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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 7 at 11:25 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 30 at 6:39 p.m.
Thread: Guentzel Extension
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>futurebobmckenzie</b></div><div>over the cap and a 20 man roster?</div></div>

Cap should be up by 4 million right?

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Play_Party_Hard</b></div><div>Woah! That is a big jump in pay for POJ. He <strong>affordable at $800K-$950</strong> next season.

Same with <strong>Puustinen</strong>...unless he pops off 15-20 goals between now and the end of the season.

That would be amazing if Yager if NHL ready next season. They can push Malkin down to 3C if that happens.

<strong>Pickering will not be NHL ready. </strong>

Blomqvist will possibly be NHL ready.</div></div>

I see, thank you. I thought Yager needs to play now regardless if he's bad.
This way he can play with Crosby before Crosby retires. Malkin would have to 2C.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 10 at 2:17 p.m.
Thread: next year
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>futurebobmckenzie</b></div><div>Apologies, meant to use the word compete, not contend. I see the penguins being 1 and done in the playoffs or missing the playoffs for the next handful of years. I think the time is over. Crosby, Malkin, and Letang aren’t going anywhere though. They will retire as Penguins. Management will want to keep a decent team on the ice until that happens. I say trade Jake because his value won’t be higher and if he’s smart he’ll walk in the summer if we don’t trade him. Picking up the draft picks and Raty is a great way to look out for the future after the big 3 era and Kuzmenko is a replacement for the time being. He’s been underperforming this year so throwing him on a line with Sid should give him a spark. All in all, I think our goal should be keeping a wildcard team on the ice until the big 3 retire while also looking out for the future. Once the big 3 retire, blow it all up and go full rebuild mode, but it’s time to start collecting assets where we can.</div></div>

No - you're good. It actually looks like you did say competing. My brain just looks at contending and competing as basically synonyms. So maybe that's my fault haha.

I guess I just don't like the idea of purposefully aiming for the middle ground. If the Pens have a chance at the playoffs this year, I think you have to go for it and keep Guentzel. If you think the time of winning with the core is over, trade anyone and everyone you can.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 10 at 1:36 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 1, 2023 at 1:32 a.m.
Thread: just a look at depth for bottom of lineup
Honestly I like our bottom 6 better now. I know people are going to say it’s still a problem but I trust the growth of Drew O’Connor and Alex Nylander to end up blossoming this season. Perhaps Poulin ends up making the team as well. Rem Pitlick is also a nice piece to have in that bottom 6. Andreas Johnsson. They maybe a bunch of project type of players but they are low risk high reward add ons. I trust that Sully and the coaching staff will make our bottom 6 one of the best in the league. They have the legs, speed, defence, versatility, grit. It’ll be fun to see how they turn out. Overall depth is a bit better as well. Tomas Tatar would be amazing to have. But I don’t see it happening as the days go by and we still have the cap space to somehow clear for him.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 21, 2023 at 11:26 a.m.
Thread: Non Canucks fan whatre their values
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GeneralLandro</b></div><div>Strome for Boeser</div></div>

I wouldn’t, Boeser is younger and has higher upside, he costs a little more but he has less term if I recall

Canucks could trade these guys for a 1st and you would have some people saying too much and others saying not enough. The easiest one is Beauviller, he’s a rental, if he’s on a 50-55pt pace, at half retained he’s worth a 1st, Garland it depends when you’re trading for him, Canucks aren’t in a cap crunch any more so he has positive value and the closer you get to the cap jump the more he will cost because he is a reasonably priced player, he just doesn’t have a surplus value contract

Mikheyev, I think Patty wants to hold on with all his might, he is in an interesting spot, where he is a PK guy who is the fastest player in the league. However he is coming off of an injury, I think he would be worth a 2nd at this point, but if he returns to form he could be worth a good young player.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 21, 2023 at 11:07 a.m.