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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 19 at 8:53 p.m.
Thread: Whaddya got
Re: no on signs bottom 6 guys to 6-year deals - JIM RUTHERFORD WOULD LIKE A WORD!!

No but forreal, I see Joshua being signed (if we get him) to come in and perform kind of like a plug n play guy - play him on Sid's wing or pop him on the 3rd line some games to give the bottom-6 some balance, hence why I think the term will be so long, the guy is 28 and having his coming out party in Vancouver, so I'm under the impression his agents are shooting for at least a 4 year deal. I think O'Connor can do the same, jumping on Sid's line or the third line.

With Stephenson, it's tough man. I know he's 30, but he brings insane speed that would be ideal in an otherwise slow bottom 6. I know this is cliched, but he also brings championship pedigree, which outside of our big-three, we have none of. I also see him being a kind of swiss army knife versatile lineup guy, which Mike Sullivan just loses his mind over, and rightfully so. All that being said, that's why I have him at 5M. If i'm his agent, I'm taking no less than 4.5M a year, since he massively outplayed his current contract - making 2.75M a year while consistently putting up 50/60 points? He'll be wanting a big raise. It'll be an interesting offseason for sure, possibly the most interesting we've seen in awhile for the Penguins.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 14 at 10:23 a.m.
Thread: Pens 2425 Realistic But Improbable Fixes
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LuckyMoneyPuck</b></div><div>So a bunch of really bad takes.

I mean really, they aren't trading Graves for a 3rd. Just because you and some other pens fans have your panties in a knot because "gasp" Graves isn't a 1LD.... I mean really what did you expect. He signed for 4.5 mil. He's an average 2LD on an average 2LD contract. He's played like an average 2LD too. Honestly maybe even a little better given how often he's been paired with Karlson and Letang. I mean really, that goal last night Karlson watching the puck go by....brilliant. Head really in the game in a must win... but you know...Graves.

But somehow MP is a "top 10 defenseman" ..... you must be nuts. This team doesn't have a legit 1LD, It's got 2 2LD. That's it. Neither one of those 2 is Dumo in his prime that's for sure, and he was the last legit 1LD they had. If the so called 1RDA and 1RDB can't stop making bonehead plays this team is never going anywhere.

Then we go on to the signing of old as dirt players like Smith.... why? What does this team need more over 30 players for? Especially on the 4th line.

then you go a crazy Monahan signing. Like he's going to sign a 1 year deal..... or that the penguins should actually bother getting stuck with that in any long term deal.

But my personal favorite is fixing the horrible 3rd pairing by over paying for 30 year old journeyman never played a full season Brown.

It's like you were making a post asking... "What would Hextall do?"</div></div>

Jesus Christ bro! Did you not see the look these are all wishful thinking part?

Respond to stuff less pompously.

Do I think they can actually trade Graves? Probably not. But you can’t say he’s an average 2LD. His first year here has been well below expectations, as many thought he would finally make our defense core solid again, eating up big minutes, putting up around 30-35 points, and shutting down the opponents top line, and he barely mustered 13 or so points and consistently gets individually outplayed by the opponent, at times has <em>zero</em> confidence with the puck. The Penguins are DESPERATE man. We can’t really afford to see if this year will be a coin flip for him. I do see a world with a trade to specifically Arizona working because of their need for contracted defenseman and insANE surplus of picks in that draft, so who knows? Could be pushed back to a 6th? Wishful thinking? Like I said? In the post?

For Karlsson I’ll keep it nice and short. His offense hasn’t fully been there. His defensive mistakes have been huge. I’m not gonna crucify him, mainly because there’s no point, he’s here for 3 more years, so we need to figure it out.

As for Monahan: also wishful thinking. Things HAVE to go south for him not to re-sign in Winnipeg. Things HAVE to go well for us to convince him to come here, especially on a 1-year contract which, in my lost draft of this, I wrote if we need to up the AAV a bit and stretch the years out more to get him, I don’t have a problem with that.

Craig Smith and Josh Brown signings aren’t too crucial for me, smith is a good plug 4th liner and I’m not completely sold on St Ivany slotting in, hence Josh Brown. But please enlighten me on any other young available 4th line RW’s for cheap and you can get back to me. 4th lines/bottom pairings don’t need youth bro. They need forecheckers, frustraters. we’re not going to find a ****ing 24-year-old PK wizard who can chip in 10-15-25.

Pettersson?? Have you watched any games at all? He is without a doubt a top DEFENSIVE defenseman, and many in the hockey world agree. Thats a bonehead take from you my guy. Next.

All in all, man, it’s just a forum post. Here’s a more chill response you could have put together instead:

“Could you explain your thinking on Graves (lmao, which I actually did if you read the post)? It’s tough to see that trade working out!

Don’t think Pettersson is a 1LD, but that’s just me. Monahan I don’t see happening, at the very least at that term.

Don’t you think the 4RW and 3RD positions could be filled by other younger players? Don’t enjoy smith or Brown at those price tags.”

Have a nice day dude!