TUESDAY’S PENGUINS CHATTER
Does Pascal Dupuis being shutdown for his career give Jim Rutherford the needed cap space to swing a key trade or two this month he has been trying to make in recent weeks? Some NHL execs won’t be surprised if the Penguins are the first team to open the flood gates on the trade market and pay a big price again from their prospect pool to do so.
Rutherford’s poor construction of the Penguins blueline, that has backfired mightily for a team that’s built to score off the rush, has had the veteran GM aggressively trying to swing a trade in recent weeks for a puck-moving top-4 defenseman. Rutherford’s efforts have also been exploring options to find a winger for Sidney Crosby.
“I think they’re looking hard at trying to make some trades,” NHL Insider Bob McKenzie said today on TSN Radio. “They’re trying to find a puck-moving, top-4 defenseman. They’re still continuing to look for an elite level, skill guy that could play alongside Sidney Crosby, because now that Kessel hasn’t had the chemistry with Crosby,” McKenzie said.
Pittsburgh has heavy interest in Calgary’s Kris Russell, and the Penguins have not been match in trade talks for Florida’s To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
Don’t worry MJ will still be fired win or not. He pretty much told gmjr FU when he didn’t play sprong at all in the 3rd and o ly gave him 6 min of ice time the whole game
Seen that… WTF? I mean the GM wants to see this kid yet Johnston refuses… Kid plays decent and even earns himself a post but MJ won’t play him… can’t wait till the pull the trigger here
Every time MJ fire rumors circulate the team wins and saves him for a few games maybe this rumors should be on before every game so team wins
Will Bennett be back from this injury to play in the playoffs?
Give the guy a break we will need him hes out scored Crosby 🙂
These guys can’t even lose when they have to. F them, back to football for a while. I got excited thinking hockey was coming back to Pittsburgh, but i was tricked.
guess they are doing it for duper
Someone give Roy a drink
Holy heck well MJ still the coach for another week.
This blurry guy is duckin garbage
he is a saint. give him respect. it is st.blurry.
And youre a fucken moron
Put Sprong and Platnikov with Crosby…Sprong will shoot and Platnikov will go in corners
Dupuis head coach?
Hey where is Lenny and Carl (Yoda and Sam) its quiet here in Moes tonight
I hope Morehouse isn’t watching this we will have to have tribute game for him for heavens sake.
Drink every time dumb and dumber say Pascal Dupuis tonight
If we did we would be dead already from alcohol poisoning
Letang is off to a horrible start. This team needs a kick to the junk….by a new coach
I really hope management doesn’t trade Sprong.
Am very afraid of that.
Don’t know when I started to sour on this team but something about this year just its all going to hell in a hockey rink
Trade Letang
Wow judged on the way the Avs are playing they must have liked Duper more.
Great post!
Could duper un-retire right in the playoffs and play since there isn’t a cap?
He actually didn’t retired I think he is on LTIR. But the way play he can be on the golf course with the rest of them.
#14 & #87 killing penalties makes sense. They have been strangling our offense all season.
He won’t get fired after this game. I think a loss Friday may seal his fate.
I can dream cant I?
Yes you can CB, yes you can big guy.
Lose every game in embarassing fashion till he goes.
I thought Potash was going to cry. Duper thanks for your career and the cap space.
Is anybody else rooting for the avs to slam the Pens?
Goodbye Johnston, goodbye Johnston…..Come on join in..
oh god was afraid of this. Yeah its a shame, yeah he had a good career but this isn’t like the Gipper or tragic as Briere or Clemente. This coverage is turning into a Greek tragedy
Mike FUCKING Johnston… Sprongs in but instead of inserting him into a top 9 role so we can leave the 4th line alone, as it has been effective cycling and carrying possession while on the ice a lot lately, he breaks up that line to make sure he can limit Sprong. I hope they fucking lose bad tonight… go out like a bandaid and tear it off.
