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Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 9, 2017 at 3:00 p.m.
Thread: Screw it. Bring on Landy
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>coga16</b></div><div><i>Im personally not sold on Maatta. I woudlnt want Landy to be moved for a package like this. He has really struggled since his rookie season and has a string of unfortunate healthy issues.
I dont see it as a good trade target for the Avs</i></div></div>

He hasn't had a full off season since his rookie season. Cancer, shoulder, and then military duty.... and he's still our best defensive skater right now. He's young, cheap, and less of a risk than Landeskog, who has how much left on his contract? If Landeskog is a bust then the Pens are really screwed. The worst you get from Maatta is a Dman that will help keep picks out of the Av's net, and by the looks of things, they can sure use that right now.

Giving DP and a pick is ridiculous. Maatta for Landeskog straight up, and I wouldn't be opposed to the Avs adding.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 20, 2016 at 4:01 p.m.
Thread: Rights to Kreider
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Nyrfn30</b></div><div><i>Rangers say no and are already offering him the same</i></div></div>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Salary Arbitration numbers New York Rangers/ Chris Kreider. Club offer $3.2M / Player asking $4.75M <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHL?src=hash">#NHL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYR?src=hash">#NYR</a></p>&mdash; Aaron Ward (@NHL_AaronWard) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHL_AaronWard/status/755788516517371904">July 20, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Rags offering way less. We'll even retain on Kunitz a bit.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 14, 2016 at 9:24 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 29, 2016 at 11:48 p.m.
Thread: I challenge you to make a better team under the cap
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jimbo_bode</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hibbits</b></div><div><i>Only 20 roster spots? That's not a full team.

Going to need to dress at least 22 players every night.

Try again.</i></div></div>

LOL are you serious? Do you watch hockey? You can only dress 20 players a night and Im not going to make a team with healthy Scratches thank you very much, So How about you take your innacurate comments elsewhere. :)</i></div></div>

What? I don't even know where to start.

You can dress as many players as you want as long as you are under the cap. Scratches take the ice, the pre-game skate and are dressed all the way until the puck drops.

Why?

What if someone gets injured during the warm up? Or gets injured during a long road trip during a back-to-back game situation. Think that farm call-upis going to be 100% at a moments notice flying 6 hours across North America?

You need at least one extra player and that extra player has to fit under the cap.

All teams carry at least 21 players under the cap. Most 22 or 23.

Once the puck drops, yes, 20 man roster. But up until then you need the insurance of "healthy scratches".
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 29, 2016 at 10:49 p.m.
Thread: We can only get better with schultz, Fehr and Bennetts return, right?+Cole is be
How optimistic of you thinking that players are only going to get healthy and new ones won't be injured. When has that ever happened for us?

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mhockey91</b></div><div><i>After Watching this game I agree 100%. Cole looks much more like he did last season. Pens have 4 very good options for the bottom pairing. Schultz, Pouliot, Cole, and lovejoy. Pens are loaded on the point.</i></div></div>
Lol. After watching what game? The Penguins beating up on an out-of-the-playoff-picture Arizona team that just sold their best forward? BECAUSE THAT SHOULD BE A GOOD INDICATOR!

The facts are that since Head Coach Mike Sullivan took over, the Pens have played 18 teams that are currently in a playoff position. Of those 18 games, they have lost 12. That's a 33% win rate against playoff teams.

Have your fun, drink your beers... but at the end of the day... Trashing all over a bad team is meaningless and the Pens still can't beat good teams.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 12, 2016 at 6:10 p.m.
Thread: STOP TRADING KESSEL.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mhockey91</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hibbits</b></div><div><i>"But he's playing a hell of a lot better in 2016"

4 goals in 2016.

That's not better. Not for 6.8 million in cap space.

Rutherford's biggest trade is a bust.... how surprising.</i></div></div>

I care less about the goals and more about the overall play. His play has improved considerably. The goals will come with time. Just the other night he had 2 empty nets he missed on. He was at the right place, doing the right things, but he isn't capitalizing yet. That'll change though</i></div></div>

If Phil Kessel isn't scoring goals then he's not doing what he's paid to do.

He is paid big money to score a lot of goals, not to be an all-around player (WHICH HE ISN'T ANYWAYS). We could have numerous other players in the league, at half his salary, that can play 2 way hockey. Kessel needs to be a 40 goal scorer. But as it is he's a ghost on the ice. The only time you notice him is when he making a defensive blunder.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 17, 2016 at 12:47 a.m.
Thread: Pen's cap nightmare 2016-2017
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Schlegel</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hibbits</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Schlegel</b></div><div><i>1. Cap will go up at least 2 million.
2. Most of those remaining spots should be filled by ELCs anyway (Pouliot, Sprong, Sheary, Murray, Sundqvist, Simon)

Really not a huge concern.</i></div></div>

First, who says the cap will go up? Russia and Canada's currency are in the shitter, those are large markets for the NHL. It may raise for inflation, but 2 million is really optimistic.

And second, then how does the team above differ any from the team we have on the ice now? The non-playoff team. All of those players are a year older and a year slower. And you are depending on literally the worst prospect pool in hockey to fill 6 or 7 gaps?

So glad you aren't concerned. Good for you.</i></div></div>

Not 100% but I believe the CBA mandates a minimum 5% increase.

That "worst prospect pool" has one of the best records in the AHL (and that team doesn't even have Sprong). If you're so worried about how old most of our team is, shouldn't you want some of those young, fast players on the roster??

Say what you will about GMJR, but he assembled a team that should be a cup contender this year. It's not his fault that at different times Crosby/Malkin/Kessel/Horny/Kunitz/Bonino/Perron have not lived up to their typical production.</i></div></div>
Um... that's the AHL. Rarely does a team have their top prospects playing AHL hockey, nor does AHL hockey and the typical goonery that goes on translates to the NHL. Usually the kid opts to stay in their junior league and GOOD prospects are usually NHL ready coming out of juniors. For instance, Sprong does not play in Wilkes Barre and neither did Kappy and Sundqvist last year. And often players are still considered prospects even if they are playing in the NHL (like Despres/Pouliot were).

Just go google power rankings for prospect pools in the NHL. We are at the bottom of every list. Highest I've seen was 20 but that was before trading Kapanen and Harrington.

But generally yes, we need to get younger. We don't have the talent in our system to do it yet.