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IrishTiger

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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 16, 2022 at 2:47 p.m.
Thread: Embrace the Rebuild - CAR dance partner
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Earthball</b></div><div>Crosby's not getting traded - period. He's probably a future team coach or front office guy for the team, much like Lemieux.

The window to be competitive is still there - they win the series with better goaltending and some injury luck.

Rebuild on the fly can be done - Guentzel (3rd round), Marino (6th round)...</div></div>

There is no way we still have an open window if we lose Letang and 1 of Rust or Malkin (actually no clue what we do at the #2 C spot if we lost Malkin) - I just don't see it. Our division is too good. Also, Crosby could go play elsewhere for 3 years while we rebuild and come back to the Penguins.

Finally Jake &amp; Marino took 3-4 years to develop. There is no way our window is still open then.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 28, 2022 at 11:29 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 22, 2022 at 12:23 p.m.
Thread: Penguins Next Year
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Pensfan89</b></div><div>1.) why would the pens trade MP?
2.) why would they trade him for such little return after the year he’s having?
3.) if the pens are retaining on Zucker, they would definitely expect back better than a 6th. Otherwise they won’t trade him.</div></div>

1) you trade MP because that stupid Math contract is untradeable (I guess you could also trade Dumo) and you need that $4-5m in cap space or else you probably losing 2 of ERod, Heinen, ZAR, or Carter. This is part of the JR legacy where we don't have any decent prospects to call up at min cap hits, except POJ.
2) perhaps we can get a 2nd for him from someone without any salary coming back but I don't see a ton of fit anywhere
3) Zucker is averaging 0.4 points a game over the last 2 seasons, playing top 6 min, and has been hurt a ton. Even at $3.5m ($2m retained) he is a complete cap dump.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 4, 2021 at 1:08 p.m.
Thread: If Ron Francis is smart
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BuffaloBillsfan17</b></div><div>For hawks in Forwards I protected Kane, Toews, Debrincat, Strome, Gaudette, Hagel and Nylander ( so Borg is available)
For stars: Seguin, Radulov, Pav, Benn, Hintz, Guri, Dickinson
Wild def: Suter, Spurgeon, Brodin ( Dumba available)
For pit off. :Malkin, Crosby, Guentzel, Carter, Rust, Kapanen and Blueger (Mccann available)
SJS off prot.: (Balcers, Couture, Labanc, Kane, Hertl, Meier, Gambrell)
WPG: Wheeler, Scheif, Connor, Dubois, Ehlers, Lowry and Appleton</div></div>

I feel like the Penguins would just trade McCann on draft day vs exposing him to Seattle. A 24 year old, middle 6 center, that has averaged 0.6 pts/game over his last 2 seasons has a lot of/late 1st value (he might be better than any center to hit the FA market this summer).