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The Pittsburgh Penguins have struck out for the two top names on the rental market in Martin Hanzal and Kevin Shattenkirk and from Pittsburgh’s end they’re not losing any sleep over it.
Hanzal or Shattenkirk surely would have strengthen an already top Stanley Cup contender but they weren’t necessary moves.
A finalist for Martin Hanzal on Sunday night, the Penguins also ended up a finalist for Kevin Shattenkirk who went to the NHL leading Washington Capitals.
Pittsburgh put their 2017 first rounder in play for Shattenkirk but were not willing to surrender a prospect of significance.
Sources say St. Louis sought center Oskar Sundqvist in talks from the Penguins which was a non-starter.
Penguins GM Jim Rutherford has been in most of the conversations for the big names available, rentals or long-term targets, but at least on the rental market, the Penguins went into talks for Hanzal and Shattenkirk with a specific value of what they’d be willing to offer and have stayed discipline in not swaying from it, one source close to the situation says.
St. Louis tried to get Pittsburgh into a bidding war but didn’t succeed. What the Penguins offered Monday morning was the same as Monday evening.
As Hanzal is a fantastic fit for the Wild, so is Shattenkirk in Washington. Both teams have to go for it this season and are.
The Penguins last spring just tormented the Capitals bottom-pairing defenders.
Shattenkirk is not just an offensive/power play type guy. He can defend well and he’s a great defenseman to combat the Penguins because of his skating and skill set.
There’s not a better right side in hockey than John Carlson, Matt Niskanen and now Shattenkirk.
— The Penguins have done the inevitable and placed Eric Fehr on waivers in the hopes of clearing cap space. As mentioned here for weeks, the team has been leaning in that direction but wanted to exhaust every trade avenue before they did. Pittsburgh had some brief talks with the Maple Leafs prior to Toronto acquiring Brian Boyle. As of today there were zero trade options.
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Give Pouliot a stretch of consistent playing time and he will bring more than gaunce rudwedel and hainsey, easily.
He has had chances but hasn’t earned any consistent playing time. He looks lost half of the time.
I am really curious as to what you guys thought we were getting in Ron Hainsey? Guy has done exactly what I expected him to so far… played D and has been mostly unnoticed which is what you want from a guy whose bread and butter for awhile now is defence 1st.
Pouliot recalled
You know the D looked bad last night when this becomes an option hahaha…
I assume there’s something else there than that – like, insurance in case they move out a defenseman so he can play tonight. Because if they move a d-man out that played last night, whoever they acquire won’t make the game – this is either proactive or they have something in the works – that’s what I see – because the D didn’t look great, but the goaltending is what failed you last night.
This might help the Pouliot mystery.
Mike Colligan Retweeted Pittsburgh Penguins
Teams are limited to 4 post-deadline recalls to NHL roster. Pouliot recall today before 3pm ensures he won’t count against #Pens 4
Around this time of the year absolutely, I just thought it was a laff
Oh, and if I didn’t mention it Hainsey blows too. Guy is at best a 6-7 dman.
He wasn’t brought here to be a top 4 dman
Exactly – he was brought here to be a depth improvement over Ruhwedel – which he is.
Guy was pretty solid defensively… pretty sure that is why they brought him in was to add depth and anchor some of the puck movers albeit with more mobility than he get from Maatta. He broke up several plays yesterday and his positioning was decent. The only goal he was on the ice for was the second one and you cant blame him for Murrays exceptional misplay with his glove to the bad bounce off of Dumo!
He will be better than Ruhwedel and Gaunce who both looked like crap last night at times
Hainsey is a much better skater than i thought he was. And capable of paying 22-23 minutes a night. Which is a huge add – you could never ask Gaunce / Oleksy / Ruhwedel to do that. Ever.
vegas odds of st.bleury getting traded: 60/1
After watching Murray last night I wouldn’t trade the midget either.
last night’s analysis: matt murray played well but still needs to adopt the grant fuhr method in the off season by getting a 1st baseman’s glove, field ground balls, and take throws from across the infield and work on his glove hand. secondly, they better get an effing winger because kunitz on sid’s wing yet again isn’t cutting it. it’s torture watching them too together.
Played well! He lost them the game on his own, you donut sitting moron.
