Quoting: edeangel84
What’s the other option for a 3C upgrade? All UFAs are in and around 30. Monohan and Lindholm are the only good options and they’re going to get long term deals from someone. It doesn’t matter what is happening in 3 years time when this team will be one of the worst in the league. What’s wrong with gambling on a 24 year old forward for a cheap contract? If he isn’t any good he goes on waivers, nothing lost. I have no issue keeping Eller. I’m simply looking for options to bring in younger forwards.
why do you always have to look out for what is sitting in house?
Why can no one trust the youth on this team and always put it down?
They just signed Broz. Poulin looked good in the whole 3 games management gave him. Instead we get Pustinen and a whole lot of excuses because the front office has issues with the kid and refuses to give him a chance when he's clearly out played the AHL.
they just traded for a center as well in the Guentzel trade.
Not to mention Yager is looking NHL ready.
I mean lets be clear on it, next year is play Yager or he goes back to the CHL where he has nothing to gain from.
Lets stop looking all over when we know the market is dead and make bad decisions for the team that aren't fixable when there are options in house that can bring this team the things it needs.
It also does matter what happens in 3 years. Lets not pretend they can't use that cap space to gain assets. They can. Rather than simply signing bad contracts.
As for the Eller trade, what's the point of just giving him away. If you want to trade him fine. But Eller with retention and getting nothing back is a horrible move. A 24 year old AHLer is basically a bad bet. Especially from a team that isn't shy about playing it's young players unlike the penguins. If he could play he'd have games by now.