GDT: The First of July | The White Whale Has Been Hooked (Phil to the Pens)

[penguins2946*]

Yeah, I'd be completely fine with being done adding anyone and just trimming the bad players. This offseason is a win unless we do something miraculously stupid.

 

[DoktorZaius]

Now is time to trim the fat. Only guy who has an inflated salary that I'd keep around is Dupuis. Kunitz, Sutter, and Scuderi need to be traded.

Yup. Scuds is a pure cap dump (if you're lucky), Kuny for futures, and only deal Sutter if you're getting something useful back in return.

 

[Asuna]

hey where's that mrwilson dude lolz

 

[UnderratedBrooks44]

Yeah, I'd be completely fine with being done adding anyone and just trimming the bad players. This offseason is a win unless we do something miraculously stupid.

Kinda the same vibe as right after we got Cole for Borts haha

 

[wheelz87]

Now is time to trim the fat. Only guy who has an inflated salary that I'd keep around is Dupuis. Kunitz, Sutter, and Scuderi need to be traded.

This. This. This!

 

[gordie]

fatty is better than Harrington.

That's the point. Now they lost two drafted defenseman but gained a Lovejoy.

 

[AR5]

BTW, If we get Oshie, he would be Line 3 RW, per source. Replacing Dupuis/Kunitz.

Pens want to roll 4 scoring lines.

Also, Pens wouldn't be averse to playing Oshie on his off wing for Line 2.

 

[WayneSid9987]

Moore to the Devils.

 

[Waffle Fries]

When people call him one of the worst GMs in the NHL based on his Whalers/Hurricanes tenure, I don't think they're getting it. Karmanos was the problem there. The fact that Rutherford was able to build a team that went to two Cup finals and one win there is semi-miraculous.

Agreed on that, too. It's difficult to construct a team where free agents don't want to play and how much you can spend changes every year.

 

[penguins2946*]

Kinda the same vibe as right after we got Cole for Borts haha

Even another Despres trade probably couldn't destory this

Don't you ****ing dare try it, old man.

 

[The Tang]

Yup. Scuds is a pure cap dump (if you're lucky), Kuny for futures, and only deal Sutter if you're getting something useful back in return.

I'm more than happy to get picks for scuderi and kunitz, regardless of what the picks are

 

[UnderratedBrooks44]

Agreed on that, too. It's difficult to construct a team where free agents don't want to play and how much you can spend changes every year.

Yeah I mean I don't think JR is a special GM necessarily but I don't know why people can't comprehend that Carolina doesn't have the money (or the appeal for that matter).

 

[DoktorZaius]

BTW, If we get Oshie, he would be Line 3 RW, per source. Replacing Dupuis/Kunitz.

Pens want to roll 4 scoring lines.

That must mean the price is palatable.

 

[Winger for Hire]

It's awesome they got the Leafs to retain salary... Kessel at $6.7 AND they can purge the bad contracts... win/win/win

 

[AR5]

That must mean the price is palatable.

He said Sutter was involved.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

If you take away the Despres trade, JR has been nothing short of a God w/ the Pens. I could deal w/ the smaller deals like Winnik if he lands something brilliant like he did today.

That really did make up for the bad ones. Wow.

I've disliked JR's big deals to this point. There's Despres, Ehrhoff was redundant and a poor use of cap space, and Neal for Horny was a downgrade that hurt us last year in terms of goals. Perron was good.

But this move is such a huge net positive that the rest fades away. It makes the Neal trade palatable too, since we can ice a sniper on the PP again.

 

[Asuna]

oh man, please kuntiz/sutter for shattenkirk

 

[3074326]

BTW, If we get Oshie, he would be Line 3 RW, per source. Replacing Dupuis/Kunitz.

Pens want to roll 4 scoring lines.

Also, Pens wouldn't be averse to playing Oshie on his off wing for Line 2.

Dang, that would be nuts. Oshie on the third line? So much for no forward depth.

 

[Cherpak]

fatty is better than Harrington.

Maybe I'm wrong but I think that was sarcasm.

 

[UnderratedBrooks44]

BTW, If we get Oshie, he would be Line 3 RW, per source. Replacing Dupuis/Kunitz.

Pens want to roll 4 scoring lines.

Also, Pens wouldn't be averse to playing Oshie on his off wing for Line 2.

Oh god. We're passing off line combos involving other teams' players as fact. Also, we don't have the money to "roll four scoring lines" so basically every word above is flimsy on a good day.

 

[gordie]

Rumor floating around that there's something big brewing between the Flyers and Blues.

Flyers must feel the Pens have put them under pressure to make a name move. Fans of the Flyers seem really upset. Kessel has already helped create a Win!!!

 

[xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

What ya got?

Pretty much nothing at the moment. Just mysterious rumblings from non TSN/Sportsnet/ESPN guys--Hope_Smoke to be exact.

Wondering and waiting to see if there's any legitimacy to it. Curious as to what it could involve.

 

[Uemoda]

oh man, please kuntiz/sutter for shattenkirk

Holy hell.

 

[AR5]

I FULLY expect another huge deal today.

PGH and STL. Book it.

 

[3074326]

oh man, please kuntiz/sutter for shattenkirk

Kunitz/Sutter/Scuderi for Oshie/Shattenkirk