Realistic Barzal Trade

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Islanders laugh at you.

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Jan. 27, 2019 at 12:29 p.m.

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Quoting: Gofnut999

Islanders laugh at you.

Did you read the description, mate?

Jan. 27, 2019 at 12:29 p.m.

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Islanders laugh at you.

So do I and everyone elso who watched a single hockey game in his life. ?

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Jan. 27, 2019 at 12:31 p.m.

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Edited Jan. 27, 2019 at 12:39 p.m.

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Did you read the description, mate?

Yup. They laugh even harder. Barzal is a franchise player. Guentzel is a very good complimrntary piece. It’s would be the equivalent to to Boston offering Krejci for Crosby a dozen years ago. Trying to justify this makes you look foolish.

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Jan. 27, 2019 at 12:31 p.m.

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what about age, position, and any individual skill/talent assessment that isnt reflected in point totals and corsi/fenwick. Barzal is flat out a better hockey player. He's a magician out there.

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Jan. 27, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.

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what about age, position, and any individual skill/talent assessment that isnt reflected in point totals and corsi/fenwick. Barzal is flat out a better hockey player. He's a magician out there.

Well, that's not the point of this thread. This is a direct response to all the whacky Barzal trades Pens fans have come up with. Obviously, it wouldn't be a straight up trade, but the centerpiece of the package would have to be Guentzel. My point is that it wouldn't be a trade worth making for the Penguins.

Jan. 27, 2019 at 12:39 p.m.

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This is embarrassing.

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Jan. 27, 2019 at 12:40 p.m.

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I mean, the closest thing to a fair trade is Barzal + something for Malkin and that isnt happening

Jan. 27, 2019 at 12:42 p.m.

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Yup. They laugh even harder.

Maybe so, but who cares? Add whatever you think is necessary to get the Islanders to say yes and tell me, is it really a trade worth making for the Penguins?

Jan. 27, 2019 at 12:47 p.m.

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I mean, the closest thing to a fair trade is Barzal + something for Malkin and that isnt happening

The trade itself isn't really that important. Malkin isn't getting traded, so Guentzel would probably be the centerpiece of any package for Barzal. With all the assets the Penguins would have to give up, is it really worth it when you already have a player producing similar numbers?

Jan. 27, 2019 at 12:52 p.m.

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Maybe so, but who cares? Add whatever you think is necessary to get the Islanders to say yes and tell me, is it really a trade worth making for the Penguins?

The islanders don’t say yes. Period. You would never pay the price you’d have to pay to get him. There is no incentive to move him. To give them one you’d have to ridiculously overpay. What is the going rate for a 21 year old franchise player with another year still left on his ELC? Take that and multiply it by 2 and maybe you get them to the table. Maybe.

Jan. 27, 2019 at 12:54 p.m.

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Quoting: TheExpert

Barzal is a center and the face of their franchise that just lost Tavares. Barzal also put up 85 points last year to Guentzel's 48. Guentzel is a winger who is 2 years older too.

Barzal will not be traded. Stop fooling yourself.

Jan. 27, 2019 at 12:56 p.m.

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Why would the pens even want to trade Guentzel? He's proven to play very well with Crosby, and he's arguably been the best goal scorer in the playoffs the past 2 years

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Jan. 27, 2019 at 1:04 p.m.

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Quoting: TheExpert

Did you read the description, mate?

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Why would the pens even want to trade Guentzel? He's proven to play very well with Crosby, and he's arguably been the best goal scorer in the playoffs the past 2 years

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I mean, the closest thing to a fair trade is Barzal + something for Malkin and that isnt happening

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what about age, position, and any individual skill/talent assessment that isnt reflected in point totals and corsi/fenwick. Barzal is flat out a better hockey player. He's a magician out there.

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So do I and everyone elso who watched a single hockey game in his life. ?

I just want to Point out he said semi realistic it's never realistic if Barzal is being traded.

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Jan. 27, 2019 at 1:05 p.m.

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You're halfway there. Now, would that ridiculous overpayment really be worth it for the Penguins? Think about it, they would have the most top-heavy team in the NHL and nobody to fall back on besides Barzal when Crosby and Malkin regress. I doubt that group would be successful long-term. Maybe they could win a cup now, but that's something they can already do with their current roster.

Jan. 27, 2019 at 1:05 p.m.

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I just want to Point out he said semi realistic it's never realistic if Barzal is being traded.

there’s been wayyyyyy worse proposals on here

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Jan. 27, 2019 at 1:07 p.m.

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Why would the pens even want to trade Guentzel? He's proven to play very well with Crosby, and he's arguably been the best goal scorer in the playoffs the past 2 years

I appreciate you, I feel like my point has flown over everyone else's head.

Jan. 27, 2019 at 1:08 p.m.

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I appreciate you, I feel like my point has flown over everyone else's head.

Ya well I don’t think it makes sense for either team. Only way the Islanders will even consider trading Barzal is for an extreme overpayment, which would hurt the pens more than help

Jan. 27, 2019 at 1:09 p.m.

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Quoting: littlejerryseinfeld

Well, obviously. The Pens would have to absolutely overpay to get him. My entire point is that it wouldn't be worth it.

Jan. 27, 2019 at 1:17 p.m.

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I could honestly argue against trading Barzal for Crosby straight up. I read the description, your logic is flawed and this isn't even remotely close

Jan. 27, 2019 at 1:17 p.m.

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Quoting: TheExpert

Well, obviously. The Pens would have to absolutely overpay to get him. My entire point is that it wouldn't be worth it.

So you created a team suggesting that Barzal on the pens would be good and then said it won't work.

Just log off the internet.

I'll create a team that has an alien, george washington and jesus christ on the sabres and then tell everyone who comments that it wouldn't really be worth it and to read the description.

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Jan. 27, 2019 at 1:21 p.m.

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They are going to try to cripple you in order to aquire him considering you are in the same division. You would have to make it impossible for them to say no. I doubt you can.

There is a better chance of me winning the Powerball then there is of the Isles trading Barzal to the Penguins. Lol.

Jan. 27, 2019 at 1:25 p.m.

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there’s been wayyyyyy worse proposals on here

Well that is certainly true. Just go to the Canadiens ACGMs where every single post is Lehkonnen. Hudon, and Reilly for an All-Star.

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Jan. 27, 2019 at 1:29 p.m.

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And that's the only point I'm really trying to make. As nice as it would be to add a player like Barzal, everything they'd have to subtract to acquire him is just too much for one player to offset.

Jan. 27, 2019 at 1:32 p.m.

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