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Ryan Wilson
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Rochester, NY
Joined: 06.13.2013

Aug 6 @ 5:50 PM ET
Ryan Wilson: Matt Cullen Is Pittsburgh's Latest Analytically Savvy Signing Matt Cullen Is Pittsburgh's Latest Analytically Savvy Signing
drummer829
Pittsburgh Penguins
Joined: 07.12.2010

Aug 6 @ 5:54 PM ET
I do like the signing a lot. 1 year for only 800k is a good deal for a 4th line player who can net some points. its also nice that he can play the wing of needed
DDM-Coga
Colorado Avalanche
Location: If Chabot is not in the NHL, Ill revoke my account - AlfiesSald, AB
Joined: 07.24.2009

Aug 6 @ 5:55 PM ET
math is hard and makes me sad
ChrisMS
Joined: 05.02.2012

Aug 6 @ 5:56 PM ET
Uh-Oh. Tyler Kennedy must have been right. Malkin being shopped!

malkin to st louis for shattenkirk barbashav, 1st rounder
madmike71
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Joined: 12.21.2006

Aug 6 @ 5:57 PM ET
Remarkable transition in one summer. Still a little concerned with the D, but Ruth is killing it with forwards.

MatzCT
New York Rangers
Location: CO
Joined: 08.04.2009

Aug 6 @ 5:57 PM ET
The streak of another very good move continues, at the least Cullen will bring out some competition to fill out your bottom 6. Lots of flexibility with Fehr, Bonino, Cullen, Bennett and Dupuis to slot up or down.
ChrisMS
Joined: 05.02.2012

Aug 6 @ 6:04 PM ET
wow... that kane stuff is crazy. as a pittsburgh fan my sympathies go out to chicago fans. Not fun waiting for info, hoping its wrong, etc.
usethe1-2-2
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Joined: 03.02.2014

Aug 6 @ 6:06 PM ET
Yup, JR and his team are killing it. 800k for a proven performer as a bottom six center/winger is not a bad move at all. 7 goals and 13 assists at even strength last season is pretty good.
powerhouse
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Columbia , MD
Joined: 11.28.2006

Aug 6 @ 6:17 PM ET

Four scoring lines? In Pittsburgh? Really? (tingle all over)

And Sutter's gone right?

Somebody pinch me.
DDM-Coga
Colorado Avalanche
Location: If Chabot is not in the NHL, Ill revoke my account - AlfiesSald, AB
Joined: 07.24.2009

Aug 6 @ 6:21 PM ET
Four scoring lines? In Pittsburgh? Really? (tingle all over)

And Sutter's gone right?

Somebody pinch me.

- powerhouse






The mans in denial (but it was pointed out he said the exact same thing about Bonino when they get him )
usethe1-2-2
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Joined: 03.02.2014

Aug 6 @ 6:21 PM ET
Perron Crosby Kessel
Kunitz Malkin Hornqvist
Dupuis Bonino Ferh
Plotnikov Cullen Bennett

Holy crap. That is awesome depth. Also, no reason to rush Oskar this season. Giving him a full year to develop in the AHL is probably better. Nice nice nice.
powerhouse
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Columbia , MD
Joined: 11.28.2006

Aug 6 @ 6:24 PM ET




The mans in denial (but it was pointed out he said the exact same thing about Bonino when they get him )

- DDM-Coga


Ah yes, the elusive, mysterious and ghost whispering intangibles of Sutter. How silly of me. (smirk)
DDM-Coga
Colorado Avalanche
Location: If Chabot is not in the NHL, Ill revoke my account - AlfiesSald, AB
Joined: 07.24.2009

Aug 6 @ 6:27 PM ET
Ah yes, the elusive, mysterious and ghost whispering intangibles of Sutter. How silly of me. (smirk)
- powerhouse


he makes players around him better...thats when he lost me
nh4442
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: @MyDaddysInTheAF, PA
Joined: 05.28.2010

