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Latest Buzz on the Penguins losing Brandon Tanev to the expansion draft
The Pittsburgh Penguins will come out of expansion draft losing two useful forwards off their roster with the trade of Jared McCann on Saturday and Seattle selecting Brandon Tanev.
What’s been clear over the last week is this:
Seattle planned to take Teddy Blueger as their No. 1 target if left exposed, multiple sources have said, so Blueger became a top priority for the Penguins to protect as the team put a premium on trying to keep their center depth intact and with the Penguins planning to protect Blueger, Jared McCann was going to be the selection by Seattle if not traded and left exposed by the Penguins.
Yes, the Penguins got something for McCann who they didn’t plan to protect and added a prospect who could be a useful bottom-6 player in 2-3 years, but whether McCann should have been a higher priority from the Penguins to protect is the bigger story than anything.
Pittsburgh’s final two choices on who to protect over the last 7-10 days of the decision making process were all centered around Jeff Carter, Teddy Blueger and Brandon Tanev for those two spots. This wasn’t a situation where the decision making process went down to the wire on whether to protect Jared McCann or not.
Where Seattle’s thinking was after Blueger and McCann being off the table was cloudy and even murky to the Penguins.
While some around the league feel Seattle was bluffing and Pittsburgh got played that the Kraken were going to select Jeff Carter (Kraken would have traded Carter in a side deal if selected), the Penguins believed it was a strong possibility and felt they couldn’t take the risk of exposing Carter.
Once Pittsburgh exposed Brandon Tanev, the sense around the league is Seattle selecting Tanev would be a no-brainer for Ron Francis & Co and that’s exactly what played out with the selection as Tanev projects to be an instant fan favorite on the ice and is the type of player an expansion team kind of needs to set a tone, culture on a daily basis. Tanev was also seen as better value than others Pittsburgh exposed to flip if that’s an option Seattle would eventually seek for Tanev.
Whispers inside the Penguins organization as of Sunday, though, was that the team felt Tanev would ‘likely’ not get selected as one source put it and that others such as Jason Zucker, Sam Lafferty, Zach Aston-Reese (RFA) and pending UFA Cody Ceci were all still on the table for Seattle.
However, that didn’t play out based on talks with league sources and agents.
Tanev was Seattle’s guy immediately once Pittsburgh’s protected list was official, multiple sources say. By Sunday afternoon Tanev’s reps To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!Seattle’s coaching staff is said to have been ecstatic that Tanev was available to them.
Had Pittsburgh protected Tanev over Jeff Carter, a pretty strong belief around the league is To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”! with Sam Lafferty getting some mentions.
Seattle surprisingly did not engage in any discussions with Zach To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
For Pittsburgh we have to see where the chips fall in the next 10-14 days and evaluating these decisions fully is better to wait until let’s say August 5th than making a judgement right now.
A big talking point is going to be that the Penguins created $6.45 million in cap space with the subtractions of McCann and Tanev. Is it really enough to upgrade the roster over what you lost in McCann and Tanev?
$5-$5.5 Million of that could go to resigning Cody Ceci and To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
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Well our beloved Pirates are at it again ! They just traded Adam Frazier 29, leading the league in hits, second in batting average, and under contract for 2022, for three prospects that will never see the majors… Oh yeah we sent them $ 1.4 million wow that is rumbling, stumbling, fumbling, bumbling at it’s best. (as Chris Berman would say)
Worst run organization in sports by far…..what a joke Pittsburgh fans deserve better….
One of them was already in the majors…
Of course they were and I bet you believe we are just two or three years away from competing ! Your as dumb of a numb nuts in baseball as you are in hockey. This team has been two three years away since 1994 bro. They never address the current on field product and at least keep them competitive until picks develop. They trade away good, young, AFFORDABLE PLAYERS the minute they even look good. I’m sure you will want to trade KeBryan Hayes next year. They just had two drafts where they collected a ton of picks and prospects… Read more »
Penguins need more D
They should get experienced players like hjalmarsson
You love those retired guys.
The Pens have shown interest in requiring Jim Rutherford as they are in need a of an experienced goalie and he has ties to the Penguins.
Nice… LOL
Jayden Schwartz 95 % signing in Seattle they are just waiting for the official Wednesday free agency to open..
