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Forum:
Armchair-GM
Dec. 11, 2023 at 9:21 a.m.
Thread:
Can Dubas spark this team
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Brad_Treliving</b></div><div>I warned Pens fans about Dubas, one of the most overrated GMs in the league. Can't build defences and is very stubborn when it comes to upgrading the team (see Kerfoot and Holl). He thinks you can win cups with small, skilled, and soft players
Also, there is no way Dubas acquires Maroon. Way too big and physical for his team, find someone in the 5'9" - 5'10" range at around 160 to 180 pounds, that's his sweet spot</div></div>
The team being where it is isn't even remotely because of Dubas though. And I'm pretty sure the smallest acquisition he made is still bigger than what you mentioned haha - so this comment is just all around nonsense.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Dec. 11, 2023 at 9:12 a.m.
Thread:
READ DESCRIPTION Puljujarvi Tryout and Rusty may be out for season
I agree unfortunately. Rust has been solid this year for us too
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Armchair-GM
Dec. 9, 2023 at 7:34 p.m.
Thread:
Can Dubas spark this team
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Brad_Treliving</b></div><div>I'm not worried under Brad, it will take some time to fix Dubas' mess. Can't wait for him to implement a defense group similar to the one he built in CGY
Good luck with Dubas though, his next trade will be for a 5'9" defensemen that is afraid of his own shadow</div></div>
Yeah, the reaves signing is working wonders.
Klingberg is having a stellar year, Bert and Kampf burning the roof down.
The leafs problem is that they have four franchise players that can't win anything. Doesn't seem like a Dubas problem...
glad you just ignored the Shany comment, pretty normal from Leafs nation.
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Armchair-GM
Dec. 9, 2023 at 4:39 p.m.
Thread:
Can Dubas spark this team
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Brad_Treliving</b></div><div>I'm not worried under Brad, it will take some time to fix Dubas' mess. Can't wait for him to implement a defense group similar to the one he built in CGY
Good luck with Dubas though, his next trade will be for a 5'9" defensemen that is afraid of his own shadow</div></div>
Yeah he did a great job with the Klingberg, betruzzi, and reaves signings. Really fixing the issues.
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Armchair-GM
Dec. 9, 2023 at 12:12 p.m.
Thread:
Dubas better do something
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Pens3lieve</b></div><div>Well said.
I enjoyed reading that more than listening to a majority of penguins podcasts bc this was actually coherent logic and not a lot of fanboy speak mixed with illogical rants and babblings.</div></div>
Thanks! I'm as big of a homer and yinzer as there is, but feel like a lot of fans are over reacting and reaching on a lot of things with the team right now. I try and look at it with the best unbiased glasses I can.
Could do an entire 2nd post on how poorly JR left the team and how poorly Hextall added to it. Those things don't help future GMs (Dubas).
Also realized after writing this last night that despite the terrible PP, and the awful past week, the pens are 4 points out of 3rd place in the metro.... like what??
So to me, if they get healthy soon and most importantly figure out the PP (like right now) they could still figure something out.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Dec. 9, 2023 at 9:28 a.m.
Thread:
Can Dubas spark this team
They NEED to fix that PP. It continuously is the reason this team loses.
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Armchair-GM
Dec. 9, 2023 at 12:16 p.m.
Thread:
Can Dubas spark this team
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>As a GM, you can't really spark the team. Dubai's record shows he's not a good "trader". Draft record poor since he loves trading picks. He's good at finding bottom enders at a fair price but certainly not game changers. Pens have a lot of long term contracts, seems like they gotta live with these players. Better play and/or coaching is the spark.</div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Brad_Treliving</b></div><div>I warned Pens fans about Dubas, one of the most overrated GMs in the league. Can't build defences and is very stubborn when it comes to upgrading the team (see Kerfoot and Holl). He thinks you can win cups with small, skilled, and soft players
Also, there is no way Dubas acquires Maroon. Way too big and physical for his team, find someone in the 5'9" - 5'10" range at around 160 to 180 pounds, that's his sweet spot</div></div>
Leafs fans have been trying to take victory laps already this season and act as though they know the game better than anyone on earth, yet they have no success to show for it since the 60s.
