Salary Cap: Salary Cap Thread - Waiting for Goaldot

[Empoleon8771]

What's funny is that a Zucker-Carter-Kapanen line seems to pretty closely recreate "That 70's Line" that LA had with Pearson-Carter-Toffoli, the issue is that you're giving Malkin bread crumbs to play with

I like McGinn and Heinen a lot. I'm not going to be happy if both of them are playing with a gimpy Malkin. They better have someone like Poulin or Hallander on Malkin's wing by merit if they're doing something like that with the 3rd line.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

I like McGinn and Heinen a lot. I'm not going to be happy if both of them are playing with a gimpy Malkin. They better have someone like Poulin or Hallander on Malkin's wing by merit if they're doing something like that.

C'mon buddy... lean into it. You know they are sticking dude with some kind of ill-fitting nightmare scenario line next season. They seem to revel in it.

Just laugh like I do anymore when they trot Zucker out there yet again with Malkin and Kap is on the 4th line with ZAR and Blueger because he looked at coach weird at practice.

 

[ronduguayshair]

You're one of those Yinzers that screams "SHOOOOTTT!!!!" for the entire duration of the powerplay aren't you?

No. But the people who post here who thought Recchi was the big culprit for the lack of power play production most likely do.

 

[Peat]

They can line up the RWs however they want, invert the pyramid and have Rust on L4 and Rodrigues on L1 (okay, maybe not that far), as long as Malkin and Zucker are split. I've been optimistic on that one longer than anyone and just gotta call it a day. Persuade Sid to let Guentzel go, stick him with Carter, f***, make him 4C if needed (okay, don't) but... those two guys really are less than the sum of their parts to a big degree.

What's funny is that a Zucker-Carter-Kapanen line seems to pretty closely recreate "That 70's Line" that LA had with Pearson-Carter-Toffoli, the issue is that you're giving Malkin bread crumbs to play with

I like McGinn and Heinen a lot. I'm not going to be happy if both of them are playing with a gimpy Malkin. They better have someone like Poulin or Hallander on Malkin's wing by merit if they're doing something like that with the 3rd line.

Just do it. Or

GCH
MMR
ZCK

 

[ColePens]

Shit

 

[ChaosAgent]

Shit

Did you accidentally eat ice cream?

 

[Ugene Magic]

I think if Zucker produces similarly next year with Carter - and I think there's a very good chance he does - he won't have the big caveat of "but he's dragging Evgeni freaking Malkin down..."

Which was true, of course, but regardless then next January-February we could use Zucker to go big-game hunting on the wing. He'd already have the salary to match and he'd be a much more attractive asset.

That's the "only" draw I have with this upcoming season watching Zucker, Carter and Kapanen, but once Geno is back they will lose Kapanen. Who knows what Geno they'll get when he returns. 1.) Geno who'll still point per game being bad, or 2.) Geno on fire with so much rest and hopefully a 100% rebuilt leg.
Until Geno gets back I'm not putting one ounce of effort into the bottom six. I assume....it's "same as it ever was" and I don't really give a crap about them. Not a difference maker in the lot. Bla, bla, bla defensive stalwarts...

Talking Heads....

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Shit

Ah yes. "Brevity is the soul of wit" and all that.

I concur. Shit, indeed.

 

[Pens x]

One word describes this off season: vanilla

 

[Gurglesons]

Shit

lol

 

[Gurglesons]

Is that the one where Olli Maatta was the best dman in the league in 2019? lol

I doubt it.

 

[ColePens]

Ah yes. "Brevity is the soul of wit" and all that.

I concur. Shit, indeed.

I'm here for the in depth conversations.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

I'm here for the in depth conversations.

This has to be such a relief to you.

 

[Gurglesons]

I'm here for the in depth conversations.

 

[Peat]

I'm here for the in depth conversations.

Have you heard the good news about the main board?

 

[Zirakzigil]

Shit

 

[Allie Kitsune]

That Fart noise you just heard is ZAR at 1.8M.

 

[Ugene Magic]

 

[PensandCaps]

That Fart noise you just heard is ZAR at 1.8M.

ZAR grew on me this past year. Really can't deny his defensive impact anymore. 3 straight years of being the best defensive winger in the NHL.

 

[Ugene Magic]

ZAR grew on me this past year. Really can't deny his defensive impact anymore. 3 straight years of being the best defensive winger in the NHL.

Man... That's a wart.

 

[eXile3]

NJ really improved this offseason.

The BART line was effective last year. I'm fine with giving TB and ZAR the money to see if they can recreate it without Tanev. All else fails it's a one year contract.

 

[CascadiaPenguin]

I doubt it. I think we are pretty much a lock to make the playoffs tbh.

Wow, a lock? We're demonstrably worse than last year and are even less truculent, if that is even possible. Malkin's availability is a mystery. There is a chance Jarry is broken. Carter surely can't maintain his torrid pace. We're playing the rest of the league, not 57% of our games against the Rags/Devils/Flyers/Sabres. I hope you are right, but I worry.

 

[Giant Yankee Pens]

Zar signed. 1 yr. 1.725 m... we have 146k cap room with a 23 man roster

 

[HandshakeLine]

I don't think it's coincidence that my interest in going to games precipitously fell off after a stretch where the only games I went to were college football (student section, usually front row) or European hockey (cheering sections)...just such a better environment than the overpriced luxury product that the modern professional arena/stadium experience has become here.

I sometimes wonder if I hadn't spent so much time 2002-06 at the Igloo if I'd still be as big of a fan as I am today. The results sucked and half of the seats were empty, but it was f***ing fun and created this odd sense of community that went away once the team actually became, you know, profitable.

Yeah, which is why the quintessential NHL experience remains seeing it in a bar with friends or at home with a group, because who can afford to go to the igloo except turds on expense accounts these days?

 

[Turin]

I want ZAR gone at that number