“Despite a player who committed and pleaded guilty to a sex crime renouncing himself from the NHL Draft, the Canadiens saw fit to ignore that and select him — in the first round — anyway. There was no reason to make this choice, absolutely none and the message the Canadiens sent by picking it is clear.”
You are looking for logic in Montreal? Lol.
Yea logic would be not give a 2nd chance to a young kid
And be arrogant and ruin his career
Yet you are okay with players like 2 Kane’s whay they do off the ice
Or cocaine guy Malone
Anyways stick to donuts and make sure you can least to bake them good before you ship them to fat npl
And if he was gay or drafted by any other team you would have been all over him.
Logic would dictate that since he bailed from the draft, they could have drafted someone else and got him on a try out without wasting a pick. The Montreal Morons.
“Least to bake them good?”
“Funky Stacked”
Keep them coming !!!
Hey fuckkk face. Montreal did give a chance to black gay player like Michael Sam
While in U.S you guys shitt all over him.
Too bad he was more into being gay then being a player and packed his bags and went back to U.S to be with npl again
I wonder if they are still dating since npl still has his husbands marriage last name on this site
You were drafted by Montreal? Congrats!!!!
No Npl’s BF. Michael Sam the fat black gay football player
The CFL is a joke. Just like the Canadians.
The hated Flyers have added quite bit to remake there roster. While they definitely overpaid for Risto they have got a lot tougher with Ryan Ellis, Risto, and now Cam Atkinson.
How about our Pittsburgh Penguins…still crickets…LOL
Tougher? Ryan Ellis is 5’10” and Atkinson is 5’8″. Risto is an average defenseman that’s overpaid. I’ll happily take crickets over the dumb moves they made.
Ryan Ellis is solid, he is physical, as is Atkinson who killed the Penguins, and Risto (while they overpaid and he is a minus player in buffalo) he can be physical. They will be tougher to play against that is for sure.
Way more than Ghost and the jokes they had last year on defense.
Again crickets aren’t bad as long as they joining the party at some point. We at least have to try to fill holes and get better…which so far we haven’t.
Connor Garland who is physical, feisty, scored 22 goals two years ago, is Brandon Tanev 5 years younger and better offensively.
They didn’t even attempt to make a pitch for him. Garland fits the sandpaper, bottom six grit, that they say they are looking to acquire.
We will see…
Garland ended up going for a average player and a second round pick…please We couldn’t offer that up for a 25 year old, skilled, gritty, energy type player that WE SAY WE ARE LOOING FOR..PLEASE HEXTALL.. He can score, skate, and hit. No lets wait a bit see what is out there or what crap is left after the good GM’s are finished doing there job. Snooze you lose / early bird gets the worm !! Hextall/Burke have you ever heard of this. Every team in our division has made some kind of move whether it is small or big……Penguins… Read more »
You should know numb nuts that size isn’t everything. There are alot of smaller average guys who consistently hit and take the body which Ellis and Atkinson both do..
Tougher not bigger numb nuts 233. Look at how any big players like Marcus Petersson are not not physical at all. Guys like David Savard and Ryan Ellis are tough to play against..
The Philadelphia Flyers traded forward Jakub Voracek to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Cam Atkinson,
This was an odd on I think Cam Atkinson is a really good player. Vorachek when on is a terrific offensive player and weird division opponents swap players???
Thanks Carramrod !
Pens interested in Kuemper
Why he isn’t that good…..
Great the one player we are interested in is a bum and makes $ 4 – 4. 5 million …for a back up goalie….nope !!
He is in the second year of a two year $9 million deal..
I sure hope that there is something in the works to fill some holes…
He’s a bum? He was average on a garbage team last year and had two really strong seasons before that. He’d easily be an upgrade over what the Pens have now. How are you completely wrong on literally every post?
My point is he is too expensive numb nuts…
Why numb nuts would you pay $ 4.5 million dollars for a back up 1 B goalie….HELLO
Time for your bingo game bj233…
Someone better wake up Hex and Burke, they may have to do something today. After the 58th pick they can go back to sleep until round 5.
They have been sleeping in this whole process…LOL
I missed the Penguins pick walking the dogs. Came back when Carolina was picking does anyone know anything on the pick. Saw some scouts notes and know he can play center/left wing..
Logan Mailloux… what an idiot!
