I’m afraid the starting piece would be Stutzle and the Sen’s would be nuts to trade him
Buffalo declines
Nuge and Dougie decline also

Why are sens fans so incredibly high on pinto

It's possible Jordan Kawaguchi carried him at UND

Norris barely has 1C potential but apparently pinto does too now... ? Wow they have might technically have four 1st line centers in future. 🤪

(Pinto, Norris, Stutzle and Btkachuk)

Tempered expectations with prospects and young players always so crucial... so easy to get carried away with imagination; it's a helluva drug

Not defending this proposal by any means... Just Norris and Pinto.

Norris barely has 1C potential?? He literally finished 30th in points for Centers, while having pretty good faceoff numbers and matching up against the better centers in the league. All as a 21 year old. And you say he barely has 1C potential lol. I'd say he was technically already a 1C this season, just at the lowest end. But again he just turned 22.

Also if you actually watched North Dakota games instead of only looking at stats, you'd know that Pinto was not carried by Kawaguchi. If anything, it was the other way around. Look at the difference between Kawaguchi's sophomore season stats without Pinto and junior season stats with Pinto. But again, watch the games... Alsl, Pinto played 12 games in the NHL this year as a 20 year old and had 7 points, and most definitely passed the eye test. Ottawa only lost 3 of 12 games with him in the lineup. Expecting him to be a 1C is silly, but regardless he's going to be a player.

All of this leads me to this question... How much have you watched Pinto and Norris play?

Anyways, that aside, Ottawa is not in play for Eichel. They're not ready for that yet, let these young players continue to develop. Look at NYI and Vegas and MTL, I'd rather a team full of good players vs a team with only a few superstars and no depth (Tampa has both so they don't count)

Pens probably say no IMO. Colin White is honestly not very good. He's a high-end smallish fourth-liner who can fill in the third line at times. Pens have plenty of that.

He didn't even play with Kawaguchi for the majority of the season! Pinto easily has 1C potential. He wasn't just UND's best player, he was the best player in the entire NCHC. The first player to win the award unanimously. On top of that he was the best defensive forward (awarded Defensive Forward of the Year), playing in all situations and being 60% on the draws. Maybe watch him play. You don't know what you're talking about.

Norris is already a 1C. He is a two way beast and plays against other teams top lines. He has some of the best defensive numbers out there and is only getting better. Stutzle and Tkachuk will likely stay on the wing for us. Tempered expectations? Yikes, you're lost. You don't even know the players you're talking about.

That's fair. He's moreover a third liner who can play in the top 6. He's better than his stats show thats for sure. His most common linemates this season were Dadonov and Nick Paul who all didn't produce much. He still drives play well with excellent advanced stats but he needs talented players to produce. It was only 2 seasons ago he was on pace for just under 50 points. I think he bounces back with a change of scenery and better linemates.

He might, who knows. Sometimes that helps players. I just know that Hextall is looking for a different breed of player at this point. Not that I'm wild about that, but he wants to bring in the Kassian and Foligno types.

ncaa hockey you should watch it sometime