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Pens refusing to break up their core. Might work? Seems like they could some more young guys.
Johnny Gaudreau is apparently leaving Calgary to be closer to family. Which means either Philly (they have no cap space), the devils (tons of cap space) or the isles (I can only dream).
― Michael F Gill, Wednesday, 13 July 2022 17:28 (one year ago) link
1) asking 75+ regular season games from both Syd + Malkin and then run the table against other, younger teams seems... unlikely.
2) Gaudreau leaving Calgary to join one terrible team (Philly) one team stuck in liminal space (isles) or one plucky team that is still maybe 3 years out with flabby goaltending is WILD to me
having a core that old isn't ideal, but the other options were worse. they weren't going to find a point-per-game second-line center better or cheaper than malkin at $6m. they weren't going to find a #1 defenseman who plays 23 minutes a game and is coming off his highest-scoring season who is better or cheaper than letang. rust is also a deal at $5m.
those guys weren't the reason they've lost five straight playoff series (the last two were absolutely due to goaltending), and i don't think those salaries should prevent them from addressing other needs. (really wish hextall hadn't extended jeff carter last year tho -- he fell off a cliff in the second half of the season.)
also it would have been pretty painful seeing malkin in another sweater.
the only takeaway i have from gaudreau is that he must fucking hate calgary, or darryl sutter, or something
also we need a new thread jimmy
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 13 July 2022 17:46 (one year ago) link
i mean the pens are going to be utterly fucked when crosby retires no matter what happens; not much point trying to cushion the fall with half-measures now
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 13 July 2022 17:49 (one year ago) link
e.g. the flyers just gave nic deslauriers (8-5-13 and 113 PIM in 81 games last year) a four-year deal at just under $2m per
columbus just gave erik gudbranson (6-11-17 in 78 games last year) four years at $4m per
just insane shit
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 13 July 2022 18:48 (one year ago) link