4th line been most consistent line last few weeks and now change hmmmm
The Pens are once again on the cycle of success for today tomorrow be damned. They think they have attendance problem on the horizon now wait till they fall below .500 consistently. I have always said there have been 3 cycles in the Pens history and in about 4 years we will start the 4 cycle if something doesn’t happen. The future will given away. The only difference this time is with the Cap and free agency a team can possibly cover up for its blunders for a season here or there. They wont be able get to the top… Read more »
hey Npl Apparently Stamkos will end up with the leafs i guess same will be right once again when he said stamkos rather go to a team that hockey matters
You mean in the same way Franson apparently returned to the Leafs?
franson wanted to return i said doesnt mean leafs want him back
Franson wanted to go anywhere he’d get paid. Period. You slob.
if the pens were smart, they would move st.blurry, crosby, malkin, letang, and kessel for nothing but draft picks. it really wouldn’t suck any worse than it does now and in 5 years they would be loaded all over again. the time is right now to blow it up.
Really??? I think being the Edmonton Oilers would suck pretty bad and that’s pretty much exactly what you’re suggesting. Your fatuousness never ceases to amaze!
Go watch golf, or pool, or something much slower that fits how your mind works better. I mean fuck being critical is one thing but youre serious just a shitty fan all around. In a class by yourself. At least sam actually likes the team. So does wmal, wmal also updates his criticisms as shit changes… you are just an insufferable cumwad. Fuck off already
you guys should be rejoicing over the possibility of murray getting moved. st.blurry is god in these parts. it will ensure that st.blurry will be here until he is 40 also.
Why don’t you go make a few more excuses for Sid.
We all know ownership has one step out the door, but running a franchise into the ground is not going to increase its value.
No but winning a Cup or coming close to will and whether we think they are contenders or not ownership is going to go all in in an attempt to be.
Jay do you honestly believe this team is a top 4 defensemen and Crosby winger (this again?) away from winning the cup?
Perhaps a new coach or system. This team SHOULD be a serious contender
what was the excuse vs bruins series the team was built to go finals . that year was the coach the problem
in hindsight, imagine what lemiuex could have pulled in if he sold the team the summer after the cup
Letang + for Nathan MacKinnon. If Sid can’t play with his good friend, then we are doomed.
I hate that Letang contract as much as anyone, but they just don’t have the horses on the blue line right now to make a move like that.
I agree, but we are fast approaching the yearly lower body ailments that keep this guy out of the line up for a significant portion of time. Thats one thing you can count on.
Jj to pens?
Just thinking out loud about MacKinnon. Would be interesting to see those 2 play together. Did you mean Jack Johnson?
Yes his other bff. Just playing off your proposal. I do like I dead though, but our d will suck worse without letang assuming no one else comes in
Who do you replace Letang with? There was an interesting article I believ form the hockey writers that discussed the make up of all teams who won the cup since basically the 2005 lockout. The three things they nearly all had… Goaltending (elite for some but strong for most… with the exception of an outlier or two), an elite D man and despite Letangs struggles this year as the team has he has elite skill, and strong centres (again usually elite minus the outlier). this team has all three and when you toss Kessel in the mix its much more… Read more »
yessss lets move letang and have No defense can give a nice first pass
Fuck off, here is where JR is gonna fuck up… Murray or Sprong? Not feeling that
murray will be gone. what good is he? they have st.blurry locked up for eternity and think he is a hall of famer. they are morons who love has beens, retreds, geezers and chokers.
Don’t reply to my posts with your brand of fucking stupid. He is signed through to 2019… It is 2016 in a few weeks. Thats is 3 years away and its done. Murray, even if called up next year, will be eased into a roll because MAF affords us that. 1st year will be getting the feet wet… 2017.Second he will have to take strides, will allow us to take time away from MAF if Murray can take more of the load. great insurance and spreads out the guys keeping them fresh… 2018. Then the last year of the MAF… Read more »
your theory means nothing. murray will be gone.
Just like MAF hey you fucken tool
If he moves Murray, he should be fired.
Agreed – they’re set up perfectly to transition to Murray in another three years full time – some teams dream about having this scenario.
