Salary Cap: Salary Cap & Roster Building | Forget the whale ... We'll buy the place with beads

[ColePens]

Sakic finally doing something....woohoo. JR, call Joey and go get Zadorov, Soderburg and YAK!!! CHAMPIONSHIP

For as much as I don't want Yak or Kunitz, I'd laughably take both over Kuhn, Rowney, Reaves (not that he's playing bad, just identity), etc. But yes - still not what we need.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Why the hell would the Penguins bring in Yakupov

Like I can't think of a single player the Penguins would need less than Yakupov. Everything he brings to the table is already something the Penguins have in spades.

 

[Bruru71]

Avalanche are still playing right now so likely won't be announced officially until after the game.

 

[66-30-33]

Turris has paced for 60 once, Duchene three times. Is Turris really that much better a defender than its a downgrade?

I'd say yes.

 

[BrookswasHere44]

Didn't Bones say something like they told him he might move up in the lineup in Nashville? Aboooout that....

 

[66-30-33]

Sakic finally doing something....woohoo. JR, call Joey and go get Zadorov, Soderburg and YAK!!! CHAMPIONSHIP

Zadorov wont be traded, Avs want more D not less. I'd go for Soda though, maybe during the 2nd?

 

[Clare2904]

Friedman tweeting the rest now

 

[Speaking Moistly]

 

[Empoleon8771]

I don't want to post the tweet to what Friedman said, but dear lord, that's a lot for Duchene.

 

[JakeNBake59]

sakic finally got his payday jackass other GMs shouldnt have paid his price

 

[Peat]

I don't want to post the tweet to what Friedman said, but dear lord, that's a lot for Duchene.

I hate to say it, but...

Maybe Sakic wasn't so crazy after all?

 

[Empoleon8771]

I hate to say it, but...

Maybe Sakic wasn't so crazy after all?

Duchene brought back a ridiculous package, so maybe he wasn't.

Also, Turris signs a 6 year, $6 million AAV deal to stay in Nashville. Lol at Bonino.

 

[66-30-33]

Turris re-signed with Nashville 6M for 6 years.

 

[Andy99]

That return for Duchene, if true, is crazy...

I'm sorry he won't be a Penguin, and I feel bad for JR now that his white whale is gone. What will he do?

Edit...Bonino must be pissed. Didn't he sign in NSH to be a 2C?

 

[66-30-33]

Now that Duchene is gone who does CBJ trade with?

 

[ColePens]

If it wasn't the Pens, we are damn lucky it wasn't CBJ. So, IMO, we dodged a bullet on that one.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

I hate to say it, but...

Maybe Sakic wasn't so crazy after all?

It's a haul but it's not that young established top 4 LD, 1st and A prospect. It's going to be about how those players and picks pan out.

 

[BrookswasHere44]

Maybe Bonino will be our new 3C

 

[Speaking Moistly]

That return for Duchene, if true, is crazy...

I'm sorry he won't be a Penguin, and I feel bad for JR now that his white whale is gone. What will he do?

Edit...Bonino must be pissed. Didn't he sign in NSH to be a 2C?

If he was stupid enough to believe he was anyone's choice for a 2C then he won't notice being the 3C again.

 

[Empoleon8771]

The pieces the Avs got:

Kamanev: LW that was a 2nd round pick in 2014, has had 2 good seasons in the AHL and is a PPG player so far in the AHL this year
Girard: LD that was a 2nd round pick in 2016, demolished the QMJHL last year with 75 points in 59 games and is currently in the NHL (will be a regular for Colorado)
Bowers: C that was a 1st round pick in 2017, has had an alright start with BU as a freshman
Hammond: Hammond is Hammond, nothing groundbreaking. Just a money move
1st from Ottawa, 2nd from Nashville and 3rd from Ottawa

If you think the Penguins could have matched that, oh boy. The Penguins didn't have what it took to get Duchene. I can't even come up with an equivalent package for that with the Penguins, they just don't have the pieces.

 

[Peat]

That return for Duchene, if true, is crazy...

I'm sorry he won't be a Penguin, and I feel bad for JR now that his white whale is gone. What will he do?

Edit...Bonino must be pissed. Didn't he sign in NSH to be a 2C?

Wait for Duchene to hit free agency?

And... yeah, that might be a tad awkward for Bonino. I wonder whether they mightn't use him at winger.

I also give it five weeks before someone suggests trading to bring him back on retained salary.

 

[Lustaf]

Rip Bones.

 

[ColePens]

The pieces the Avs got:

Kamanev: LW that was a 2nd round pick in 2014, has had 2 good seasons in the AHL and is a PPG player so far in the AHL this year
Girard: LD that was a 2nd round pick in 2016, demolished the QMJHL last year with 75 points in 59 games and is currently in the NHL (will be a regular for Colorado)
Bowers: C that was a 1st round pick in 2017, has had an alright start with BU as a freshman
Hammond: Hammond is Hammond, nothing groundbreaking. Just a money move
1st from Ottawa, 2nd from Nashville and 3rd from Ottawa

If you think the Penguins could have matched that, oh boy. The Penguins didn't have what it took to get Duchene. I can't even come up with an equivalent package for that with the Penguins, they just don't have the pieces.

Yep. I'm glad JR did his due diligence on Duchene, but every Penguin fan would be losing their shit if we gave up something similar.

 

[Lustaf]

I mean.. The Avs basically got TWO packages you would have expected for Duchene.

 

[Coastal Kev]

For as much as I don't want Yak or Kunitz, I'd laughably take both over Kuhn, Rowney, Reaves (not that he's playing bad, just identity), etc. But yes - still not what we need.

As much as I loved the idea of Reaves, I agree he doesn't fit the identity, neither does Kuhn. I think JR will address this, no reason to think he won't...

YAK would fit that identity and yes, he would score more than Hags.