Off Season Moves Thread

Postby **Hugo Stiglitz** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 4:30 pm

They might as well give Cooke a tryout as well and try to reacquire Talbot... Get the old band back together.

...this is getting out of hand.

Postby **Avyran** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 4:39 pm

He's practicing with them. Not a tryout, not a contract. Pros do this.

Relax, Hugo. It's going to be okay.

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 4:45 pm

Postby **Old Baldy** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 8:18 pm

Let's Go Pens!

Postby **Avyran** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 10:08 pm

Crosby & Colby Armstrong skated with the Pittsburgh Penguins front office dek hockey team. Armstrong skated with the team.

Postby **Defence21** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 8:44 am

Crosby & Colby Armstrong skated with the Pittsburgh Penguins front office dek hockey team. Armstrong skated with the team.

I had to search for Armstrong here.

Now their signing Armstrong??? Might as well bring back Michel Ouellet, too.

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 9:07 am

Crosby & Colby Armstrong skated with the Pittsburgh Penguins front office dek hockey team. Armstrong skated with the team.

I had to search for Armstrong here.

What are the odds that Armstrong was the second best player on the team? Zero?

Postby **Avyran** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 11:10 am

One more for the road...

https://twitter.com/Mackey_Trib/status/ ... 7813502977
(Saad, Trocheck skating with Pens today.)

Postby **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 11:17 am

One more for the road...
https://twitter.com/Mackey_Trib/status/ ... 7813502977
(Saad, Trocheck skating with Pens today.)

AHHHH WE TRADED FOR SAAD WHO DID WE GIVE UP SID GENO AND MAATTA?

Postby **MR25** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 11:47 am

WE TRADED EVERYONE FOR TROCHECK AND SAAD GODDAMNIT

Postby **Jim** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 11:57 am

One more for the road...
https://twitter.com/Mackey_Trib/status/ ... 7813502977
(Saad, Trocheck skating with Pens today.)
AHHHH WE TRADED FOR SAAD WHO DID WE GIVE UP SID GENO AND MAATTA?

Scuderi and Kunitz and Columbus kept 20% of Saad's salary.

Postby **count2infinity** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 2:13 pm

The writing is on the wall...

Postby **Hugo Stiglitz** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 4:43 pm

So I read something today that gives a little more clarity into the Cullen signing. It appears Sundqvists injury is more serious than originally thought. So you combine that with the fact that Fehr won't be coming back until late November, possibly December the Cullen signing makes much more sense.

Postby **meow** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 4:44 pm

Sundqvist skated today at the new practice facility. I don't think he is too hurt.

Postby **Avyran** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 4:48 pm

Sundqvist skated today at the new practice facility. I don't think he is too hurt.

According to this, he's questionable for full fitness by next month. Could be a slow return thing.

Postby **Craig** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 4:48 pm

I dont even know what his injury allegedly was

Postby **Hugo Stiglitz** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 4:49 pm

I dont even know what his injury allegedly was

severed tendon

Postby **Tico Rick** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 7:59 pm

I dont even know what his injury allegedly was
severed tendon

GMJR says it was just a hamstring, and he didn't have surgery:

http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/894 ... z3jDR1hAtH

Postby **Hugo Stiglitz** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 8:30 pm

I dont even know what his injury allegedly was
severed tendon
GMJR says it was just a hamstring, and he didn't have surgery:

http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/894 ... z3jDR1hAtH

Glad to hear those reports were false!

Postby **cadams** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 8:34 pm

They aren't going to rush Sundqvist into the NHL especially after Rutherford took blame for rushing Bennett to fast last year. He needs some quality minutes in WBS.

Postby **Hugo Stiglitz** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 8:37 pm

They aren't going to rush Sundqvist into the NHL especially after Rutherford took blame for rushing Bennett to fast last year. He needs some quality minutes in WBS.

Bennett was rushed?

Postby **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 10:42 pm

I think it's pretty clear that Bennett wasn't rushed because he didn't get reinjured

he just sucked

Postby **Hugo Stiglitz** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 1:50 am

I think it's pretty clear that Bennett wasn't rushed because he didn't get reinjured

he just sucked

I hate to say he sucked. Bennett has not had an easy road into the NHL with all his injury stuff. He was definitely less than impressive once coming back this season, but he's also showed flashes of being a serious contributor. I'm interested to see what he can do after supposedly doing some serious conditioning this off-season and having a healthy start to the season.

Postby **Jim** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:00 am

Bennett was rushed?

Apparently. It seems like if you give a prospect play time in the minors you are mishandling his development because you are not giving him a shot on the big club. However, if you give a prospect play time on the big club you are mishandling his development because you are not giving him play time in the minors. There is no side bar for a prospect spending most of his off-ice time whitening his teeth instead of hitting the gym.

Postby **cadams** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:45 am

They aren't going to rush Sundqvist into the NHL especially after Rutherford took blame for rushing Bennett to fast last year. He needs some quality minutes in WBS.
Bennett was rushed?

Rutherford regretted not keeping him down in WBS longer. So, yes, he was rushed according to the GM and missed development time.

I think the kid is going to be good, but he has what, 1 game of pro North-Amercian hockey under his belt? He's only 21, let him get top 6 time to work on his offense and skating so he can develop into a really good third line center in a couple years and can step in then.