You clearly also haven't watched any cup teams the last couple seasons, teams are winning with speed and skill, not large bodies.
But hey, Brad is doing such an incredible job! You've all only booed the majority of his signings so far.
Move on from Shanahan, maybe the leafs will win something again.
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Armchair-GM
Dec. 9, 2023 at 9:21 a.m.
Thread:
MAKE IT WORK
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Pens3lieve</b></div><div>Pretty sick… where are you getting these lol?</div></div>
Ai art, through the Bing app. It is silly fun to play with.
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Armchair-GM
Dec. 8, 2023 at 6:38 p.m.
Thread:
Part 3 Pens in 2 years with Sid extension
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Pens3lieve</b></div><div>Kk makes sense… what would Chicago be looking for then? I feel he’d be a good add for PIT</div></div>
Considering the relative weakness of the Pens prospect pool, I'd guess a pick would be needed. Say a 2nd.
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Armchair-GM
Dec. 8, 2023 at 5:48 p.m.
Thread:
Part 3 Pens in 2 years with Sid extension
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Pens3lieve</b></div><div>Kk makes sense… what would Chicago be looking for then? I feel he’d be a good add for PIT</div></div>
Well, the 20 goals he put up last year, he's a pending RFA, the fact that he PP's, PK's, and has a cap hit lower than the league minimum are all great selling points. Getting him extended could be another good selling point if CHI can get it done before the TDL. I'd like to think CHI could pull a late 1st or a package of comparable value for him if they can find a suitor before the TDL. But he might need to pick up his offensive production a bit this season, if that is what KD is hoping to get for him. Otherwise, CHI might as well extend him and see if he can become a bigger part of the Hawks future.
But, yeah, I think he would be a great pickup for a lot of teams, including PIT, and I think his point production would look a lot better playing on a higher caliber roster.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Dec. 8, 2023 at 3:56 p.m.
Thread:
Part 3 Pens in 2 years with Sid extension
If we are out of it by trade deadline then that signals to me that we need to rebuild. Signing a bunch of big free agents I don't think will work. When a dynasty is over you need to build from the ground up and get young talent. And if we don't make playoffs this year I don't know why those guys would want to sign.
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Armchair-GM
Dec. 8, 2023 at 3:44 p.m.
Thread:
Who would you target if all options were on the menu
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Pens3lieve</b></div><div>I’m craving Texas bbq rn so give me everything…
Pulled pork, brisket, sausage, chicken, turkey…</div></div>
So Miro then?
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Armchair-GM
Dec. 8, 2023 at 3:33 p.m.
Thread:
Should sully try 11 and 7
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Pens3lieve</b></div><div>Almost a quasi 2C (meaning he’s a 3C for everybody’s ego but he’s playing 15+ min a night…. With special teams</div></div>
Exactly, Jordan Staal type, before he blew up I thought RNH could be that guy. Then you have them play "floater" type F3 role up high while young wingers are either fast or strong and do all the tough puck retrieval work in the O-zone
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Armchair-GM
Dec. 9, 2023 at 2:02 a.m.
Thread:
MAKE IT WORK
None of these trades make any sense for the penguins.
"fans" want to move Rakell b/c he doesn't have a goal yet this season. Yet as soon as he got hurt the 2nd line went to crap.
Lindholm end's up on a contender and someone will probably slightly overpay.
Think Hanifin ends up in Dallas.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Dec. 9, 2023 at 1:55 a.m.
Thread:
Dubas better do something
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GM_SZK</b></div><div>Can he fire himself as GM?</div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BestGMBenning</b></div><div>He’s the president of hockey operations so why not? 😂</div></div>
I'm not really sure what more Dubas can do. People can get mad about the summer but there were two options IMO.