MAF vs Winnipeg .938 and a win – “The sky is falling, Fleury is worse than cancer” – yoda
Murray vs Dallas .906 and a loss – “He looked good but not as good as that cockks gonna look in my mouth” – yoda
You’re a fucken idiot… when you see a team shoot for the exact same spot once they see something its because the goalie wasnt playing well. You’re also the second moron that had to mention Kunitz like it was his fault Sid did fuck all last night (that ive seen online), at least Kunitz found the score sheet. I am as happy as the next Sheary is back next game so Kunitz can move down the line up where he belongs but I find it amusing people like you have to blame Kunitz for Sids no show lol.
Wow. Murray really pulled a Fleury there.
Worst third period of the year!
Habs aquire Steve Ott for 6th round
Npl traded back to his dad
Mom claims that was the best trade
Bergevin is a moron.
I didnt realize you could be put on waivers and play the same day. Had to be awkward for Fehr. “We dont want you, now get out there and kick some ass.”
they will be fine. Tomorrow things change a bit.
does your mom have some inside info?
Funny man.. I was going to ask you that same question about your mom, but she’s got a full mouth right now.
She sat behind the glass tonight in Dallas and got all of the inside info.
Save up your pennies and maybe one day you can actually go to a game too.
I’ve been to more games then you have played on your little video game system.
But hate all you want
Haha, I dont think so, bud. I was at the game in Columbus, then in a suite for the Sunday game against Detroit. It’s a regular occurrence.
I wasn’t talking to you Cory. I was talking to the troll above you.
But I go to about 22 games a years. I’m
Plenty of people go to a lot more then that. But it’s all fun in the end.
Not bad seats for the Stadium Series either
http://imgur.com/L9xS4xU
Maybe they have played better if the often injured Letang actually played once in a while….lol
Terrible hockey!
Yup, bad game all around
See told you guys Fleury was a distraction…… Lol
Unless Murray was chaffed from giving him vigorous handjobs repeatedly, I don’t see the connection.
Next to our one-handed goalie, Kessel was a bag of shit tonight.
Ya he really was, I know he isn’t the most physical but he pulled up on a couple plays that you just can’t not use the body.
Pens first loss in regulation this season when they lead after 2 periods
Tough to win when your goalie refuses to use two hands.
Pens lost because they needed 4 goals in order to win for Murray . Hope pens trade fleury tomorrow
This team better get back to shot blocking like crazy as they did last year in the playoffs if they want to repeat or even survive a round or 2.
Guys sat on it a bit, this is a time of the year they need to get that shit out of their game! Deadline tomorrow, probably adding a piece… move on and use this bad one as a reminder that the cup will not magically show up this year
Fuck, would have been nice if Crosby showed up tonight right sammich?
Yogurt? Hello?
Where’s Sam? Does he think the site crashed?
His mommy unplugged his internet again… he was caught touching himself to Thai lady-boys for the third time today!
I think Murray is Jim Abbott
Bill Buckner
Murray needs to work on that glove bad!
I hope Sam posts again about the site crashing tomorrow. He loves to repeat the same questions over and over.
Wonder where Yogurt is? He would be blowing up this place with his unfunny hashtags about Fleury if he was playing tonight.
Need 4 to win at least
Wonder how Dallas in managing this sans Oduya and Benn….
This will be a bad loss.
That’s what happens when you don’t play 60 minutes and your goalie can’t catch.
This is laughable. Yogurt!
Can’t wait for the excuses… “he hasn’t played since Saturday” lol
Another one. Put some gum in that glove.
Yogurt is hiding.
Murray can’t catch a puck. Both goals on him because he can’t catch the puck.
Murray fucked them on both of these goals. Yoda’s hero!
😀
D where is the countdown clock for this site to crash .
Npl promised he will do his best to keep this site alive with his IT skills but after him watching Trump tonight he might call in sick
How many times are you going to post this, chubby
Hey Sam… how do you think Hanzal has done in this first game as a Penguin?
This stars team was the talk of the league at the beginning of last year. They look really bad.
No Benn or oduya in their roster anymore
Ya… that’s the problem.. lmmfao
Number five and number six defenseman don’t really make that much of an impact
Sam can’t count to 5 or 6 so this concept is lost on him
It does now chubby can play vs number 7-8 type defense
Chubby pominville?
