We'll find out in about an hour or so, but it sounds like McCann won't be protected by Toronto...so, that would be two upper echelon teams that will protect depth players over him... He himself is basically the definition of depth player. Did you not see his goals above replacement rate...? He is a...

We'll find out in about an hour or so, but it sounds like McCann won't be protected by Toronto...so, that would be two upper echelon teams that will protect depth players over him...

He himself is basically the definition of depth player.

Somebody in the one twit said $4.5M off of the cap? When you can't even get facts straight, what is the value of your "opinions"?

That is, what's up with those signing bonuses?
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It has something to do with strike-proofing. During a strike you don't get salary, but you would get the signing bonuses.

Friedman is exempt, no? Does not meet the games played requirement I believe The games played requirement is a requirement for who is exposed. Every team needs to expose at least 2D and 2F that are signed and played 27/54 games over the last season/two. Exemption is two years or less professional p...

$600K per too much.

What has the Penguins amateur scout department looked like over the last 10 years or so? Both NA and Euro? Has there been turnover, or has it been the same group of "not good at judging talent" guys most of the time? I know that Allvin has been promoted, somehow failing upward, but has management d...

What has the Penguins amateur scout department looked like over the last 10 years or so? Both NA and Euro? Has there been turnover, or has it been the same group of "not good at judging talent" guys most of the time? I know that Allvin has been promoted, somehow failing upward, but has management do...

Bjugstad resigns with Wild, $900Kx1

I liked Jim when he made smarter points about Brooks Orpik or whatever...I don't know if the cheese has slid off of his cracker or what...but these last couple have been *Rodney Dangerfield collar tug*... Let's re-route...and I mean this sincerely, what's our top 3 issues to address going into the ...

How the **** is this conversation still up for debate?

That's a really good question.

I like when Jim digs his feet in. I gave them the "hands" thing because I didn't really care, and it was something that I could openly mock them with every time I post with my location. And I don't have lunch with girlscouts, or professional scouts, or whatever the sad brag was, so maybe having han...

it is relevant though. Team A plays team B. Then team C has to play A. And D plays B and so on. And they were all in different cities two days ago.. The more teams playing the harder it is to schedule all of these moving parts in the same time frame. It's not like every team plays every two days an...

i mean we all knew how this would go..

Sorry you had to take your shoes off to get to 10. What did you need to do to get to 31, or 82?

It seemed fairly straightforward, but...

Yeah, it is, it is literally simply math, but some people seem to be dazzled by something shiny. 2 team league, 2,000 team league... 82 game season. 82 games. Period.

More teams=more games More games=longer season Nobody is playing double headers. More games means spreading them out over a longer period of time. Each team is still only playing 82 games. Whether there are 2 teams in the league or 2,000, it is still 82 games per team, 41 per building. It is not ma...

2542 team games vs - say - 1680 team games. It's more TV to work around, it's more building availability issues to work around, there have been many varied in-season stoppages, etc. 1986 - 10/10/85 - 5/24/86 1987 - 10/9 to 5/31 1988 - 10/8 to 5/26 ... 1991 - 10/4 to 5/25 ...more teams get added 199...

80 games times many fewer teams. Now, it's 82 x 31. It used to be 26, 21, whatever...that's many less games. The only reason why the 1992 season leaked into June - I think - was because there was a 10-day strike over trading card rights... How is the number of teams relevant? 82 games since 95-96 i...

I was so starved for Penguins information that I read an article on the worst SBNation site (Pensburgh) where the smooth brained writers and commentators are arguing in favor of $10MM for Geno and $8MM for Letang being good numbers for their contract extensions. Two injury prone players in their mi...

Jim, have you heard any rumors about the OV contract? No, it is oddly quiet, at least in the reality realms. Talk about "I'll just go to Russia" to try to up the $. However, there is also talk about not signing him so that they can protect someone else in the ED, but that is not really how it works...

Offer Malkin a 1 year $1M "prove it" contract.

... but he's 35 with 1 year left. He's not going to help a bad team... you retain 3 or 4 mill, you could probably get a 1st and another piece.

Hes still a point per game guy that can be a gamebreaker, Jim. Also the 3 cups doesn't hurt.

You are arguing both sides of the same coin. Pick one.

With the flat cap would it even be possible to trade Geno without taking significant cap back in the deal? He’s not waiving his NMC to go to Jersey. If Malkin is worth a poop then other teams would make it work. If he is just a lumbering oaf with a $9.5M cap hit that was once something special but ...

Pageau is much more valuable at this point, yes What's a Brady Skokie? Goodrow was also sent with a 3rd round pick. So that's hardly apples to apples with your Geno return Kevin Hayes, see my Pageau answer If (big list of mid-carders) are all more valuable than Malkin, then why keep him and his $9....

I don't think those are the only options, if that's directed at me... It was support/expansion of skullman's post above yours, which was a comment directed at multiple posts saying that if the Pens move a player like Malkin they will be the Pirates of the NHL. He was pointing out that it's not one ...