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Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 15, 2017 at 11:59 a.m.
Thread: Murray Deal?
Wow, that's a lot of interesting ideas.
I doubt Stanley is a good fit for our speed-based system, and 'Peg is unlikely to trade a 64p ELC Ehlers. Maybe Trouba straight-up?
<strong>gojetsgo</strong>'s offer is interesting, but it doesn't really address our needs. We have more than enough skilled wingers -&gt; no need for Connor; Stanley is not a great fit for our system; zero need in golie prospects. I would defenitely take this trade <strong>if</strong> I believe in Fleury will be near elite for the next 1-2 years and Jarry can become a legit above-average NHL-goalie, but still there might be a better trade to find.
If I trade Murray, I look at cost-controlled two-way centers who can play our third-line and mesh with Kessel if needed. J. Staal trade w/ salary retained by Canes has already been discussed, don't have any other targets on top of my mind.
Re: ANA&amp;BUF trades: I honestly think those deals are unneccesary, I believe Maatta will rebound &amp; Sprong is going to have a great future alongside Geno or Sid, but I won't argue much there.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 9, 2017 at 7:07 a.m.
Thread: Playoff Lines
Love those combos.
Sid and the Kids is non-disputably at that point, even though I was a sceptic and wanted Horny back. Hags-Malkin-Horny is not and ideal line, but they worked pretty well together and the skillsets compliment each other well, they should get a lot of chances - question is if Hags and Horny find their scoring touches and start burying all the golden chanses Geno creates. Wilson worked really well with Bonino and Kessel this year, and he has lots of skill relative to his scorecard, he gotta start getting points at some point. And then Kuhnhackl-Cullen-Rust line was really impressive last year, and they gotta be even better this year, as they gained more experience and Rust obviously has become more of a "skilled" player.
The D pairings obviously take a huge hit with Letang out, but thats a pretty solid defense too. Cole-Schultz is an obvious choice, then you should avoid Maatta-Daley pairing at all costs. Maybe try Dumo-Maatta together as a shutdown pairing? They meshed really well in their limited time, and then Hainsey can bail Daley out. But that's debatable, I don't have a good answer here.
Overall I really like this lineup. Letang would have been huuuuge bonus, but we're really good nevertheless. Let's Go Pens!
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 28, 2017 at 7:05 a.m.
Thread: Buffalo And Dallas Trades
I don't like the Girgensons trade. Why would we give away two picks, albeit low rounds yet still valuable, and a potentially huge payoff Pouliot* for someone, who can easily be replaced by Sundqvist/cheap UFA? I know Girgs is an All-Star, but come on, he hasn't hit 20 points since that season

The Dallas trade would be a steal for the Pens, Johns is their top D-prospect, +2 second rounds... dunno, we'll have to wait till offseason for that, but I doubt MAF gets anything more than one 2 round pick - not because he is not worth that, but simply due to market conditions
The Darling signing seems fair and could be a great move

* - I know he is almost in the "bust" territory, but if he can get his game together, he can still be a great player. He is still younger than Dumo was when he started playing, and he is younger than our other "top" prospects on D - Bengston and Taylor.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 21, 2017 at 4:26 p.m.
Thread: Insanely Fast Penguins
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NateElder12</b></div><div><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>pium</b></div><div>No way we trade Letang, even for McKinnon. The only comparable value coming back would be McDavid or Matthews.
This D is nowhere close to being contender-level without Kris</div></div>

you are out of your mind if you think Letang is on the same level as those two.. There are probably at least 10 other defensemen I'd take over Letang and there probably isn't more than one or two forwards I'd take over either one of those kids...</div></div>

They are probably better on a pure skill vs skill basis, but if we are looking at value they would bring to the Pens team - they are not a huge upgrade over Letang.
I'm not saying this would be a fair deal - it would defenitely be unfair to Oilers/Toronto, but this is the kind of value you got give to make Pens move Kris