Having a Mandela Effect moment, I always thought the Mario statue was of him splitting between Chambers and Wilkinson!

Ehlers & Mcgrorty would fix 2 issues - you get a top flight winger for Sid, and you get a future piece with Mcgrorty to play with Jaeger when he gets a chance

Rust also has a track history of getting injured all the time. Definitely need a top 6. Preferably a sniper with a huge one tee. Wait we signed 20 depth defenseman and centers that will probably never see the light of day lmfao FML

Kind of glad we didn’t get Tarasenko if not only because that means silly season isn’t over! I can keep coping and pretend like Dubas will trade for Robertson, Mcgrorty, Frost, Farabee and or Laine

I could see a three team trade so that we get Laine, Columbus retaining 20-30% of his salary, and a third team retaining 20% of his salary for a draft pick or a player.

Ehlers Mcgrorty would save the summer I think but it seems so unlikely

Colorado is going to be forced into a “Hayes like” trade. It’ll be interesting to see what they do between Landeskog & Nichushkin, but one of them is coming off that roster

O'Connor top line

@johnnythunder196

2 күн бұрын

no thanks

@brandonn7770

2 күн бұрын

@johnnythunder196 younger then a drug addict

@rodbelding9523

2 күн бұрын

O'Connor is an okay fill in for the top six but he needs to be on the third line, he just doesn't have the hands to be Sid's primary wing.

@johnnythunder196

2 күн бұрын

@@brandonn7770 i assume you're referring to Laine. Laine is worth the risk in our situation. Superstar talent & we have the character vets to help him stay on track. Sid, Karlsson & Laine on the ice together. I'll take that chance all day.

@brandonn7770

2 күн бұрын

@johnnythunder196 karlsson hell no he will teach him to let goals into the net lol O'Connor is younger never needed the nhlpa

Ahhh James Neal

Laine would come at the cheapest he'd be in his entire career, he is a pure goal scorer, and he can play the left half-wall on the powerplay, all things we need. He has some downsides, particularly in his defensive play, but if you have him on the top line with Sid, then Sid has the 200 ft. game covered. He is exactly what the Pens need right now, in my opinion. He would bring some excitement to the team as well, while we're in this rebuild, or retool or whatever it is Dubas has us doing right now. We'd just have to move someone out to make cap space for him. Are we on his 10-team no-trade list though? If not, Dubas should open the wallet and actually spend some assets to get a legit top-liner. Unless... Dubas comes out of nowhere with the atomic elbow drop from the top ropes with some unexpected, huge 3-team trade and hits us with a Jarry, Graves, Eller unloading and gets Rossi and Gustavsson. (in my dreams)

@brandonn7770

3 күн бұрын

No he won't lol

@NobuhikuObayashi

3 күн бұрын

What’s also interesting is if we get Laine you can still put DOC on the top line to further cover Laine defensively, and you can move Rust or Rakell to the third line, suddenly our scoring depth isn’t as bad

@NobuhikuObayashi

3 күн бұрын

Which would help Hayes with his bounce back too

@brandonn7770

3 күн бұрын

@@NobuhikuObayashi don't need him not giving what blue jackets want

Ryan Graves, a 2nd round pick, and 2 mil in salary retention for Laine

@rodbelding9523

2 күн бұрын

No one is taking Ryan Graves, it's honestly not even worth talking about lol.

@brandonconnelly6562

2 күн бұрын

@@rodbelding9523 lol Taylor Hall for Adam Larsson. Never say never

Jarry, Eller, prospect, picks....for McGroarty, Ehlers, random pick.

Six pounds of melted butter on defense !

Robertson makes all the sence in the world if signed with a extention...would be crosby going back to who he was in the cup years making players needing a chance into players!!!

I think it's almost a necessity to land laine so you actually have a pp specialist because boy does this team need another player not afraid to shoot

@johnnythunder196

2 күн бұрын

you nailed it but I bet EK has far more of a shoot first mentality this year

@zacharydirosa9096

2 күн бұрын

@@johnnythunder196 hopefully, but still... The pp needs a Kessel mind on that left halfwall

Robo II has played his last game with the Leafs. If his rights are not traded by training camp…he will refuse to report and play in Europe. A 22 year old who has yet to finish his ELC, and not even play a 100 games in the NHL for that matter…will walk for nothing if his rights are not traded🤯

Alex Nylander is still available, LMAO

@user-qc5ve4qe9c

3 күн бұрын

Too young! 🤣🤣🤣

@johnnythunder196

2 күн бұрын

@@user-qc5ve4qe9c

I'd like to see the Pens get Nikolai Ehlers but why not just try to swap DOC with Anthony Bouvilleau and try that combo on for size. I think this team might surprise people this year, ya never know. Bottom line is Thank God we STILL have the Penguins to cheer for- look at Arizona.