1.Make the EK trade and bet that having him + Letang on the blueline can translate to more offense from a mediocre bottom 6
2. Don't acquire EK, keep Jeff Petry, Buyout Granlund, trade Rutta and DeSmith and use the extra cash to build out a better bottom 6 that can generate offense on it's own.
He sends Rutta/Petry/DeSmith packing for EK. (whom majority of fans wanted).
That's a great trade to move crap contracts out and get the former norris winner.
However, that also left the team with very little money to spend in an already bad UFA class. I'd say you can't be upset at the Jarry or Eller deals right now, Smith has been eh, but I still thought that was a good trade. Graves has been worse than I expected, but again, very poor UFA class, there was not many other top 4 pair LD on the market. After him it was Mikkola or Soucy.
So Dubas dealt with what he had in front of him.
Matt Duchene was never coming here, ROR was never coming here, Compher got overpaid in DET, and Max Domi is not a good center. It was slim pickins this summer.
Rust Rakell and Acciari being hurt right now doesn't help, but as you mentioned the biggest issue is the power play. If they have a league avg. powerplay they're probably sitting very close to a playoff spot in the metro.
5 of their last 7 loses are 1 point loses... because they can't score on the power play.
Reirden needs to go, and someone new needs to come in an run a totally different PP system. I sort of agree Sullivan doesn't need to go yet unless he has lost the room.
Pens are getting legit top 5 goaltending right now from both of their guys, and it's being wasted. They're giving the team plenty of opportunities and getting left out to dry. The last real shelling the pens took was vs NJD nearly a month ago. If you would've told me in August that the pens would get into early December with their goalies combined for the 3rd highest SV% and 5th least GAA I would've said that the pens would be leading the metro and probably top 5 in the league.
They're good on 5v5 and PK, they just blowwww on the PP.
I also think pens fans need to get a bit more realistic around a potential trade at this point of the season. Cap space is next to nothing at the moment. Only 4 teams have more than $3M in space. Most teams are going to look to hang tight until the deadline given most division races are tight at the moment.
There are very few players on the team that they can move. There are 13 NMC of some type, Crosby/Malkin/Letang are obviously off the bored. I don't think Jeff Carter is waiving to go anywhere (nor do I think a team he'd consider waiving for wants him). EK isn't going anywhere. Pens fans may want to fight this, but no teams are going to want to trade for Rust or Rakell. They are both good players, and Rust is having a solid year, but no GM is going to want to trade for a 31yr on year 2 of a 6 year contract (Rust) or a 30 year old on year 1 of a 5 year contract (Rakell). Plus rust has a full NMC and Rakell an NTC. If they were each a few years younger, absolutely could see someone trading, but over 30 I just don't see it. Would be one thing if they were franchise level players.
After that, you have Smith, season and a half left on his contract, 10 team NTC and the pens just got him this summer. Again, tough sell I think given cap hit.
Graves and Jarry no chance, fresh contracts.
The three main pieces to me that can be traded are Jake, Pettersson and Ned.
Now, I'm only doing this if they realize come february that playoffs aren't obtainable, but if that's the case they can probably get a 2024 1st + prospect for Jake and a 2024 1st (and maybe a prospect) for Pettersson. There are some teams that are playoff teams/fringe contenders that desperately need someone like Pettersson and it'd be nothing to retain $2M next year on Pettersson. Given Neds performance you could probably get a 3rd or 4th for him. Maybe you can get some low end picks for random guys like Shea, Z, Ruhewdel etc.
But if Dubas can get 2 1sts and some prospects, I'd take that. and if they finish bottom 10 they get the 2024 they sent to SJS and would have 3 picks this year in the first.
Stocks the cabinet up immediately, and helps the rebuild tremendously. They'd have money to spend next summer, maybe they try and go for it again without using assets.
