A 2022 1st round pick?

if Pittsburgh were to trade multiple 1st round picks it wouldn't be back to back years but who knows. also Carolina can flip that pick and turn into another 1st round pick or player later on. thats what I was kind of thinking of

Pens wouldnt trade a 2022 first unless they know for sure they’ll be competitive.

Pens wouldnt trade a 2022 first unless they know for sure they’ll be competitive.

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thanks. but after Amanda kessel and team USA won gold Pittsburgh media referred to Phil as Amanda's brother

I believe they will be competitive just for the fact they will have Malkin and Crosby and Guentzel and Letting and Murray but still have to keep talent around them and stay healthy. but as long as the cap keeps going up about 5 million every year things should work out just fine for the time being

The Penguins struggled on defense in the 2018-2019 season. Many instances involved camping out in the defense zone, killing power plays, and turnovers and giveaways.

A step in the Penguins improving their corps of defensemen would be trading Kris Letang. The Penguins played better without Letang when he missed the remainder of the 2016-2017 season. Letang had issues with turnovers and giveaways in the 2017-2018 season. He also has a high dollar contract the Penguins would like to shed to create cap space and improve the roster.

I do agree with you on this but the one problem is that who wants letang. he played his first "full" season in 3 years cuz of a stroke and neck surgery so I don't see big market out there for him unless you trade him and a pick or two and a prospect or whatever Pittsburgh has for Karlsson and thats even a stretch. the pens D has played better with him out of the lineup cuz they are free to play the game they can cuz they don't have to makeup for his mistakes. id give letang some time to start the 18-19 season to see if he returns to form or not

Any team who finds Letang better than any defensemen it currently has will buy into Letang.

I would expect Letang and ran through prospects to move in a salary exchange trade.

Letang had the 2017-2018 season to return to form. He did not return to form. The Penguins need to move on.

true. its just kind of tough to judge his value since its at an all time low. but would you think a combination of Letang, Sprong, and a first and 2nd would be enough for Karlsson?

If Ottawa adds a prospect or a draft pick with Karlsson, I would make the deal.

would Colin white be someone Ottawa would put in the trade? or Logan brown?

This would be a tough call. White has wetter feet in the National Hockey League than Brown does.

true. but its still a trade for both sides to look at. Karlsson wants out and Letang is hurting Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh is looking to retool the team to get as many cups out of the Crosby/Malkin era which is something they couldn't do in the Lemieux/Jagr era

I am currently liking the idea of a Pittsburgh/Ottawa trade. Pittsburgh won the trade with Brassard despite Brassard playing or being injured in postseason play. I do not know if Jim Rutherford and Pierre Dorion have discussed Letang and Karlsson.

its something letang would his NTMC for I would think. or you do a three team deal where Mete, Weber, Sprong, '19 1st round pick (MTL) go to Ottawa, Letang, '19 1st (PIT) to Montreal, Karlsson, White/Brown/1st or 2 2nd round picks go to Pittsburgh. good deal for all 3 clubs. young scorer and a veteran leader go to a rebuilding club in Montreal, a capable defenseman and hometown boy and pick to Montreal and an elite defender and maybe pick(s) or prospect go to Pittsburgh as they save on cap for this season

Ottawa would want Letang more than Weber.

Jim Rutherford has spoken about Daniel Sprong playing for Pittsburgh full-time for 2018-2019. Sprong will need to prove he can score consistently. The Penguins will need to weed out prospects who have been in the system for several years and are running their courses.

You got it right on the weber front but I forgot to add Victor Mete if that would help at all. and ik what Rutherford has said about sprong but there is a reason Sullivan never played him when he was up for a short period of time. and Pittsburgh does need to keep their prospects but for a winning team its also hard to get prospects if you keep trading 1st round picks to get players to help win a cup and Pittsburgh does seem to "hit the lottery" on undrafted free agents and college free agents

Should the Penguins stock up on draft picks?

its a tough question to answer since GMJR has come out and said he wants to "shake up the roster" for the upcoming season and the only way I see that happening is if you trade your picks. he wants to capitalize on Crosby and Malkin's time left in the organization. id probably say yes on stock up on picks but I also want Pittsburgh to be competitive for the next 8 years

Could Hunwick and a ran prospect be expendable for draft picks?

Hunwick is worth at best a 6th round pick and the pens other than Sprong don't have a huge prospect pool. Jarry could be trade for a 2nd round pick but here I have him traded for Hanifin

Sprong has only been in WBS for 1 year! They screwed up with Sprong in the begining. THey played him at 18. He had no business playing in the NHL at 18. That screwed up any long term plan for development do to his waiver status.
You should look for players to crack into the NHL at 21-22 years old. Just like most other sports. Most NBA players get a year or two in college. Most NFL players get 2-3 years in college. The NHL is really no different, if anything it's much like the NFL. It's hard to get there as a 19 year old. Sprong is only 20. He clearly showed he has too much talent to play in WBS. But he also needed more time to develop. I'm not saying that couldn't happen in the NHL but just by comparison. Jake G. came in at 21. Zar came in at 22. etc.... Don't be so harsh on this kid. He's got talent, he just didn't come through the College path prepping him for the NHL. Him and Jordy B. are in the same position. Jordy is clearly talented. Way to talented for the WHL. But at 19 he still needs to work on his game. They may think he's too young to bring to WBS this year. You can ruin a player moving him too soon as they may not be mature enough to handle it. So he might stay in WHL 1 more year, then get a year in WBS at 20 like Sprong did. Then make the jump at 21 years old.
You have to be patient.

This is a clueless statement.
Jordy B is a great young prospect. He racked up 92 points in the defensive WHL. he averaged over 1 goal a game.
Sam Militec also racked up 92 points in the OHL. Averaging over a point a game.
Both their stats were comparable to a Dubois who Columbus drafted 1st round.
Then there is D'Oreo aka the cookie monster. Which is the reason they agreed to trade away a good goalie prospect last year.
So to say there is no talent coming out of the Pens organization is absurd. They excel at finding good college players and undrafted players with talent.