no way in hell we get Rust at 2.2, we gave Sheary 3 and hes garbage. also why spend another 4 mil on a dman? our top 4 is locked up, and resigning the big rig and another free agent is enough, not for 4 mil. with have to sign Guentzel and Sprong soon.

But he gave him term, that lowered his price, just like the Hornqvist deal

still, Rust has proven he can be relied on, played 2nd line minutes and still was productive. Sheary isnt a NHL player and he got 3 mil. Rust will easily ask for 3-3.5 which hes worth that easily. we need to get rid of Hunwick and Sheary.

Sheary is a proven goal scorer, how is he not an NHL'er? It's fair to say he's overpaid but he can score at the NHL level. And with Rust, he gets job security with the pens for 6 years, similar to a Calle Jarnkrok on the Preds, and by doing so, he forfeits a bit of money.

Sheary is a proven goal scorer and NHLer? my 11 year old brother is the same size as him. Sheary constantly gets knocked down and off the puck causing turnovers. He scored those goals cause of Crosby. You think Pascal Dupuis or Chris Kunitz are 20-25-30 goal scorers? no, but when you have a generational talent like Crosby, guys find the back of the net. look at Patrick Maroon with McDavid. Sheary is clearly overpaid and is barely a NHLer, Sprong shouldve been in the lineup over him. Id take Rowney over Sheary.

look at his stats, he played 61 games last year, 23 goals, 30 assists for 53 points, played the whole year with Sid.
this year played 18 more games, 79 games, 18 goals, 12 assists, 30 points. he was who he was cause of Sid.

because stats prove that he was a 23 goal scorer because of Crosby? and hes too small and weak to battle for the puck? did you watch the playoffs, he constantly turn the puck over.

By your logic, Jake Guentzel wouldn't be an NHL'er because he's playing with Crosby as well?? Should they put Simon in the lineup for him too? Because Guentzel isn't great physically either

Guentzel has proven to be an NHLer, he isnt as weak or small as Sheary. Guentzel played with Malkin and Kessel as well and still performed. Sheary doesnt seem do be a factor when hes not with Sid, and most of the time gets in the way.

You say that Guentzel played with Geno and Phil, but is that really a downgrade? You still haven't answered that question. Also, when Sheary played with Brassard or Sheahan, he was great, his speed was a great tool for the pens to use and they had some great shifts together, points don't tell the whole story

no its not a downgrade but Guentzel is proven, Sheary isnt Sheary had one decent year, 2 bad playoffs and a below average year, Guentzel had a good year, an average year and 2 amazing playoffs for us. And no, i dont think Simon should be in the lineup. Good player, fast, smart, but no size or confidence yet but that comes with time. We rely on our depth to get points when Sid and Geno arent on the ice, thats why HBK was so dangerous cause it gave us 3 full 1st lines to rotate though. Rowney is fasr, stronger than Sheary and uses the body. Sheary is small and weak.

I laugh at thinking that our top 4 is locked. Our top 4 is garbage and De Haan-Oleksiak can ease the pressure on them.

What exactly has Rust done to get more than Sheary? I don’t see it.

you laugh at our top 4? Letang is still a top 10 dman in the league. Dumo had the best year out of all of them. Schultz has stepped up multiple times over the 3 years weve had him. and Maatta finally grew into the player we hoped for. besides schultz, those 3 are locked up for 5-6 years. im sure schultz would stay here too.

Rust has done more than Sheary by a long margin. better player, smarter, more physical, proven he can produce and be relied on. Sheary cracks under pressure and skates like a 3 year old learning to skate for the first time. he scared out there.

If our top 4 was as good as you say, we would be in the Cup Finals right now.

Rust didn’t produce this year.