assuming this is a troll post?

Why?

Well, both trades are pretty bad, specially the Nashville one. Retaining on Rust to get Sissons...

Neither Jarry nor Korpisalo take those deals.

The rest of it is just meh, fine with Donato.

Hathaway/Bunting/Soucy meh, bunting is overrated.

Gudas is 33 to start the season, can't have the entire RD side one step into retirement.

My plan is slowly coming to fruition. It’s getting close to where I might see a 2023 1st straight up for Sissons. I won’t stop till then.

That Rust trade is god awful.

And after a day and two trades, Jason Botterill is fired and manages to become a worse gm than Rob Hextall. A feat some thought was impossible. But after trading rust with retention plus a 2nd to downgrade to Sissons and paying a cheap and young #4/#5 defenseman and a 4th to trade DeSmith for a couple 3rd rounders, he has succeeded.

Let's do a quiz based on 5v5 numbers this year.

Who had more expected goals: Nathan MacKinnen, Mikko Rantanen or Bryan Rust

Who had more created xgoals: Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechken, or Bryan Rust

Who had better on ice expected goals against per 60: Tyler Bertuzzi, Alex DeBrincat, or Bryan Rust

If you answered Bryan Rust to all three, you'd be correct.

Criminally underrated

Both of those trades are bad for the Pens. Especially the NSH one. And you underpaid multiple UFAs like Bunting, Jarry, and Korpisalo.