Well it’s possible but Buch only had this chance to make money. Miller will be a star for 12+ years. Miller likely would take a smaller bridge than 7M to win and wait till he’s 1. More valuable 2. More cap and term to get 3. Avoid moving to a rebuilding team like in this scenario 😂

We can start a rebuild without trading the big 3. We can trade Jake, Rakell, Pettersson, and maybe even Rust. Geno and Tanger were just resigned and they aren’t leaving unless Sid wants out. On the off chance Sid says he won’t resign and wants a trade then everyone is on the market. If that ever does happen he’s certainly not going to AZ.

This is kinda my point….you need to trade all of them. You’re not winning a cup with them.

yes true but you also know that any Miller deal would be better than this.
Secondly he didn't give away Buch to division rival.

Well we don’t need to trade the second best player in franchise history unless he demands a trade. I didn’t even want to resign Malkin but Sid wanted him back so here he is. Tanger has trailed off some this year but he has stilled played some very good hockey. If we traded either of them then we are basically telling Sid to leave. We can rebuild the team without grading those 3.

You really can’t. Those 3 could get you legitimate value and they’re wasting time on your roster. No one should care if Sid was the 2nd best player on the team ever, because now the team needs to move forward. The fact the Pens actually resigned Malkin to cater to what Crosby wants just shows they have no interest in actually wining, but rather keeping “the ole boys club around”. Hawks traded Kane, Blues traded O’Reilly and Tarasenko, Kings traded everyone they could (Doughty is unmoveable and Kopitar was much younger when their rebuild started), the Lightning will probably trade a ton of their roster once their time as come….only dumb teams keep trying to stay competitive when there’s no chance for a cup. The Pens are gunna be the new Red Wings, and you won’t have a half decent GM to guide your rebuild.

Ceci plays 1st pairing comp while Ruuta plays 3rd pairing comp. Do you understand the difference?

The Red Wings didn’t have a half decent GM either until Yzerman showed up. And if Crosby was declining yes you’d be right not to cater to him. Crosby is one of the best players in the league and while I wish we would have signed Trochek instead of Geno, what team doesn’t want their best player to be happy? The only player who was traded who was still playing at a high level out of the group you named is Kane. The rest have regressed.

You’re still not grasping the fact that the Penguins are nowhere near a cup and need to rebuild. They shouldn’t give a **** what Crosby wants. Hes not winning a cup In Pittsburgh again.

I’m well aware of the fact that we are done. There’s no reason to trade our best player unless he asks for it.

There is a reason: he would get you good value to begin your rebuild. You’re really dumb, arent you?