Rejoint: juin 2021
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This honestly feels like a lot of moves for the sake of making moves, trying to be as anti-Hextall as possible.
I like the idea of getting Orlov, Compher, and/or Bertuzzi if we can afford them, but I can't see the Pens getting more than one. Bertuzzi probably fits our needs and lineup best.
What's the point of any of the trades we make here? Mayfield probably gets a higher offer elsewhere. Might as well keep Rutta or play Ruhwedel again. DeSmith I'd prefer to Korpisalo (see below) and is cheaper. Yeah Petry's more expensive than we'd like, but he's not a cap dump by any means and the right side is weaker without him. I don't see the benefit.
Jarry's injury issues have made our future in net questionable to some, but I am not one of them. I have more faith in the duo of Jarry and DeSmith than I have in any reasonable replacements. Korpisalo is a career backup/1B who's suddenly having a good year and Varlamov is nearly 35 and hasn't been in a starting role in a few years. I'd expect Korpi to regress and Varly to show his age - best case scenario is that they're comprable to Jarry and DeSmith have been this year, which hasn't been their best. Better the devil we know than the one we don't.
Overall feels very very forward heavy, and even on the back end, there's a lot more offensively-minded. If this team succeeds, it's absolutely because it's outscoring it's problems.