Reinhart to Florida…..waiting on the return
Once rags buyout deangelo
Penguins should sign him guy has potential
Coyotes traded OEM + to Vancouver for their first rounder and took Guenther. Really nice grab. He was supposed to go in the top 5.
Fraud chubby still with arizona?
43 points in 56 games. Only 4 on the PP… what a fraud. He would have been Montreal’s second point scorer, and only behind TT by 1 point. And Phil is 4 yrs older.
Rangers trade Buchnevich to the Blues for Blais and 2nd round pick in 22.
Chicago was relentless on this but they got a good player. The Blackhawks have $30.5 million invested in three plyers Kane, Toews, and Jones… wow !
Good for Chicago and the Penguins open up there road schedule in Tampa (great they raise the banner) then got to Florida where Hornqvist is licking his chops to play his first game vs the Penguins since the trade, and come home to open up against he retooled Blackhawks… fun start
Seth Jones to Chicago reported by Chris Johnston full details not out yet. Only things know over $ 9 million for 7 years.. Players picks not known yet. This is fact not a rumor handjob233.
Don’t get too excited old man I know you need a nap….
FLYERS TRADE FOR RISTO!?!?!? COME ON HEX WAKE UP!!!!! WE NEED PLAYERS!!! EVERYONE GETTING BETTER BUT US!!!! WE HAVE BUST MALKIN AND SLOW CARTER AND NEED TO SIGN 10 AVERAGE PLAYERS BECAUSE I’M BIPOLAR AND I NEED ENTERTAINED!!!! COME ON!!!!
Don’t you think it is odd that many teams are moving and Hextall is well slow to move? These two weeks are important times because everything is so crammed together. (Expansion draft / NhL Draft/ Free Agency and a shortened off season) Most teams and GM’s are moving, hustling, and doing there jobs. Surely even your boring ass can see that. The man with no opinion has something to say that doesn’t rip others.. Seriously little man home you belong in an old folks home playing bingo……about your speed. Not asking for major moves (even though you keep putting words… Read more »
For the record handjob/ bjob 233 everyone on all sites, Tv, and other places are enjoying this time in the NHL except you.
Oh that is right you don’t have opinions or at least the balls to post an original idea or thought…just make fun of others You parents raised a real winner bro. Oh it is time for your old man bingo game see ya…
Rasmus Ristolainen is headed to Philly for Hagg, 1st in this yrs draft, 2nd in next years draft. Looks like Buffalo is rebuilding their rebuild.
Buf def got the better of that. So far this off-season, Philly got Ellis and Risto, but lost Patrick, Hagg, Gostisbehere and Myers, plus their 1st and 3 other draft packs. Risto can be a liability defensively. Glad the Pens didn’t make a play for him.
Patrick is a bust, no one wanted Gostiebehere and they had to add incentives to give him away. Philly def helped solidify their defense. They are a much better team today then they were a few days ago.
The only liability is you..bjob233
I thought Philly would add another defenseman… thanks Carramrod!!
OEL and Connor Garland to Vancouver… Beagle, Rousell, 9th overall, and another player.
and Eriksson and a second and seventh !
Arizona is cleaning house and accumulating draft picks so they can still stink in another 5 yrs.
They sure are number # 9 overall plus 5 second rounders….
would love to get the greenarrow’s take and zetterbergs on this team.
What about jaluco? He always had hot takes.
Jaluco was the best.
Kingpuck
Lancer
Rangersfan
Gaydogg
ZeroTool
Npl10
ZAR isn’t a serious candidate for anybody’s roster outside of Pittsburgh
The Carolina Hurricanes have traded goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to the Detroit Red Wings for the rights to unrestricted free agent netminder Jonathan Bernier and a third-round pick in 2021
Matt Calvert just announced his retirement. sam(e) must be drooling over him now.
Suter and Parise may be headed to the Islanders.
Thats bad news for the Penguins if they both go to the Islanders…
Eveybody in our division is getting better and we are regressing….uuuggghhhh
look at Car rod with all the news today well done bro. There should be some trades the next three days now that the freeze has been lifted. Plus at the draft..hoepefully hextall wakes up !
looks like Philadelphia will add not only Ryan Ellis but looming on Tarasenko…
Why? They aren’t any good, hence a team paying them to leave. Eberle was better than either of them. Ellis is solid but he’s not elite or even close. Everything else is just a rumor. You need a xanax.
tbj this is the fun time in the NHL. The expansion draft, trade freze lifted today, draft Friday and Saturday and free agency next wekk. You must be one boring dude feel sorry for your other half if you have one..LOL That is what sites like this are for rumors, speculation, possibilities. If you don’t like this stuff why the f***k are you on here….criticizing others.
