I don't think Sully is a fan. Can't speak for JR. Don't know if there's a scenario where he isn't on the team or in the lineup.
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I don't think Sully is a fan. Can't speak for JR. Don't know if there's a scenario where he isn't on the team or in the lineup.
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Because Dumoulin isn't that good and hes over payed.
And because patches scored 30 plus goals over the last 4 seasons.
For better or worse, JR is the best horse trader in hockey. He will give to get and not only make a deal if another GM will take his crap for their good stuff. He will take a risk, he'll pay more than other GM's, and he judges a deal based on whether it makes his team better rather than if he 'wins' (as the hockey watching world defines it).
The timing as to when stuff is about to get real gets sooner and sooner with each passing Pens game.
The timing as to when stuff is about to get real gets sooner and sooner with each passing Pens game.
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I say no as that leaves us without a 3C and a backup goalie.
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Well hopefully he improves his ability of picking horses. So far the horses he’s acquired should be sent to Elmer’s glue factory.
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Sorry - I should have clarified. He’s been picking donkeys to run in horse races since June
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Niemi???
Lack of quality horses I guess as well. I.e. McKegg was likely signed as a depth AHL player but because we don’t have any other horses he continues to play. Jimmy keeping Kuhn around even though he should be taken behind the stables and be put down.
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Sid
Geno
Jake
Phil
Rusty
Murray
The rest are on the table for a deal that will get this shit going again.
Geno
Jake
Phil
Rusty
Murray
The rest are on the table for a deal that will get this shit going again.
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I think we need to hope for FLA to keep falling. If the rumblings of them wanting to cut salary are true, maybe a guy like Bjugstad might be available in a few weeks.
Niemi and Mckegg were cheap fill in placeholders. McKegg as Cullen insurance. Niemi was a signing I would have made. The salary cap puts limits on signings and there were no real gems in free agency anyway. We know we need a trade and to fill spots. JR has known this since the summer and made it public that we may have wait until the season to find our guy(s). Duchene didn't work out.
Compounding the problem is that the team is hung over and it was noticeable since the start. We have reason to be concerned and change is needed, but the worse thing to do now is to make the wrong move.
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We need to find the problem and address it.
Problems:
1.Depth Scoring
2.Stars not showing up
3.Coaching
Solutions:
1. Trade for another center whether it be a 3rd or 4th liner using futures/Hagelin. Add a top 6-9 wing to push back Sheary/Rust/Hornqvist using futures/Hagelin.
2. Get a leader in the room. One of the center/wing we get has to be a leader.
3. Hire D’ontelli(WBS coach), Promote Gonchar, Demote Reechi and Martin. Hiring D’ontelli allows us to call up WBS guys.
Problems:
1.Depth Scoring
2.Stars not showing up
3.Coaching
Solutions:
1. Trade for another center whether it be a 3rd or 4th liner using futures/Hagelin. Add a top 6-9 wing to push back Sheary/Rust/Hornqvist using futures/Hagelin.
2. Get a leader in the room. One of the center/wing we get has to be a leader.
3. Hire D’ontelli(WBS coach), Promote Gonchar, Demote Reechi and Martin. Hiring D’ontelli allows us to call up WBS guys.
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We're pretty strong on wing. I wouldn't be opposed to going after Patches necessarily, but Center is a far more pressing need.
If somehow we could get a deal centering around Letang and Patches plus a depth defender I'd certainly consider it, but again I don't see us trading Letang.
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For futures you're right, but if Letang was included, we certainly could. But that's not likely to happen anyhow.
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I'm not a big Letang fan. That's not to say he doesn't have a wealth of talent, he does. But he also makes some bonehead plays. More so than any elite caliber defensemen I can recall in the last twenty five years.
I also believe Shultz would do better in an expanded role, at least offensively. Again I don't see us moving Letang, but I sure don't believe it to be idiotic as long as there's fair value coming back.
I'm hesitant to dump Letang when he's at his lowest value. I can't imagine we get fair value for him.
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I think at best, if there was a better option to rotate in (there is), Reaves should be sitting for some of the games here and there. JR really really likes Reaves though.
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I think him producing is enough to kind of have a GM take a flier on him, he may be at his lowest value at the moment, but I would rather see him moved now than trying to trade him in the off season when he's had a full year of this crap under his belt.
I would rather that cap space was spent to keep Horny and the rest to retain the rest of the players (moving Hagelin could be done with that and there would be enough cap space to pick up another solid defender).
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