Quoting: msekkes
3 years at $6.5 million for Hall? Good luck on that one.
I hear ya. My thing with the Pens right now is a couple big questions:
1. You acquired Kappy to play in the top six which tells me Hornqvist is not anymore. So do you really keep a $5M player on a third line? I get Hornqvist brings a special aspect to game and I love him as player but dollar wise I just don't think that fits what we need to do anymore.
2. Nick Bjustad, the kid I feel for him cause of all the injuries but I don't think his style fits on our team...I think Derrick Brassard 2.0. Great player just wrong system for whatever reason.
If you can move those two for either cheaper winger or picks you open up $5.5 + $4 which makes the Pens players in free agency. Obviously we may need to take guys back on these trades but it is an interesting situation to be in for GMJR.
I think the Pens need to solve the following positions:
1. LW or RW for 3rd line
2. Third Line Center
3. Revamped 3rd Defensive pairing. Maybe with JJ but if you do than you need to a really good D to pair him with. I still think JJ gets moved in some type of bad contract for bad contract a la Rask in the Kessel deal that got vetoed last year. I think JJ gets moved with Murray (personally).
I think on the third line next year (if he is ready) you will def. see Poulin. Probably on LW. So that would mean a C and RW. I'd be ok signing MCann again (under $2.5M) to play RW so than you only need to find a 3C (one that actually stays on the team for more than x days).