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Jeremy_Go_Pens

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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 3, 2023 at 10:41 p.m.
Thread: Getting younger and deeper
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>edeangel84</b></div><div>Soucy plays on a 3rd pairing in Seattle. He’s about a 16 minute a night defenseman. That’s not the kind of guy I want taking over up top as a LHD. He’s a nice upgrade from Dumo who’s done for, but he’s at best a 2nd LHD and about a 3M a year guy. Every million matters with this cap. Luke Schenn has had a better season on a really bad defensive team. He’s exactly what any team needs in the bottom pairing.

The point is to improve the 3rd line by giving Granlund a player who is a shooter. The options are either a trade for one or to find a UFA.</div></div>

We could put Pettersson alongside Letang and Soucy along Petry. No problem. I'd like the idea. If he signs for 3M, that'd be even better. As for Schenn, as I said, I don't think Rutta is the problem in Pens defense. Our defense was playing much better before he injured. Then it falls apart. His physical presence is something that we don't have besides him in our blue line. I think he's better than Schenn. No brainer to me.

As for Granlund, unless he surprise us, It'll be great to trade him in offseason. But I can't see Hextall doing it. It'd be a tough pill to swallow after all the things he did to get Granlund. The only way to see he being traded it'd be with another GM. Which is a great idea, btw.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 3, 2023 at 10:31 p.m.
Thread: Next Year Hopefully A New GM
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>edeangel84</b></div><div>The point of having POJ and Smith would be to have one of them become a top 4 Dman. Letang is still the leader of that blueline. Hextall ruined the blue line with the Marino trade and even the Matheson trade.</div></div>

Ty Smith isn't ready to play at NHL level, defensively. I can see upside in POJ on both sides of the ice. He can become as good as Letang is as a skater. I don't think he'll be better offensively (not even close), but maybe he can become more consistent than Tanger in our blue line (it'd be a great surprise if he becomes). We'll see...To lose Marino is hurting our D, indeed. But Matheson's trade was a good one for us. Petry and Poehling are playing well. The problem with Poehling is his injuries.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 3, 2023 at 9:36 p.m.
Thread: Getting younger and deeper
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>edeangel84</b></div><div>1 No one is giving anything for Carter because he controls any move with his NMC.

2 How is Soucy a 4M dollar Dman?

3 Marcus Johansson isn’t any good and certainly isn’t worth 2M.

3 Why put Rust on the 3rd line?</div></div>

Man, I have no idea where to begin. You think Schenn is a player which would solve our defensive problems (he does worth not even 1M/year) and you don't like a player like Soucy, which is playing very well defensively for Seattle, btw. And yes, I think he worths 4M, cause he's a very solid d-man. More consistent than almost all our current d-men.

As for Johansson, he was very solid for Washington in this season. Much better than last season. If he keeps playing like that, he'd be a very good bottom six add. I put Rust in 3rd line cause he can bring scoring depth to our bottom six. Tell me, who will score in our 3rd line with Carter, Granlund and Heinen??? Even in this scenario it'd be interesting to test these lines. Granlund is a playmaker and always scored many assists playing along guys which can score goals like Malkin and Bunting/Zucker. He would help much more playing alongside Malkin and a guy like Bunting or even Zucker.

As for Carter, I admit it'll be very difficult to get rid of him. But as I said, it worths to try. Specially to the Flyers.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 3, 2023 at 8:51 p.m.