mikey's Thread of Penguin Randomness

[nocera]

[King Colby]

100% Ned here

[Lelldorin]

Like we have said the last two seasons. It feels good to have a backup that is better than meow. Unfortunately, it is a prerequisite when Jarry is your starter. He is great, but can't stay healthy.

[MalkinIsMyHomeboy]

If Malkin kept this energy up the entire season he’d win the Hart

[faftorial]

If Malkin kept this energy up the entire season he’d win the Hart

I was thinking where has this Malkin been. Hopefully a sign of good things to come.

[stonewizard51]

Malkin in "Beast Mode" is a thing of beauty.

[meow]

Hinostroza is incredibly speedy
Zohorna blows
Rueschhoff is massive and doesn’t know there is a puck on the ice. Out of control most of the time
Blomqvist has potential. Calm cool and collected. His hands are a bit lazy, but not to a detriment. They sort of just hang around and aren’t active enough for me. He’s incredibly flexible.
Hellberg is an absolute massive goaltender.

[MalkinIsMyHomeboy]

I really like our squad but the one spot I think we need to consider at some point is trading for a lefty d-man. Even an Ian Cole type would be huge

otherwise, I think Dubas did extraordinarily well

[NTP66]

I’m still not sure what to make of Graves.

[nocera]

I’ve had this image locked and ready but he’s been pretty invisible out there. Which I guess is a good thing.

[King Colby]

I think the top 6 is great, the top 4 D is pretty good, the bottom 6 is improved but still not good, the 3rd pair is basically unplayable, the goaltending is good

[Ad@m]

[Gaucho]

Libor Hajek Signs AHL Contract with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

[mac5155]

The Penguins have acquired defenseman Jack Rathbone and forward Karel Plasek from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Mark Friedman and Ty Glover.

Rathbone, who will report to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, is signed through the end of the 2023.24 season and his contract carries an average annual value of $850,000 at the NHL level. Plasek, who will report to the Wheeling Nailers, is also signed through the 2023.24 season and his contract carries an average annual value of $846,667 in the NHL.

[Orlando Penguin]

No comments here about ESPN leaving Malkin off their top 100 list?

[Lemon Berry Lobster]

Just one.

[mikey]

I didn't know they made one...is it the top 100 players in 2027?

[Rylan]

Crosby is 23 or something like that.

Guentzel - 71
Letang - 56
Karlsson - 41

are the other Penguins that made the list. Malkin wasn't even honorable mention. oof.

[NTP66]

I can’t name 23 players better than Crosby.

[Gaucho]

woof

[mikey]

Crosby is 23...? He's the 23rd best player in the NHL right now...? That's the charge...?

McDavid, Makar............MacKinnon? Rantanen probably...is Marner better? AM34 maybe. If I'm really trying to push Sid down: Heiskanen, Drai, Pasta, Kuch, Hughes, EP40, Stutzle, Tkachuk...

How'd I do...? I got him to 15th and tried my best...Bedard? I don't know, did that happen...16th?

I have no reason to beat the drum for Sid in his billionth season, but he's a lot closer to 2 than 23 for me...

[RonnieFranchise]

For the record those above him from 22- 1 are

Aho (Canes)
Stutzle
Marner
B. Tkachuk
Hedman
Kaprizov
E. Pettersson
Barkov
Hellebuyck
Fox
Robertson
M. Tkachuk
Pastrnak
Eichel
Kucherov
Rantanen
Draisaitl
Matthews
J. Hughes
Mackinnon
Makar
McDavid

Voted on by some ESPN panel and not just some puck daddy randomness I guess.

Heiskanen 29
Ovie 37
Bedard 88

[nocera]

That’s a very bad list.

[Lemon Berry Lobster]

Eichel ahead of Pasta is criminal.

[Gaucho]

Brady Tkachuk