Two Trade Targets Emerge at the Top of the Penguins Wishlist
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— TSN’s Pierre LeBrun continues to pump up the Tomas Plekanec to Pittsburgh possibility. He did so again tonight on TSN’s Insider Trading. What I’ve heard on Plekanec is that Pittsburgh has put a feeler out, have their scouts monitoring him, and this would be one of those right at the deadline type of move if it happened.
— Adrian Dater who always has a great pulse on the Avalanche, mentioned yesterday that he’s hearing Pittsburgh has some interest in Carl Soderberg, if they can’t get a guy like Brassard.
When Ian Cole’s agent was given permission in late November to seek a trade, Colorado was interested in Cole and there were trade talks with the Penguins. Soderberg’s name had come up then, but Pittsburgh wasn’t interested in taking on the contract in full that has 2 years left with a $4.75 million cap hit.
Surprisingly, though, didn’t get a lot of pushback that Pittsburgh isn’t interested when looking into Soderberg today, but the belief is Colorado’s looking to move Soderberg’s salary off their books (owed $9 million in cash next two seasons) and did try to engage the Penguins in talks again, so that’s where some of this might be coming from.
Even if Colorado took Matt Hunwick as part of the deal, (something one NHL source floated tonight) don’t think Soderberg at age 32 moves the needle much at the third line center spot over a much younger Riley Sheahan.
— Some trade chatter surrounding Florida’s Nick Bjugstad who has three years left on his deal with a $4.1 million cap hit, has emerged around the league in recent days. The Penguins were said to be looking pretty hard at Bjugstad around December, when they were discussing some shakeups with the roster that would have had multiple players being moved in at least two deals that were shelved.
However, it’s unclear if this is a type of deal they’d still be willing to do as Florida has put Bjugstad out there in an attempt to get multiple roster players back on good contracts.
With the team surging, Pittsburgh is more in the moving top prospects-high draft pick currency route, compared to a few months ago where they were willing to move players out. [/hide]
Sens can keep karlson but only thing that’s running it is the Bobby Ryan contract. Another overrated overpaid fraud ruining a team. No one want ryan and sens will be forced to trade karlson instead
They have 7 million in space you fucking knob! They won’t be forced to trade Karlsson… either he wants out or they dont wanna pay him “the worth his money”
The year he has to reup they have 37.5MM available, this is based on the 75MM Cap. It will go to at least 80MM this year and probably be closer to 85MM by his reup year. So lets say there is 45 Million available at this point by the time he resigns… they can fit the extra 4 under this
Maybe adding Matt Duchene @SID4800 6 million (Haliburton, ON) hurt a bit lol
USA! USA! Great job by the ladies! Amanda Kessel huge goal in the shootout. Another dagger for you Sam. Kessel=Clutch. Sam still sucks and now Canadian Women’s Hockey has joined him.
Was a good game, heartbreaking how the ladies lost it. I was reminded how old I am getting to learn it had been 20 years since the US women won lol. I take solace in the fact that Amanda Kessel got herself something to brag about over her 2x Cup winning brother lol.
How about Stepan (50%) for spring, first and possibly something else
Naw, as rumours hit that Grabners initial ask may be coming down how do we justify walking away from Sprong to add a player that may not be much of an upgrade, if at all, over Sheahan.
Sheahan has been very good, if we are not gonna stick with him I would want something better than what we already have especially if they are tossing in Sprong
Agree. I don’t mind Stepan at 3mil. I just wouldn’t give up assets for him. I wonder what it would take to get Domi. I’ve heard they’ve kind of soured on him. A change of scenery could do him really well, plus his dad is one of my favorite players.
I love the idea of rescuing Domi and there was some grumbling that he might be available. When looking at Duclair and the similarities between the two players… he went for Panik… I am sure we have one of those around here somewhere lol
That said we should as sam if Domi is ok… he currently might be a fraud lol
No that is a overrated overpaid fraud when be played for rangers I always brought up his salary. The guy is finished only thing he is good at is collecting paychecks like parise
Both American. Yeah, we’re the one with agendas.
Happens to be a coincidence and happens to be most of time Americans .
Like Rick Nash is earning all his money? Jason Spezza? Troy Brower? Tyler Ennis? Jonathon Toews? Andrew Ladd? Travis Zajac?
What do these guys have in common? All making over 4 million at min… have all played min 40 games and are some of the highest cost per point players in the game. Within that same list American born players show up 5x… “Most of time Americans”
In fact… players that meet the above + min 200M per point in the NHL currently…
11 Canadians, 11 Americans, 13 European born… seems like its a pretty fair spread to me
They might be over paid. But not like parise, Bobby, Ryan, eichel
Ya… they really are… you just have an agenda
Also Jack Eichel? Guys a PPG guy on one of the worst constructed teams in the league and is only 21… you are a fucken moron
Look at chubster drooling over Karlsson.
