Quoting: Sabres923
Yeah Buffalo isn’t doing that.
Depends on their assessment of where they are at. I think they're in the "we gotta make the playoffs but we're not necessarily contenders" stage. If that's the case, a ****ty 3rd pair D man is not that big of a deal if you get assets that will help you more in 2 years or so. They need cheap young center to push Johansson to his proper role on LW. I think McCann would be perfect for that but your mileage may vary there.
Quoting: jgimp69
I can definitely see Bettman gifting either Pittsburgh or NYR the 1OA.
It is a lot of fun that we have ready made conspiracies for just about any of the play-in losers getting 1OA. NYR, PIT, EDM, TOR winning will all make the hockey world go full Alex Jones. Gotta love it
Quoting: Ragsandbluesfan
Idk about all those trades but the lines should be
Guentzel crosby saad
Zucker malkin rust
Laf staal smith
Zar blue tanev
Saad very well could be an amazing partner with Sid but idk about Zucker-Malkin-Rust. Seemed ineffective this postseason.
Quoting: Wadejos123
Wow the hawks decline. It's funny how you say one of the teams issues is having a mediocre starting goalie, then you trade him for a top 6 forwards, a 3rd, 6th, and make the hawks take a cap dump. You're contradicting yourself. Saad is worth a 1st all day long. Probably could get a B level prospect back as well. You aren't getting him, 2 picks, and making us take a cap dump for a "mediocre" goalie. Just about every hawks fan is gonna jump down your throat when they see this and pens fans will come back saying he's worth 2 1st's cuz he won 2 cups (so did saad by the way)
Me saying our goaltending was mediocre is technically not the same as me saying MM is mediocre, but FWIW I do hold that opinion. But that's just the thing, that is MY assessment of him. Not the leagues. He's up and down like just about any goalie but his "up" play is winning two Stanley Cups. Is he truly that player? IDK. But that why he isn't going for a 1st. There's doubt. Which is why he's recouping a couple of mid round picks and a rental. As for Saad, I find your valuation of him pretty crazy. He's a fancy stats darling but good luck finding someone to pay a 1st for a rental paid too much who doesn't score.
Quoting: Jfstompers
Buffalo isn't doing that. If they get laf the forward group should be good enough without having to remake the entire 3rd line. Get bonino back cheap from Nashville and you're fine. Concentrate on the blue line for sure.
I actually agree that a shakeup is less needed than most fellow Pens fans would indicate but if PIT does wanna get crazy I think this is a good way to go for it. I worry we'll throw away the baby with the bathwater in order to change for the sake of change. Giving the 3L and 3rd pair a new look seems like a good middleground to blowing **** up to me.