Aug 6 @ 6:27 PM ET
I want tlusty
DDM-Coga
Colorado Avalanche
Location: If Chabot is not in the NHL, Ill revoke my account - AlfiesSald, AB
Joined: 07.24.2009

Aug 6 @ 6:28 PM ET
I want tlusty
- nh4442


no way I want him more
jfkst1
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Clackety Clack
Joined: 02.09.2015

Aug 6 @ 6:28 PM ET
Whatever happens this year, it's on the players and coaches. Rutherford is absolutely rolling this offseason. In two seasons Pens went from having some of the worst forward depth in the league to some of the best. I cannot wait to see this lineup in action.
YouMeAndDupuis9
Pittsburgh Penguins
Joined: 06.09.2014

Aug 6 @ 6:29 PM ET
quote - usethe1-2-2
Perron Crosby Kessel
Kunitz Malkin Hornqvist
Dupuis Bonino Ferh
Plotnikov Cullen Bennett

I love it. Every player outside of 87,71,81,72 can play up and down the lineup and most can play multiple positions. I dont know if that amount of versatility/shuffling is great or terrifying...


none the less. smart signing. low risk/high reward. Kessel, Plotnikov, Bonino, Fehr, Cullen, (Duper) add to the roster and only Sutter and Spaling gone.

#IJRWT
powerhouse
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Columbia , MD
Joined: 11.28.2006

Aug 6 @ 6:32 PM ET
no way I want him more
- DDM-Coga


A dueling lust for Tlusty?
YouMeAndDupuis9
Pittsburgh Penguins
Joined: 06.09.2014

Aug 6 @ 6:32 PM ET
Remarkable transition in one summer. Still a little concerned with the D, but Ruth is killing it with forwards.
- madmike71


Again, moving out Scuds and bringing in an Ehrhoff or Franson (OR trading for a legit top 4 D at the deadline) is the final game changer to push us into cup finalists category.

I'm comfortable with our Defense now but no one has the ability to play in a higher role than what they are slotted. Injuries on D, especially to 58 or 3, could wreck our season fast.
DDM-Coga
Colorado Avalanche
Location: If Chabot is not in the NHL, Ill revoke my account - AlfiesSald, AB
Joined: 07.24.2009

Aug 6 @ 6:33 PM ET
A dueling lust for Tlusty?
- powerhouse


meet me on the monkey bars in 10 minutes...lets do this
Ben37
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: One of the Most Respected Hockeybuzz Posters, AB
Joined: 04.07.2010

Aug 6 @ 6:33 PM ET
I like the signing. More depth and Farnham is still around for the Flyers.

I misread my phone when the notification came through and thought it said "Matt Cooke" and I almost cried.
Isles_since_6
New York Islanders
Location: Vancouver, BC
Joined: 07.13.2009

Aug 6 @ 6:35 PM ET
fehr and cullen will go a long way to improving the pens bottom six, two good signings.
powerhouse
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Columbia , MD
Joined: 11.28.2006

Aug 6 @ 6:36 PM ET
meet me on the monkey bars in 10 minutes...lets do this
- DDM-Coga


Monkey for Tlusty? Weird but....

OK.
jfkst1
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Clackety Clack
Joined: 02.09.2015

Aug 6 @ 6:36 PM ET
Again, moving out Scuds and bringing in an Ehrhoff or Franson (OR trading for a legit top 4 D at the deadline) is the final game changer to push us into cup finalists category.

I'm comfortable with our Defense now but no one has the ability to play in a higher role than what they are slotted. Injuries on D, especially to 58 or 3, could wreck our season fast.

- YouMeAndDupuis9


Very true. But good God, the Pens have to get a least a few years of limited injuries after the last six right?
Nucker101
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Vancouver, BC
Joined: 09.26.2010

Aug 6 @ 6:39 PM ET




The mans in denial (but it was pointed out he said the exact same thing about Bonino when they get him )

- DDM-Coga


(frank) me
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