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I’ll personally drive Wheeler to Pittsburg, and drop him off where ever you want…I won’t even ask for gas money!!!!

Lots of interesting things with this. I doubt Subban is going to want 3.5 mill.

It’s impossible to imagine Malkin in another team’s jersey

I think we will resign him but this is a what if

I think Letang leaving is more of a possibility because of the whole Montreal thing. But ik this is an IF scenario and that wheeler deal is a massive overpay. You could get JT miller with that tbh

Why would you trade all that for Blake wheeler? Lol. This isn’t Blake wheeler from a couple years ago. Just seems like poor asset management to do that. Would much rather not do that trade and not sign PK Subban.

Marino Broz and a 1st for Wheeler…lol dude you’re out of your mind..lol.

I agree. It scares me that Letang has played through injuries this season and is making sure he plays a full season. In his contract year. And he will probably be top 3-5 in Norris voting this season too.

And Letang has made the comment numerous times that he “thinks he can play forever”. And Burke and Hextall disagree. They would want Letang for 2-3 seasons at 7M-8M. I think thats the highest they go.

I think he’ll get atleast a 5 year deal somewhere else. And Pens sign Geno and Rust. Geno signs 2 years at 7.5M. Rust signs 6M for 5 years; 30M contract.


Geno has said numerous times he’s not worried about money. That he’s a rich man. And that he wants to play 1-2 years and retire in Russia.

That’s perfect for Burke/Hextall. A two year deal for Geno. Cause they want to rebuild with “their type of players”.

And now with no Mario and Burkle, and the Fenway group, they will listen to Burke/Hextall and not the fans. Sh*t, the Fenway group traded M.Betts from the RedSox. Homegrown/fan favorite player.

And Sid has also said numerous times he took less and a home team discount and it doesn’t work unless everyone else takes less too. Referring to Geno, Letang, Rust. I think Rust knows what he’s got playing on a line with Sid and will take the 6M for 5-6 years. Hyman got 5.5M for 7 seasons.

i agree with this. letang is extremely valuable even with all his mental mistakes and his outbursts here and there. it ultimately comes down to who they think is more valuable to them competing in the next couple years, imo letang is vital to their success and they should do everything in their power to keep him but obviously theres a limit on him at his age. id love keeping rust because of what hes become with sid/guentzel

It just scares me Letang making sure he plays a full season this season; playing through nicks and bruises he normally probably wouldn’t. In a contract year. Seems like a player that is looking to cash in to me.

If they don’t try and move one of Matheson/Pettersson this offseason; they are crazy. U can’t pay three LHD 4M plus. And Pens have two legit 2nd pairing LHD right now. With both playing well and what D-man in their prime are getting paid nowadays, it would be stupid not to move one. Moving one would allow them to keep all 3.

Even if you have to add some draft capital for a team to take one. Or add Kappy to sweeten a deal. Especially with PO-j, NHL ready and more than capable of taking on 3rd pairing minutes. And he’s on a Entry level deal.

Moving Matheson or Pettersson would allow them to sign all 3 and safely still be under the cap and be able to go out and sign acouple medium-low priced FA’s.

Wheeler is not worth anything remotely resembling that.

Subban is also not worth giving anything more than $2 million to. He's not anywhere near a top 4 d-man anymore

ya if they can move one or multiple of matheson/petty/zucker that'd be huge in resigning malkin, rust and letang. especially if letang is serious about taking less than sid and maybe even just under 7. POJ appears to be NHL ready but Yohe reported that this management group isn't very high on him so maybe that's why they don't appear to be shopping any dmen? signing all 3 tho would be a huge W and maybe re tooling the middle six to help geno out would be solid (maybe boeser)

I don’t think there is any way Letang takes less than 7M per. Letang will get 7M-8M. Even with the Pens.

It’s the term. Burke/Hextall won’t want to give him more than 2-3 seasons. Letang wants 5 years I bet and can get it elsewhere. Letang has said numerous times “he feels he can play forever” . Hextall/Burke have said numerous times, they want to rebuild and get “their type of players” into the organization. They won’t give him 5 years.

PO-J is for sure ready and capable to take 3rd pairing Minutes.

Crap my bad, when I mentioned less than 7m I meant malkin but ya Letang asks for north of 8Ms

Miller would cost another 1st on top of that

ya boeser is the safer bet plus he's way cheaper from what canuck reporters are saying. it might cost kapanen + one of the prospects and maybe a second