Dreger: Pittsburgh will move a defenseman [SIKE! Bad reporting is the norm!)

[Hunter368]

Still so confused. In all the years ive followed this team they have never had 12 forwards and 9 D-men on the active roster. I understand Rust is on LTIR but to have 3 extra defencemen makes zero sense to me .

Might be the case no one wants to pay the asking price and Pens are refusing to lower the price. A bit of a game of chicken.

 

[Captain Mountain]

Might be the case no one wants to pay the asking price and Pens are refusing to lower the price. A bit of a game of chicken.

The Pens have 9 D up and a guy making 3.5 mil on LTIR, and are playing chicken over Jack Johnson? I'm not sure I buy that. He's not exactly a guy you'd have a lot of leverage with in the best of conditions.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Might be the case no one wants to pay the asking price and Pens are refusing to lower the price. A bit of a game of chicken.

This is probably fair, there probably are a few teams willing to take on Johnson, but there's something there that makes JR unwilling to pull the trigger on moving him. I could see it being either end of the spectrum, where a team is asking for a fortune to take JJ or JR is just refusing to add anything of significance to get rid of JJ.

I think if you retain $1 million, add a 2nd and another decent piece and take back a short term contract, you can move JJ. I think Jarry, Johnson at $2.25 million and a 2nd to Colorado for Barberio/Connauton would be a workable trade. It's just possible that JR isn't willing to do that yet.

 

[Hunter368]

Stay on subject.........friendly warning.

 

[Curufinwe]

Well, it will be interesting to see if JJ does eventually get moved.

 

[Deen]

Maybe I'm alone here, but I would keep him if I was Pittsburgh. Seems like he has really good years and really bad ones. Get him a sports psychologist. Seems like a guy that can still trend upwards.

 

[Pens x]

Rutherford totally botched this so far, just like he did when he signed him to that terrible contract.

 

[SkitzoMe]

I'm going to guess and say they probably did have a trade worked out, but Rust was part of the package, since he got injured, the deal fell through or post poned

 

[CreeksideStrangler]

he started to get real bad after his parents stole all his money

 

[Richard]

he started to get real bad after his parents stole all his money

He was always real bad. Always

 

[Tripod]

How is he playing tonight?

 

[Empoleon8771]

How is he playing tonight?

He did almost nothing outside of like 2 or 3 bad plays, so I don't know what you'd count that as. He was his normal bad self, but for his standards, he had a quiet game.

 

[Tripod]

He did almost nothing outside of like 2 or 3 bad plays, so I don't know what you'd count that as. He was his normal bad self, but for his standards, he had a quiet game.

Yeah for poor players, the less you hear their game, the better.

 

[SI90]

Longest 2 days of my life.

 

[Reality Check]

Rutherford needs to attach some value if he wants anyone to take the bait.

A VHS copy of the movie Dirty Work would do

 

[Freudian]

 

[TheAngryHank]

How hard could it be to find a team in need of a slow turnover machine, over paid for four more seasons.

 

[Feniggles]

maybe jj gets an allergy to ice, like everyother team with thier bullshit ltir.

 

[Feniggles]

you traded for it/signed it you should be stuck with it

 

[CokenoPepsi]

I'm glad he cleared up his financial issues before this contract because I have to think it will be his last.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Attach a 1st + 2nd to Jack Johnson and maybe Bob Murray will bite. No one wants to acquire an massively overpaid version of Holzer.

 

[SotasicA]

Might be the case no one wants to pay the asking price and Pens are refusing to lower the price. A bit of a game of chicken.

Pens: "I am warning you all! If you don't take JMFJ from us, we will continue to keep him on our roster and travel with 9 D."

Other teams:

 

[CanadianPensFan1]

Longest. 48. Hours. Ever.

 

[Curufinwe]

maybe jj gets an allergy to ice, like everyother team with thier bull**** ltir.

Like Hunwick, right.

 

[belair]

Pretty sure it's been 48 hours. When's he getting traded for Victor Rask?