicebox]

Teddy gonna be crowned best 3rd line Center in the league after next season.

I think this would be an excellent playoff avatar theme , get us all some mountain dew.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

The moral is take the league minimum option versus paying a player like Haula or Granlund for what they did in the past.

AKA...dumpster dive.

Well, we did no shortage of that this off-season. League-minimum and otherwise.

 

[Pens x]

AKA...dumpster dive.

Well, we did no shortage of that this off-season. League-minimum and otherwise.

Low risk, low reward players are the future of the NHL.

More Gibbon’s, Pyatt’s, C. Bourque's, Steve Sullivan’s, etc etc.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Low risk, low reward players are the future of the NHK.

More Gibbon’s, Pyatt’s, C. Bourque's, Steve Sullivan’s, etc etc.

Out of curiosity, how old are you? I swear I only see and hear older people do this.

Also, Steve Sullivan was pretty decent for the Pens.

 

[Pens x]

Out of curiosity, how old are you? I swear I only see and hear older people do this.

Also, Steve Sullivan was pretty decent for the Pens.

Steve Sullivan wasn’t horrible, I agree.

I’m 37.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Steve Sullivan wasn’t horrible, I agree.

I’m 37.

Welp, there goes my theory on adding 's to the end of singular words.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

I wI'll never not like this gif.

 

[Son Goku]

Seeing those lineups makes me realize how awesome ours is now

 

[Pens x]

Welp, there goes my theory on adding 's to the end of singular words.

Actually, the words were auto corrected.

Anyways, I’m all for a reclamation project, but not a half dozen of them.