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Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 17, 2019 at 1:07 a.m.
Thread: It has to happen
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MadmanFromMadison</b></div><div>No it really hasnt he is a powerplay specialist now who is a liability at even strength he was one of the worst forwards in the league when it came to 5 on 5 play and a big reason Pit lead the league in shorthanded goals. He cant score like he used to and is a net negative now when it comes to scoring chances produced vs the scoring chances he creates for the opposition.</div></div>

He can’t score like he used to? He’s always been between 25-35 goals and scored 27 this year. In four years with Pittsburgh, that’s his second highest total. It’s his 6th highest total in his career. Hardly lacking in the scoring department. Especially considering he is still averaging a ppg in a “down” year where the team mostly struggled.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 17, 2019 at 12:25 a.m.
Thread: It has to happen
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ChiHawks34</b></div><div>Penguins in my opinion are in a really really bad spot. Kessel isn’t getting that from the ducks. He will not get the value back that the pens need right now. Hornqvist has two more years of a ntc and even if he does waive it, you are not getting a decent player back for him. He is showing his age badly. Also Matta won’t get you much value either along side players like Johnson, Gudbranson, Bjugstad, etc. gmjr bet the farm on this roster and got obliterated. I so how gmjr takes this team and turns it into a cup winner moving forward.</div></div>

this is one salty hawks fan.
If you think Gudbranson has no trade value from how he's played in Pittsburgh you are kidding yourself.
Your bitterness really shows when you think Jugs has no trade value. That's just laughable.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 12, 2019 at 11:59 a.m.
Thread: Playoff Lines Game 2
nothing wrong with the game one lines. They need to role with them again. If they made one change it should be JJ for Maatta, but lets see after game two.

The second and third lines Feasted on the Islanders. No need to mess with them. The 4th line for the limited time it had on the ice has to do better. They were like a 40% corsi in their 8 minutes.
They need to convert. To many scoring chances didn't go in.
They also have to have faith in Crosby and Jake to out play the 4th line of the Islanders. It will happen. That line is the Islanders best possession line. They had a lot of turn overs against that line, 6 and not one take away. They will clean that up and watch out the game will be one sided like it was last night past the 30 minute mark. Malkin's line ate up the NYI 1st line like it was breakfast. They had like a 70% corsi there. I'll take that match up every night if that's what they want to give me.

The line up was a +20 on the Corsi. You can't ask for better play than that. NYI got lucky in game one. No team is going to win many games giving up 20% corsi. They also won't get a game where the 1st line plays that bad again.
The penguins will start to take this series over. They will win game two. and then it's over because the Islanders can't match up to the top 3 lines well.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 13, 2019 at 2:42 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 13, 2019 at 1:54 a.m.
Thread: Maatta out indefinitely
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>pharrow</b></div><div>hard to say on Maatta.
It would help if we knew the injury not just a shoulder.
If 'ts an AC/SC issues vs a Separation.
Either way you are probably looking at roughly 4 weeks? if not longer.

Problem is he has a history of shoulder issues, not sure if it's the same one.
Once you dislocate a shoulder it gets easier every time because those tissues never return to normal. But you also have less pain because of it.

If Schultz is coming back I don't think they even make a move. If anything Maatta goes to IR and they open cap space.
Just glad it's not Letang or Dumo</div></div>

Maatta was their third best defenseman(since Schultz was injured) but yeah the dropoff between the top pair and him is significant so could have been worse defenseman to lose. I cannot remember which shoulder he had injured a couple years ago, if its the same injury then it is even worse long term. I don't foresee them making a huge move to fill in for Maatta even if its longer term but would have been nice if they kept Oleksiak right now.