How much will Corey perry command as a ufa? Love to see him as a pen. I don't know much about o Reilly's game but the pens have picks and d respects to give out and I'd hate to see them wasted on a rental. They do need a f upgrade for Sid then drop kunitz or dupuis to the 2nd line.

Malkin has always been a bit flaky and reminded me of kovalev.

I'll never doubt Sid's abilities but leaving him with Dupuis and Boychuk/Tangradi/Jeffrey/Kennedy is asking quite a lot out of him.
- Gunner Staal

Yea kuni has to be with sid until another legit winger is here

How much will Corey perry command as a ufa? Love to see him as a pen. I don't know much about o Reilly's game but the pens have picks and d respects to give out and I'd hate to see them wasted on a rental. They do need a f upgrade for Sid then drop kunitz or dupuis to the 2nd line.

Malkin has always been a bit flaky and reminded me of kovalev.
- sammy87

as long as philly doesnt get anyone lol

Malkin has always been a bit flaky and reminded me of kovalev.
- sammy87

Kovalev? Come on not that bad lol

as long as philly doesnt get anyone lol
- nh4442

Lol it always comes down to that...darn jagr

no one is saying he is garbage...
- nh4442

Bartley did.

Lol it always comes down to that...darn jagr
- SayWhat...NoWay

and talbot lol


but all the help philly needs and ryan being a hometown boy, it makes sense for them to go after him....

i know im going to get $h!t but if all esle fails...theres always hemsky... hes healthy, looks good, getting points... would be good next to sid...

i know im going to get $h!t but if all esle fails...theres always hemsky... hes healthy, looks good, getting points... would be good next to sid...
- nh4442

I think if you could have it your way you would rename the penguins the hemskys lol

I think if you could have it your way you would rename the penguins the hemskys lol
- SayWhat...NoWay

hey i have been good this season, this has been the only time I have mentioned his name and it will be the last...

TK/Tangradi/Jeffrey, plus a 2nd for possibly even 1st for O'reilly??? The kid is only 22 right? thats the kind of gritty hard working player we need not a hemsky...

then again i guess hes a center not a wing, and we need a wing...
- JLT168

this isnt NHL13, adding more parts doesn't make the deal more appealing to COL

hey i have been good this season, this has been the only time I have mentioned his name and it will be the last...
- nh4442

But honestly i know how you feel..i use to love Havlat but he too was always injured

this isnt NHL13, adding more parts doesn't make the deal more appealing to COL
- walshy66

Has anyone brought up the fact o'rielly is a center?

Has anyone brought up the fact o'rielly is a center?
- dbell646

yuuuuuup. He isn't what we need. We already have Sutter. If he can't play on Crosby's wing we don't need him.

i absolutely love the wheeler idea. i think niskanen is a solid guy, but i would move him and a second for wheeler in a heartbeat. that is the kind of guy we need to acquire. not ultra stud, but young and above average talent wise. until that point, i just cant see moving kunitz away from crosby. he needs at least something on his line.

i absolutely love the wheeler idea. i think niskanen is a solid guy, but i would move him and a second for wheeler in a heartbeat. that is the kind of guy we need to acquire. not ultra stud, but young and above average talent wise. until that point, i just cant see moving kunitz away from crosby. he needs at least something on his line.
- stayinthefnnet

so ur trading nisk back to dallas for wheeler

yuuuuuup. He isn't what we need. We already have Sutter. If he can't play on Crosby's wing we don't need him.
- IronCity

what are you talking about, dont you know we are trading sutter for kulemin and then trading tk, tangradi and burtuzzo for O'reilly

Has anyone brought up the fact o'rielly is a center?
- dbell646

Or that a guy who has in his best season to date scored less goals than Matt Cooke did last year, and reportedly wants a deal worth $5 million per year.

so ur trading nisk back to dallas for wheeler
- nh4442

wouldnt it be winnipeg?

Kovalev? Come on not that bad lol
- SayWhat...NoWay

He does make some pretty stupid plays. Its frustrating with that level of talent.

Im going with no on O Reilly BTW....and yeah the trades where the Pens package a bunch of crap together for Benz is getting stupid.

He does make some pretty stupid plays. Its frustrating with that level of talent.

Im going with no on O Reilly BTW....and yeah the trades where the Pens package a bunch of crap together for Benz is getting stupid.
- sammy87

they really are. those kind of moves just arent going to happen. our only real roster player who has any value to be moved would be niskanen, although i wonder what his worth is perceived as around the league

they really are. those kind of moves just arent going to happen. our only real roster player who has any value to be moved would be niskanen, although i wonder what his worth is perceived as around the league
- stayinthefnnet

The problem with Niskanen (whatever his perception might be), is that he is only signed for one more year and then a UFA.


NEWS ALERT: #Pens re-assign defenseman Dylan Reese to @WBSPenguins; Activate Letang and Niskanen from injured reserve http://pens.pe/YrSpGt

So... if both guys are in tonight, who sits? I would say Engelland, but Chris Neil is bound to do something stupid tonight.

wouldnt it be winnipeg?
- stayinthefnnet

sorry ur right i was thinking ryder... my bad

Headed out to the game now, hope the weather holds over the mountains. Malkin is in many ways the emotional leader and barometer of the team. He will never be completely disciplined, especially early on in the season. He does not get some calls he should and it frustrates him. I also think with the lack of size up front and strength on the boards our ability to cycle is someone limited. Kunitz bangs and creates space hence the reason he works on Malkin's line.

I would rather see Cooke on that line to get himself and that line going.

The problem with Niskanen (whatever his perception might be), is that he is only signed for one more year and then a UFA.


NEWS ALERT: #Pens re-assign defenseman Dylan Reese to @WBSPenguins; Activate Letang and Niskanen from injured reserve http://pens.pe/YrSpGt

So... if both guys are in tonight, who sits? I would say Engelland, but Chris Neil is bound to do something stupid tonight.
- rival22

orpik martin
letang despres
nisk engels/burtuzzo

would be my pairings...

He does make some pretty stupid plays. Its frustrating with that level of talent.

Im going with no on O Reilly BTW....and yeah the trades where the Pens package a bunch of crap together for Benz is getting stupid.
- sammy87

Agreed on both. These wild trades do come from what shero has done in the past. No one is complaining of what he has given up since aquiring roberts, hossa/duper, guerin, kunitz, neal/nisk. I said this before but not sure if anyone even had seen it.