Quoting: pensfan21
Yes, if we lose first round I don't think any of these players are safe, I wouldn't say anyone except Crosby or Guentzel is. It's insanity if we have another first round exit then run it back again. This gets us a first, second, and third, plus two tougher players, which is what we need.
The issue isn’t that you traded the players. The issue is that you traded them for such a severely underwhelming return simply for overreacting insanity purposes.
A young top 4 RHD with a long term reasonable contract (Marino) alone nets at least a 1st and solid player/prospect.
A young top defenseman prospect with top 4 potential nets at least a late 1st alone. A young middle 6 winger with potential and an absurdly cheap QO should net at minimum a late 2nd/early 3rd. Yet you traded all 3 and only got a 1st in return.
Gallagher’s contract is absolutely terrible and had a terrible year. Why would the pens want to add 1 million in cap and 5 more years in term? They could get a tough player in free agency for free for that and just trade Zucker for a late pick and the cap space.
There is no way in gods green earth would Hextall trade Carter after signing him to an extension. Also wood has been injured all year. Jeff Carter’s value is way more than Wood’s right now and NJ would be insane to trade him at the moment.
The MP trade is the most realistic on here and fairest, not that it is saying much.
Why would Arizona want Dumo? Much less pay for him? You’ve already traded MP, POJ, Marino, now Dumo too? That absolutely decimates the defensive depth. And all you did was replace them with terrible expensive plugs.
And along with the terrible trades, you don’t re-sign Letang, Malkin, or Rust (3 of the like 5 players actually scoring). Letting all 3 of those guys go are just going to disgruntled Crosby so you may as well trade him too at that point and go for the full on rebuild