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Shot blocker extraordinaire...

As was Mark Eaton

Hornqvist has three years left. So it's +2, I guess, in your scenario...tough ask. You need a certain setup to take him, he doesn't just exist in a vacuum and score goals...

Edmonton makes some sense, especially if they had another shooter on the back line besides Klefbom...

Yea I mean, the details of the deals, yea I can’t really say. My major point is though that I think the “core” deserves another year and if it fails again, clean house. Build a team for another run in 2024-25-26 in the twilight of Sid’s career. Geno to me is the big if. His deal is still cap friendly and maybe a transition to wing is in the cards if we somehow fall into a good selection in the draft and get a good young center. I don’t see Malkin aging well in the center position. Sid yes, but not Malkin. And as much as I love him, if Geno doesn’t want to morph, well as MacGruber would say, “well, **** em”

You said it better than me. However, I think Letang's skill set is very hard to replace

Very, very unrelated: believe it or not, dumping #1 d-men is bad for business...don't do that. They are very, very hard to find...

That's true. And I have watched the other 20 #1 d-men in the league extensively, and none of the other ones do that or make any other mistakes regularly...just our guy. But still, I wouldn't dump him in the one river that you guys have out there that splits into two...

If I’m GMJR, and I’m not clearly, but this is what I would do this year. I would tell the core (Sid, Letang, Geno, Hornquist, Guentzel) that this is last chance saloon. He will give them one more year to prove that they have what it takes for a long playoff run. And if they don’t do it, they are trading to rebuild. And that means Letang and Hornquist for sure and possibly Malkin.

I don’t buy a lot of the hockey media that the Pens need to trade one or two players as a wake up call. I don’t think the team lacks desire, I think it might lack legs and talent.

Trading the aforementioned players will bring back pieces to make another run or two before Crosby retires. I really see Crosby being Brian Trottier/Steve Y-esque at the end of his career. And I don’t see Letang or Malkin changing their games to make that happen. Crosby at 36 or 37 will be second line capable.

Hornqvist has three years left. So it's +2, I guess, in your scenario...tough ask. You need a certain setup to take him, he doesn't just exist in a vacuum and score goals...

Edmonton makes some sense, especially if they had another shooter on the back line besides Klefbom...

Yea I mean, the details of the deals, yea I can’t really say. My major point is though that I think the “core” deserves another year and if it fails again, clean house. Build a team for another run in 2024-25-26 in the twilight of Sid’s career. Geno to me is the big if. His deal is still cap friendly and maybe a transition to wing is in the cards if we somehow fall into a good selection in the draft and get a good young center. I don’t see Malkin aging well in the center position. Sid yes, but not Malkin. And as much as I love him, if Geno doesn’t want to morph, well as MacGruber would say, “well, **** em”

You said it better than me. However, I think Letang's skill set is very hard to replace

Is he an RFA?

Shot blocker extraordinaire...

As was Mark Eaton

And Jay McKee

What do you give up for his rights? Rust? Marino? Jack Johnson? Please?

Dave Molinari had an interesting tidbit today: Bill Guerin mentioned the Wild would be looking for goaltending help this offseason during his end of the season press conference. The Penguins just happen to have a goalie that he's familiar with and potentially available.

Dave Molinari had an interesting tidbit today: Bill Guerin mentioned the Wild would be looking for goaltending help this offseason during his end of the season press conference. The Penguins just happen to have a goalie that he's familiar with and potentially available.

What do you give up for his rights? Rust? Marino? Jack Johnson? Please?

What do you give up for his rights? Rust? Marino? Jack Johnson? Please?

I know you have to give to get, but Marino? Noooooooooooooooooooo...

What do we even need Max Domi for?

What do we even need Max Domi for?