Trump should come up with new plan. NO hotdogs for 6 months and get a job fat slobs I think that would be a successful program across the country specially in Florida
Sam c’mon give us another post! As Zero would say, I hope you die in a house fire.
He is probably somewhere in Edmonton converting into Muslim . His hero Justin Trudeau is doing a good job importing them
Retard
While your hero OLeary is hiding from another French speaking debate… you dont get politics, you don’t get hockey, maybe you get house fires tho… find one and sleep in it lol
Soon this country won’t have free health care and bankrupt since they are importing these free loaders. They come here for a vacation 4 life
Says the guy living in a part of Canadian land that flies its own flag first and literally needs money from all the other provinces to survive… free loaders
Maybe he didn’t want to be seen in Edmonton Tonight.
He has nothing and nobody to impress about over there lol
The heartland of conservativism in this country… he’s running for the leadership of… wait for it… the Conservative party. Ya this isn’t an big spot for him to be visible lol. He came to a Edmonton anyway but skipped out on a debate that contains French Q and A! As a fucken queeb how are you immune to the issue here?
Here’s a good article for ya sammich
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2017/02/oleary-slams-edmonton-debate-terribly-bilingual/
“Converting to Muslim” hahaha…
Trump should come up with a new solution about Fat people doing nothing and leaching money from the system
Bye bye Obama care
Obama care is collapsing
We (Canadians) should send all you freeloading frogs to those two little French islands east of Newfoundland and take that part of our country back. You people don’t do anything with it except beg the west for money!
Zero tool you must be happy your liberals are giving more power to minority people. New brunswick will change 5 places names in Saint John area that has the word NEGRO.
“My Liberals” lol…
#FakeCanadian
#WannabeAmerican
#livesinquebec
#fliestheirownflag
#hatedbycanadiansandthefrench
#wannabecanadian
Npl must be glued in front of his TV tonight watching Trump
Two things… Hornqvist with Malkin and Hagelin isn’t looking bad! Can’t wait for Sheary to return, I can’t hate on Kunitz for how he goes all out physically but he really shouldn’t be in to top 6 anymore. Sheary with Sid and Guentzel would be decent!
Kunitz served this team well. He knows he’s on his last hoorah. He’s more of a crash and bang guy now who is gonna wear the other team down. But no complaints he was a nice bonus with Dupuis. Sneaky should be playing next game, he traveled with the team.
I’d give Kunitz a million to stay and play a depth role… if there is still room but ya, he’s aged, couple years now
Agree on that contract. I think he could still be helpful and I’ll always be a big Kunitz fan. Always played 100% and produced nicely. Plus, we gave up Ryan Whitney to get him.
But one year at a time… what kind of idiot gives term to a declining player lol
D we need a countdown meter for the crash of this site. Unless you hired your old IT back npl
Desharnais to oilers
Impressive. They’re zero center model. Works for everyone.
Or they are going after Duchene and are clearing cap space. But who knows
Will the 1 center model work? Especially when that 1 center is a 50 point guy?
Oduya to Chicago for a 4th and a nobody. Some salary retained.
Sprong for Justin Faulk
Sounds like you’ve been hanging out with Simply Dusty with that trade scenario.
Murray diagnosed with Mumps.
Think that crap he has on his neck is contageous…
Murray ok to play tonight, misdiagnosed with Mumps. Has Neck Herpes instead.
That stuff looks suspect.
will yoda live…or will yoda die???? what will it be….what will it be??????
You’re gonna die? Your asss re-rupture? This is going to follow you the rest of your life
i’ve said it for years, as soon as st.bleury is gone the prophet yoda will die and his spirit will return to degobah
Remember when the prophet Yoda said to blow it up, this team doesnt have a chance?
yeah, that was when your saint st.bleury was in net
That’s an outright lie. A blatant lie.
About to break …Stalhman and Druin to Pens..heard it here first
Thanks for the update. Any word on Drouin and Stralman?
You mean those frauds ..can’t even spell their names right.
What about Eberle?
Ahhh don’t wake up the droolers
“Martin St Louis” – sams vagina starts salivating like a dog…
Vanek not playing tonight. Trade potentially forthcoming.