Plekanec (50%) to Pens for Hunwick and a pick.
In a heartbeat!
Pens will take him. He was JM favourite player. And I wanted him when pens a lost Staal . But even at today he is still a very smart shutdown 2 way player. Kinda reminds me of sami pahlsson
Sad day when the Pens traded Eric Staal…
Except the part where Pahlsson only ever hit double digits in goals once and Plekanec was a legit top 6 center there basically the same player… amirite?
Sens might trade karlson
Trade shutlz, chubby and sheary. And a 1st round pick. Get brassard and karlsson
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Maybe if pens include your mom in the deal might work then
If she is a capable 3rd line Center, then I’ll take her.
Darren Dreger was pretty sure they wont but if hes available? Trade Letang and whatever else they want from the cupboard for him.
If sens not making playoffs and karlson last year they might as well traded. And indirectly there was a hint he wants to leave sens
I’d keep letang. You would have two elite defence in one team letang can play more pk and karlson can take over pp both won’t be tired and make less mistakes. I know you clowns judge players based on box score but karlson makes a lot of mistakes in defensive zone
One making 7.25 million and the other asking for 10-12 million in a year? Ya no thanks. Takes a little more depth to win than playing those two 40 minutes a night. And when you consider how bad Letang has been in his own end mixed with how erratic Karlsson can be? You already bitch about Pens goal tending but now you wanna take two guys that will vacate in a heartbeat without thinking twice and play them together? All things considered if we are getting a Karlsson I am moving Letang. This isnt spite or any BS its a… Read more »
Salary cap is going up. And letang plays vs top players while chubby plays on 3rd line vs less good players and the other part he gets his points on power play thanks to sid and Geno kessel can’t carry a franchise be hasnt been with leafs and bruins. Reason he looks good and valuable is because he is playing under the shadow of sid,geno. Like most players did built their value in Pittsburgh thanks to those 2 and minute they were gone or traded they were exposed like gonchar when he left gaydogg was sad and I said it… Read more »
Letsng is a headcase turnover machine that’s signed to a horrible contract.
Pens need Kessel a helluva more then they need Letang
And malkin is not a turnover machine ? And last few years he was leading team taking dumb penalties no one wanted him gone now letang is having decent year and all of you wanted him gone.
Malkin has never had more giveaways in a season than he has played games, not only has Letang done this 2 other times he is shattering that personal record as we speak. You talk all this **** about Kessel being carried by Sid and Geno yet the exact same thing can be said, and quite often is, about Kris Letang!
You really make me want to hate some of my favourite players, fuckk the fuckk right off motherfacko… prolapsed, gaping, drooling asshoIe
He is a team leader in 5v5 production and is second on the roster in points. You’re such a fucken fraud. It’s hilarious you have convinced yourself that having Kessel play in a 3rd line spot is a negative. He was absolutely robbed of the MVP in 2016 when he carried the Penguins to that 1st cup and he had absolutely been the Pens best player and carried them through the 1st half of the year when Crosby was fucken invisible. That is the beauty of having him on the roster you fucking turd. It’s amazing that in the midst… Read more »
Haha you think Letang is elite! What a clown!
It isn’t Karlsson’s last year and you spelled his name wrong. Jesus, you’re a train wreck.
Saw a tweet the other day(can’t remember if it was LeBrun or Dreger) that basically said Ottawa is willing to listen but the it would take an insane offer to even get them to consider moving EK right now. Something on the lines of an already established young player, a top prospect who is near ready and multiple 1st round picks.
Pretty sure it was Dregs
I’d trade Letang for Ian Moran at this point. He’s a damn disaster out there. Better in the last couple games, but still a head case.
Imagine the whining from other team’s fans if they managed to land Brassard and Grabner
Would love to drink those tears although I think we’d also be greeted to many attempted lines of “drooling asshoIe” from the local Sammich
Pipe dream
So was Iginla.
I can’t be the only one not too keen on moving Sprong.
Nope, I’d much rather keep him although it’s really hard to say no to something like Brassard which would keep the Pens solidly in the hunt for a third and fourth cup
Not that I think they need to upgrade over what Sheahan has done but Brassard is the better offensive guy.
who would you rather put out there for a trade . .Swedish goalie (Gustavvson) or Sprong?
Probably Sprong TBH
I am not keen on continuously trading away the Organizational depth, but was at the W-B/S game the other night in Philly and he was a slug. Looked slow and spent much time waiting for a stretch pass. I am more bummed that Kapanen is gone than is Sprong got moved.