I see the pens missing the playoffs no matter what they do because they hate youth and love 10-15 year vets
They should sit Sid – he’s a 10-15 year vet.
Just feels that way from watching him during a game.
New article finally. People in the know and nhl sources must have finally returned his call.
I could see gmjr trying to go after a guy like ladd to fill the vocal leadership that dupuis/guerin brought.
I wonder if the lack of baseball buzz is due to DePaoli having a 12th kid, or the Pirates seizing the opportunity to turn a $40 million net profit next year. I think they’re equally plausible.
I would include lack of any pittsburgh sports buzz
JVR is pipe dream.
Another “winger for Sid!” article. I wonder sometimes if the organization is dumb, or this site is just getting less creative. That well again??
The gm traded despres for Lovejoy. They are dumb.
Despres sucks. The reason they’re dumb is because they keep thinking the “winger” is the problem, and not the center.
you think lovejoy > despres? please take that back. you are making yourself look silly.
As I’ve stated dozens of times, I think they both suck relative asshole, and are utterly insignificant if you have a decent team and they’re sitting in the press box where they belong.
ahh go take some Midol.
The reason they’re dumb is because they keep thinking the “winger” is the problem, and not the Defense .As I always said your best Offense starts from Your Defense just take a look at Habs,Preds just a few to name
No. What you always said was “are you gonna finish that…?”
It’s not just this site. It’s everywhere.
It’s unnerving.
What is everyone’s problem with a winger for Crosby. I say if the winger is that good and can play then we trade CROSBY for him.
so the pens would consider moving sprong right? what if sprong is the real effing deal? maybe if he played with sid or geno he would have 10 goals by now???nobody knows. if they move him without trying him in the top 6 1st they are total morons!
The only move they should be considering with sprong would be a move to left wing (even if it’s in the off season to give him time to adapt).
Gotta love the Instant Buzz. Johnson on Dupuis: “Obviously we’re going to have to replace him”. Haha, Johnson. Plus, that was Rutherford who was quoted saying that. Why would “Johnson” be the one trying to replace him? Come on, man.
Your expectations are way too high. Grow up Peter Pan – Count Chocula.
i don’t think any of this is on johnston. it’s on rutherford. johnston can’t open it up with that garbage blue line that rutherford gave him to work with. i’m sorry but when scuderi and lovejoy are your top PK pairing, you are in big big trouble.
Spot on. Having a top 10 pk unit is what’s killing the team. You really are the 2nd dumbest person on this site behind Sam and it’s a very close race.
LOL, Pens havent scored more than 2 goals in a playoff game vs a good team more than once in the last 3 years and you think Rutherford was wrong? D wasnt the problem you moron! JR identified what was plaguing us an added scoring… the coaching staff is going all 2013 DB on us and not using the tools handed to them.
Count me as concerned about any trade this guy is going to make- often times he reminds of a fantasy hockey GM.
As same said few years ago in 5 years this team is doomed and it getting there but bone heads like stan and jaydogg don’t understand when same says trade malkin and make team more balanced. This team will be worst than the time jagr left pens and team was shitt afterwards
If you trade a superstar, you are moving the wrong center- 87 should be the one to go!
87 is no longer a superstar.
Disaster is coming.
They could also consider going after Kucherov from TB, who still have to lock up Stamkos. Kuch will be an RFA and will probably want Saad money though…
They’ll sign the triplets before they’ll sign Stamkos.
the pens are so screwed. when will they get it in their heads that they are NOT cup contenders! one or two top end talents won’t change that! be prepared for 10 miserable years!
calm down yoda..lol…i agree we are in trouble, but something has to be done…watching the LA and Anaheim games were dreadful…i assume we lose tonight at Colorado and replace Johnston with Sullivan. That would help.. Scuderi needs scratched period…i am tired of them trading all are high draft picks, but they sure the antiPirates who never have the balls to make any moves..
Aren’t you boycotting them? F.u.c.k off, Yogurt.