I hope not to the Pens. But he’s still a good player
Yeah – but he skates in mud – i don’t think he’d fit in here, either.
Apparently there is halak penguins going on. Doesn’t make sense
It makes a hell of a lot more sense than Fleury to Tampa did.
Halak of pens trade talk
Have to note… been a lot of hockey chatter on here the past 4 or so days yet the contingent that only drops in to complain about the lack of hockey talk has been quite absent lol
Another year the Pens miss out on Bobby Holik.
Sexually, who do you guys want the Pens to add?
Emelia Clarke
I think this question was for Sam, guys.
That’s an easy answer then… Michael Therrien
Hey man stay off my hottie
Kate Beckinsale
Same’s mom.
Ok insider geniuses… with Fehr waived, who do the Pens bring in?
I’m still waiting on a play for Kulikov and a top 9 scoring winger… nothing big tho
Staalberg went to the Sens for a third. He has really good speed and imo, would have been a nice depth addition
Kulikov would be a nice add. Haven’t followed him much but he’s orettt physical isn’t he?
I honestly think they’re just proactively giving themselves options, and if they dont’ add anyone, he’ll still be here (unless he’s claimed).
Caps couldn’t beat the pens last year because they couldnt stop the HBK line. Nate Schmidt and Shattenkirk are there 3rd pair. I still don’t see them stopping them.
This year isn’t your father’s HBK line, though…
Kessel has been better but ya the line as a whole has been less impressive.
Hagelin barely looks like a third liner this year – it’s just the nobody notices because, overall, the team is doing well.
He has looked a little better since his return from injury. Hopefully the time off gives him the added step but more than anything he needs to remember how to “puck in net” lol
Regardless of the combination if Kessel Malkin and Crosby are on 3 different lines, they will cause matchup problems in a 7 games series.
IF Malkin can stay out of the penalty box. He’s got to keep him head on.
Yes Malkin is such a problem, trade that bum already!!
No argument there.
Richards was. Not good now they have Eller brings size and strength
“Fehr on Hartford Waivers” – Sam
What a weirdo talking to himself
Nuh uh
Fleury is junk. He’s hurting the team and he’s not even playing
Don’t say that on this board. Apparently keeping him for the next couple years and trading the young franchise goalie is the right route to go.
He’s literally hurting nothing right now.
I don’t mind having him, but if we are waiving fehr for cap reasons, having a backup making almost 6 mil certainly isn’t helping.
because if we needed a forward there are other better options.
Fehr literally has the worst Corsi on the roster – he’s out of place – he’d be an issue regardless of Fleury – because he’s basically a healthy scratch when everyone is healthy anyway.
Accept cap space
What are the accepting cap space for?
The poor grammar aside, who exactly are they adding? And how does his $6 million hurt anything when you have two guys that are likely to miss the rest of teh regular season that you can put on LTIR at any given point to get roughly $7 million in cap space if it’s absolutely necessary?
You and simply dusty are the same guy right?
Out of curiosity, what is it you feel he is hurting? Outside of yodas asshole with the consistent reminder that he tore it open like a fat kid on a bag of ketchup chips?
I believe he’s hindering a potential trade. If we can’t trade him we lose him in the offseason anyway.
MaF was great, but he’s lost his edge. I was hoping he could get traded and least gonto a team where he could play.
With all the LITR money the pens are sitting on like 3.7 million or something absurd like that… He is not holding up a trade
I disagree. I see your point, by having a 6M backup doesn’t look so good either. Just would have been nice to have some bites on a Fleury trade. Doesn’t seem like there’s much of a market for him.
Dallas has a $4.5 million backup by choice – so where’s the cutoff?
Lost his edge, what is this top gun? is he cougar ?
I am thinking JR won’t make any more deals; making MAF happy, but not many fans.
Wideman could splatter some Bruins/Rangers/Caps for me, just sayin’.
Why would not making any deals make fleury happy?
Not that any of you are shocked, but LePuss didn’t make teh road trip – won’t play. Because he’s a french pusssy.
Because he’s hurt all the damn time.
Did the site crash yet?
Yes
Can’t wait TD day it will crash even more. Without the help of stain and npl spamming the site. It will just crash on its own
operating 3 accounts simultaneously doesnt help sammich!
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