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Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 23 at 2:15 p.m.
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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 15, 2023 at 8:42 p.m.
Thread: offseason
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Pensfan303</b></div><div>PP was a disaster last season, Even if JT doesn't produce at the same rate 5v5 than Guentzel, his presence on the PP would help big time. He still had 43 points at 5v5 and 9 shorthanded which isn't bad at all when you add the PP production. JT has gotten a bad rep recently which wasn't really deserved. zucker had 39 pts 5v5</div></div>

The power play can be improved without sending out our best winger (a perenial 35-40 goal, ppg player) for someone on a contract bad enough that his team's fans can't stop trading him before it even kicks in.

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As far as I'm concerned, Miller is not going to hold the same value Guentzel does to the Penguins unless his career '21-'22 year becomes his norm in the short term.
Miller gets a bad rap because he capitalized off a stellar season with a contract extention that he probably won't be worth again. He's a great player, but his days of the impact and stardom Jake has are more likely than not over.

Even if their value was equal - which it is not - then it still makes no sense IMO. The Pens' issues are in their depth, not the top of the lineup. We're trading away the best winger Sid's ever had for a long period of time while he's in his prime. Why fix what works? Last time we did that, Mike Matheson and John Marino stopped being Penguins.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 13, 2023 at 9:57 p.m.
Thread: Leafs off-season Marner out
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hockeyfan1234</b></div><div>Nah pens accept this. Marner is over a ppg and would move Rust onto 3rd line duty making the 3rd line way better. Murray can be bought out. His buyout is actually even better than Granlund as it’s cheaper this year AND only 2 years as opposed to 4.


No way. I’d rather do the trade and buyout Murray as opposed to buying out Granlund. Murray’s buyout is shorter and cheaper this year.</div></div>


The 3rd line needs more than just rust. with 10.5 or whatever marner makes, you can revamp the whole 3rd line. I would much rather have a mix of Erod, Bunting/Bertuzzi and another piece to the bottom 6 than just Marner. Yes Marner is a Great player. But the pens need depth and not top end power rn
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 13, 2023 at 11:43 a.m.