You keep Sid and Tanger and G around to hopefully grandfather and mentor in the upcoming team and that's that.
(people saying to trade Letang and Malkin, 1. I think they want to stay as long as Crosby is around 2. I don't think Pens can get as much in a return for either player that they think)
That's my take on all of it.
Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Dec. 9, 2023 at 3:30 a.m.
Thread:
Selling
Oilers and Canes instantly decline, and the Montreal trade would be horrible for the Pens.
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Armchair-GM
Dec. 8, 2023 at 4:59 p.m.
Thread:
hhhh
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>pens1991</b></div><div>I could see the Kings wanting an upgrade at LW, retain full 50% on jake though.
Whether you can get both prospects.. not sure. May be one or the other. I do feel kings are in a bit of win now given Doughty and kops age.
I know the canes were the other team on EKs list, but I doubt they do that.</div></div>
The Hurricanes wouldn't trade for EK but we would trade for Ned if your offering... he helps temporarily fixes our goaltending problems
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Armchair-GM
Dec. 8, 2023 at 4:57 p.m.
Thread:
hhhh
<img class="for_img" src="https://i.imgur.com/xFrRYf9.jpeg" alt="xFrRYf9.jpeg">
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Armchair-GM
Dec. 8, 2023 at 3:03 p.m.
Thread:
Should sully try 11 and 7
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Pens3lieve</b></div><div>my thought was that we don't have 12 competent forwards lol
just roll sid/geno/eller and rotate the lower level wingers lol</div></div>
Good thought up until their early 30s, pushing the horse a little too hard at their age unfortunately. I anticipate that in '25 and even more in '26, a key piece will be adding a great scoring 3C to keep Geno and Sid to 17 mins a night instead of 19
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Armchair-GM
Dec. 8, 2023 at 2:58 p.m.
Thread:
Part 3 Pens in 2 years with Sid extension
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Pens3lieve</b></div><div>ik i'm dreaming lol it's just a 3-part post for the next couple seasons to have fun with it lol
he'll resign with TOR as soon as they pay up lol</div></div>
Yeah I hope so at least I can’t believe they haven’t offered him 10 yet they’re probably still sitting at 9 or something stupid lol but hey a guy can dream that’s always aloud
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Dec. 8, 2023 at 2:56 p.m.
Thread:
Part 3 Pens in 2 years with Sid extension
lol you ain’t signing nylander he’ll resign it’s just a matter of time
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Armchair-GM
Dec. 7, 2023 at 4:10 p.m.
Thread:
Should sully try 11 and 7
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>pinslack</b></div><div>Keep Rust with Guentzel and Crosby
It's one of the best, if not the best line at 5v5 this year
So yeah, play them a lot</div></div>
I disagree that keeping them together is for the best. The Pens have been a one-line team for a couple weeks. Spread the wealth a little. What's the point of having the best line in the league if the rest isn't contributing? Geno and Smith are in a cold streak right now. I thought swapping Smith and Rust last night would spark the two of them, but I guess not.
And I don't want to play the top line too much. At that age, they can't be relied on for everything. I don't want to over work them now and then have them fall off down the stretch.
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Armchair-GM
Dec. 8, 2023 at 12:16 p.m.
Thread:
late push
Ah yes the Habs fan making an ACGM for the penguins and acquiring all players that the penguins would never go for lol.
Carter and Rakell Decline Philly.
Pittsburgh Declines Toronto because f that Reaves contract, plus he's just a pylon.
Pittsburgh declines Habs deal too.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Dec. 7, 2023 at 4:29 p.m.
Thread:
Too Many Guys Who Do Not Move Needle
I'll take "Carter isn't waiving his NMC" for 500, ALEX.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Dec. 7, 2023 at 4:43 p.m.
Thread:
Too Many Guys Who Do Not Move Needle
Rangers laugh in your face lmao
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