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Dipsy Doodle

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Coach John McGuirk said:
We're really gonna go into the season with Sid and Geno as our only two legitimate, NHL-caliber centers, eh?

Whatever, as long as we find the right guy before the deadline, I don't even care. Gonna need Sid and Geno to stay healthy though, and that's a big gamble, especially with Geno.
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Dipsy Doodle

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Shady Machine said:
Just checking in our bet. Was it by training camp or the start of the regular season?
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I honestly didn't remember so I had to check:

I'll happily make an avatar bet with anyone who thinks we won't be adding an NHL center by the season opener.
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Like I said, I'll happily make an avy bet with anybody who thinks we're not adding an NHL center by the season opener. And he won't be any worse than David ****ing Desharnais. :laugh:
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Season opener it is!
 
Empoleon8771

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Warm Cookies said:
Not sure if this got mentioned, but Guentzel led his summer league in scoring. The league also had Okposo, Parise, JvR, Anders Lee, Brock Nelson, Byfuglien and Boeser:

http://www.dabeautyleague.com/stats...eason=409315&tab=league_instance_player_stats
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That's pretty impressive, especially considering how much he outscored #2 by. He's up by 5 points while playing in 1 game less.

Blueger is also playing in that league, he's at 12 points in 6 games. He's also on Guentzel's team.
 
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Friedman said that no teams have made offers yet for Byron, that's kinda funny he left the Penguins and no one is showing interest in him yet.
 
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Empoleon8771 said:
Friedman said that no teams have made offers yet for Byron, that's kinda funny he left the Penguins and no one is showing interest in him yet.
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I've actually been wanting to ask about him in the "top prospects" threads. I know he's no longer property, but why? All I have to look at are his stats, but they seem to have been progressing nicely throughout his college tenure.
 
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Dennis Reynolds said:
I've actually been wanting to ask about him in the "top prospects" threads. I know he's no longer property, but why? All I have to look at are his stats, but they seem to have been progressing nicely throughout his college tenure.
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He didn't want to sign here for some reason, so he left as a college UFA.
 
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How would you guys feel about the Penguins kicking the tires on Mike Ribeiro?

He's been decent defensively in the past, not incredible, but serviceable, and he's a hell of a playmaker. He's had over 50 assists a few times earlier in his career, and has 0.53 Assists per game in his last 3 seasons.

I know his drinking has been a bit of an issue, even causing him to be waived last year... But maybe a coaching core of Sullivan, Recchi, and Gonchar, as well as the other leadership from Pens players they may be able to get a handle on the situation. (I realize this is being hopeful, as it's not easy to teach a 37 year old dog new tricks.)

I think with our fast skilled wingers that Ribeiro would be able to rack up a lot of assists playing with guys like Sheary, Rust, Hagelin, Kessel, etc. The biggest problem I see is his attitude and drinking issue, but even signing him to a PTO at the very least could be alright, I think.

For Salary Cap considerations : His most recent contract was a 2-year contract for $3.5 Million a year, which he played out in the AHL, as no one signed him through waivers. I think given his recent issues I think that a 2Million dollar contract would be a reasonable offer to him.
 
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Rodgerwilco said:
How would you guys feel about the Penguins kicking the tires on Mike Ribeiro?

He's been decent defensively in the past, not incredible, but serviceable, and he's a hell of a playmaker. He's had over 50 assists a few times earlier in his career, and has 0.53 Assists per game in his last 3 seasons.

I know his drinking has been a bit of an issue, even causing him to be waived last year... But maybe a coaching core of Sullivan, Recchi, and Gonchar, as well as the other leadership from Pens players they may be able to get a handle on the situation. (I realize this is being hopeful, as it's not easy to teach a 37 year old dog new tricks.)

I think with our fast skilled wingers that Ribeiro would be able to rack up a lot of assists playing with guys like Sheary, Rust, Hagelin, Kessel, etc. The biggest problem I see is his attitude and drinking issue, but even signing him to a PTO at the very least could be alright, I think.

For Salary Cap considerations : His most recent contract was a 2-year contract for $3.5 Million a year, which he played out in the AHL, as no one signed him through waivers. I think given his recent issues I think that a 2Million dollar contract would be a reasonable offer to him.
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I'd pass. He's a fun player to watch and is really talented, but he's had plenty of chances with teams and it hasn't worked out. We aren't desperate enough for talent to take a chance on him.
 
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I'm just curious, what are your expectations for Maatta going into this season? Are you expecting him to continue what he did in the playoffs and put up ~25 points while playing 21:00 a night? I feel like this season could be big for him, you'll see him bounce back to closer to where he was at the start of 2014-2015.
 
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Empoleon8771 said:
That's pretty impressive, especially considering how much he outscored #2 by. He's up by 5 points while playing in 1 game less.

Blueger is also playing in that league, he's at 12 points in 6 games. He's also on Guentzel's team.
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it's only because he plays with sid and geno.
 
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Empoleon8771 said:
I'm just curious, what are your expectations for Maatta going into this season? Are you expecting him to continue what he did in the playoffs and put up ~25 points while playing 21:00 a night? I feel like this season could be big for him, you'll see him bounce back to closer to where he was at the start of 2014-2015.
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Yes I expect point production closer to his rookie season. I want 30 points and 20ish minutes a night. 25 points is acceptable, but anything under 20 would be a disappointment, particularly if he is regularly paired with Schultz.
 
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Shady Machine said:
Yes I expect point production closer to his rookie season. I want 30 points and 20ish minutes a night. 25 points is acceptable, but anything under 20 would be a disappointment, particularly if he is regularly paired with Schultz.
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I think he will be paired with either Letang or most likely Hunwick honestly.

I could see him and Hunwick either being Daley Pt 2.0 or Hunwick allowing Maatta to play a more offensive game which I don't think Schultz or Letang permits.

Honestly, no way does he score like last year.
 
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