No one needs a Xanex you need an upper boring dude…LOL
Kunetzove possibly to the Rangers Penguins are poking AGAIN at Fluery who we don’t need…
You want literally every single player not in a Penguins uniform, then cry like a girl and complain about management when they don’t immediately sign them. Seriously, buy a playstation.
That isn’t true just making some proposals that make sense. Unlike your boring ass that probably sits in a chair, eats, gets fat, and criticize anybody who has some enthusiasm.
Delete your account your boring fu***K…….please you bring nothing to this site.
Most the people that are on here at least have ideas, thoughts, or opinions all you do is criticize…you bring nothing to the table bro…..go home
Seriously, go home bro delete your account you suck..
You really know nothing about talent do you? Suter is better than any Penguins defenseman not named Dumoulin as is Ryan Ellis !
Parise I agree is worn. Playing a 4th line role in the Islanders system he could be decent… but we have sceviour and others were set right?? probably what you think.
All your post have nothing to offer. I went back and looked and you criticize just about everyone on this site. You never post and idea, a thought, a proposal which is what this bleeping site is for….dude you just plan suck.
Have an idea, a thought, put yourself out there or delete your account boring tbj233.
Worst case scenario Ryan Ellis and possibly Tarasenko to Philly ! Ryan Suter and Zack Parise to the Islanders Barclay Goodrow and possibly trading for Mark Giordono from Seattle Rangers Washington is always sneaky Hextall wants to be grittier, tougher, and bigger ! What about this move and it makes sense for both teams. ,thoughts? To Anaheim — 29 years old 2 years left at %5.5 million To Pittsburgh 29 years old 1 year left at $4.5 million ($4.1 against the cap) Anaheim is in desperate desperate need of scoring. They couldn’t hit air if they jumped out of the… Read more »
Sorry Jason Zucker for Josh Manson..
Islanders doing goof with blue color style players no need those 2 frauds there
Turbo… we hardly knew you and now you are gone. (….
Pens lost in the first round with tanev and McCann. They can lose in the first round without them too. Blow it up
That was all on Jarry.
Maybe with fraud murray they would’ve gotten further
I could not have been any worse.
And have we done anything to address the Jarry average goaltending…aaaaa NOPE !
Ghost from Philly to Arizona for picks and futures…mmmhhhh
The starting 6 defenseman look solid…
Giordona Larsson Soucy Oleksiak Dunn H. Fluery / Lauzon
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Thanks for making it worse by posting this for tonight’s draft. LOL
This was the worst kept secret.
I knew early in the AM just didn’t need to see it in here in print.. Seattle took 11 defenseman and tomorrow the trade freeze is lifted I’m sure things will be happening the next couple days.
Sorry.
Remember when I predicted the Pens would sign Tanev and Sam shlt his pants? Lmao good times
LOL.
And now he is gone before his time…
I guy over on another site says Rangers are going to make a trade for Mark Giordona from the Kraken. MMHHH
This situation suckss more than Npl and his fat democRATS
How did anyone in the Pens front office NOT see this coming??!!! Blueger and ZAR are a dime a dozen and can be had from any other team, losing McCann for nothing and keeping Tanev was still a win for the Pens. And no one was going to take Zucker!! The Pens got played big time!! Jeff Carter played like 15 games with the Pens, I still do not see him being the solution for a long season and a playoff run at his age and with his mileage.
how do you know they didn’t want to have this outcome? mccann and tanev are both useful players, but are in the dime a dozen category, too. this team needs cap space for a goaltender. counting on moving zucker and petterson is a tough go, unless some teams wants to trade the pens all of their good players for the pens bad players.
I think maybe a Detroit with cap space Or a Winnipeg who are desperate for defense could take Marcus Peterson. (for a draft pick)
Tanev has a drive and tenacity that can not be taught. He is high speed for each and every game, something the Pens always lacked and now lack again.
Oh 100% agree! I was hoping they would take Petersson or Zucker ! The organization has some work to do now and some cap space and hopefully more coming..
What do you think (if it is true) that the Rangers will make a deal for Mark Giordona