@johnnythunder196

2 күн бұрын

Bottom 6 is much improved either way....that's big

Trade Ryan Graves to the Colorado Avalanche for Valeri Nichuskin. VN $6.125 AAV (until 2030). Ryan Graves $4.5AAV (until 2029). Graves was +40 on the Avs and +34 on the Devils. VN (2024): 54GP/28G/25A/53pts. VN (2022): 62GP/25G/52pts. Have Kevin Stevens and Geno be big brothers and best friends who watch over and protect NIchushkin. Valeri Nichusckin plays on 87's wing and completes the roster. Trade Owen Pickering (from Winnipeg) and Sam Poulin for Rutger McGroarty.

Ondrej Kase?

Zadina is 24yo alot of potential should be cheap and is a ufa

@Plehpleg

Сағат бұрын

He has absolutely no potential, he did not live up to his draft spot. He is and has been a bust for over a year now. Don’t Kidd yourself.

Steven stamkos

Get trevor zegras😮

@drakebarrett1780

2 күн бұрын

100%

@johnnythunder196

2 күн бұрын

yup

the pens have traded with the rangers with ruhwedel and now smith in the last 6 months. Would the NYR be interested in trading Lafreniere?

@fluxcc

2 күн бұрын

Almost certainly no, they wouldn't move Laf.

@NESADDICT

2 күн бұрын

Laf is really coming into his own. I don’t see them moving on from him.

Mitch Marner..watch.

@johnnythunder196

2 күн бұрын

wouldnt surprise me....we need Laine or Marner

Yeah Crosby still badly needs a left winger for next season. Drew O'Connor is a third liner, he just doesn't have the hands to be a first liner honestly.

As cheap as Dubas is looking for all bargain basement players it don’t look like there is gonna be anyone else that’s halfway decent that the Pens will get! I know salary cap is the big issue but hey at least get one player that has good value!!!!

@johnnythunder196

2 күн бұрын

we improved the bottom six...maybe by a lot if Hayes returns to his Flyers level form....we need to grab Laine or Marner imo or make that trade with WPeg

Funny they need a top winger but then u c who they have given away in the last 3 or 4 seasons, guentzell, e-rod, kid from golden knights can't remember name but became a sniper scoring over 40 goals the one who was left unprotected in the draft instead of jeff carter. both r now cup champs. Someone who is just a casual fan could've done better then hextall. He was so bad it looks like he did it on purpose

@NESADDICT

2 күн бұрын

Do you happen to mean Jared McCann who went to Seattle by chance?

McGrorty should 10000% be the only single option they’re shooting for. Thats it. Forget these dog shit conversations about Ehlers and Laine 😂

@brandonconnelly6562

2 күн бұрын

@@KyleFunk21 proven goal scorers are what we need. Not collegiate players with some upside but no guarantees he will pan out. I like the Laine move even if we have to give up a draft pick( he's only 26) if we can dump Graves and Columbus retains a couple mil. That would be a win for Pitt now and possibly down the road since he's still young. We have seen it since Kessel left. We need pure goal scorer. Especially on the PP

@johnnythunder196

2 күн бұрын

Laine on the ice with Sid, Rust & EK...recipe for an offensive explosion

Tarasenko would have been great but we signed Jon Snow instead lmao..20 of them lmao

@johnnythunder196

2 күн бұрын

incredible...would be perfect with Geno and Bunts. At least our bottom 6 is better than the bums signed last season. Now dump Noel whats his name.

@johnnythunder196

2 күн бұрын

I like Beauvillier & Lizotte. Dont like the Hayes pickup but who knows. Maybe the guy returns to 50+ points. Harkens, Carter, Nieto, Noel Invisible....it cant get worse than that

@brandonconnelly6562

2 күн бұрын

@@johnnythunder196 lmao true that. I mean even Zucker could have worked

@johnnythunder196

2 күн бұрын

@@brandonconnelly6562 ha ha i meant bottom 6...i feel ok about it but hope Sully doesn't bury Pusti behind some vet who gets 30 points. I think Pusti and Doc can make big advances this season. Everyone is crying rebuild. They forget so quickly that we're comfortably a playoff team last season with even an average PP & we're so much better dumping total stiffs like Smith, POJ, Nieto, Harkens....great work thus far with who we've gotten rid of

@brandonconnelly6562

2 күн бұрын

@@johnnythunder196 yeah I agree I mean they beat a lot of really good teams last year. Some even dominated. We're going to.miss Jake though. Definitely need a top 6 wingers