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Forum: Armchair-GMmer. à 22 h 19
Sujet: My Season grades for the Pens players and management
Before I make my changes to OP’s grades, let’s all give a stick tap for Jeff Carter’s career. The guy had one heck of a career and I appreciate his commitment to the Pens. If he ends up someday in the front office I’ll be happy.

Centres
Crosby: A+
Malkin: B-
Eller: B
Acciari: C
Poulin: B-
Zohorna: C-

----Left Wingers
O'Connor: A-
Bunting: A
Smith: C
Harkins: D
Nieto: D
Gruden: C+
Guentzel: A

----Right Wingers
Rust: A
Rakell: C
Puustinen: B
Carter: B-
Puljujarvi: C
Bemstrom: C
Hinostroza: D+

----Left Defense
Joseph: B-
Pettersson: A
Shea: B-
Ludvig: B-
Graves: C

----Right Defense
Letang: B-
Karlsson: C
St. Ivany: B+
Ruhwedel: B-

----Goalies
Nedjelkovic: B+
Jarry:B
Hellberg:B-

----Management
Sullivan: C
Rierden: D
Velucci: B

Dubas: B
FSG: B
Forum: Armchair-GM8 avr. à 20 h 4
Sujet: UFA Ideas
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LuckyMoneyPuck</b></div><div>No one is paying you that for Laine.
It would also not surprise me if they moved him out to make way for the mass of younger players they have. Especially with another pick looking like 4OA currently this year.
It's not easy to move 8.7 mil of cap out. CBJ would never retain on that without a serious reason to do so, just for all kind of reasons. Small market team, not wanting to pay guys to play on other teams, future cap issues etc (it is 2 years)... and a large return most likely isn't happening as few teams have the cap space.
So a large return is kind of out of the question there.
To say they wouldn't move him is kind of unrealistic. He doesn't have a future in CBJ and CBJ knows that. In 2 years he hits FA he's not coming back to CBJ and with all the young talent CBJ has there really isn't room for him. It's not like he's some Vet leader who helps the team out. He's not, and never will be that kind of player. And to move him the year after will bring the same level of return. So it's just saving the team money if they did it this year.







Robertson is no Jake, and is every bit the 3rd liner at best that Puustinen is and neither one of them belongs on a line with Sid.
The only thing that will happen is he'll get checked to the ground left and right like Sheary did. We already know Sid being the biggest player on that line isn't the best thing.</div></div>

If he were to come to Pittsburgh he would have to be in a top 6 role. Toronto has absolutely fumbled his career to this point and that’s especially true now when grunts are playing over him.
Forum: Armchair-GM8 avr. à 19 h 55
Sujet: UFA Ideas
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CaseyFlyman</b></div><div>What's kind of ironic is you hit the nail on the head here, but came to the wrong conclusion IMO. What we clearly need is top-end talent, at all positions. Laine has shown he can be that, and should be that (he's been nearly a PPG player for Columbus). His value is extremely low right now, and he's not worth the deal.

Your conclusion is "Columbus should move him and save the money now". Columbus needs talent, and has tons of cap space. Even if Laine isn't sticking around when his contract expires, chances are good he bounces back at least enough to be worth something more to a contender at the 2026 TDL, when he could be had half-retained at $4.35M. That should easily return a 1st+. If he doesn't bounce back: his value stays about the same, but now the bad contract is conveniently a year shorter.

Cap-strapped competitive teams move out bad contracts; Columbus isn't that right now. The right conclusion, IMO, is to hold onto him.



See above for why we'd just tell Pittsburgh to f*** off, then. "Reasonable and what you should expect" reads "your player is s***, and your s***ty team should give us your s*** player for cheap", and there's exactly zero reason for Columbus to do that.</div></div>

Not what I’m saying at all. You can’t expect a king’s ransom for a guy who has been trending down since Winnipeg traded him and missed most of the season. A prospect whose stock is rising plus 3 picks (whoever gets Smith in a 3 way deal would be sending a pick) is a very fair return.
Forum: Armchair-GM7 avr. à 17 h 29
Forum: Armchair-GM7 avr. à 13 h 25
Sujet: If we somehow find ourselves in the postseason next year looks different
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>bwhsocal</b></div><div>AZ RW are schmaltz, guenther, doan and carcone. Ill put rakell at this moment ahead of the kids but 2 things; rakell has 4 more years and guenther &amp; doan and prolly but will over those years surpass rakell who will be 35yo at the end of contract. second this team is not a rakell away from competing for cup so yes develop the kids. sorry i know PITT wants/needs to shed cap but AZ has really no need for 30+ yo W for 4 years</div></div>

I understand your point of view on this if it is to give ice time to the kids. It’s something I’d like to see the Pens do more of as we move forward. Now I had read that your ownership group wants to make a playoff push next year and I’d assume adding veterans is required. If I’m in your position I’d be using my cap space to get paid to take on contracts. If Rakell’s is too long so be it but I’d look for maybe some shorter term vets, maybe a Dman like Holl who Detroit will need to dump.