I mean, Chia is the GM.
- Rinosaur

Chess not checkers.

Kessel for Reaves
- Feds91Stammer

Yo... bumhole... I already made that suggestion in my 4 point plan for JR's success yesterday.

Yo... bumhole... I already made that suggestion in my 4 point plan for JR's success yesterday.
- Guile

Didn't realize that

Didn't realize that
- Feds91Stammer

I even gave you a shoutout in it

So back on not being serious but possibly being half serious on half assed trade ideas by me (and yes, I'll finally trade Maatta).


Maatta for mid 6 winger
Johnson for anything that will let us relieve us of his poop and cap.
Brassard for a bottom 4 Dman (don't think you can get a guaranteed mid pairing unless a rental for rental).
Kessel for Reeves (JR special of (frank)ing up a good trading streak).



And nope, I have no one specific in mind, because I don't care enough about trades until 2 weeks before the deadline.


edit: Before you ask, no Stammers... no Maatta for Frk... dude so ugly he makes Geno look average.
- Guile

I even gave you a shoutout in it
- Guile

haha I missed that one

Then package Reaves and Brassard for McDavid
- Feds91Stammer

I think the pens would be paying too much. Reaves and a 1st should be enough for McDavid, and maybe a 3rd thrown in.

I think the pens would be paying too much. Reaves and a 1st should be enough for McDavid, and maybe a 3rd thrown in.
- Thrill81

No way I move Reeves for McDavid. We'd be soff again. Brassard and a second get it done and the Pens finally have their 3rd line center.

So who we trading malkin to? Oh wait we won last night. He's safe for now.

So who we trading malkin to? Oh wait we won last night. He's safe for now.
- pensfan024

Still Chicago so he can be the man

Still Chicago so he can be the man
- RoloTahmasee

I think Toronto needs another center.

Giordano suspended for two games. I'm losing two games from him this week, but I guess at least I got two big games from him.

Still Chicago so he can be the man
- RoloTahmasee

Geno: "Look at me. I'm the man now."

Sometimes Geno plays best with lesser wingers. Takes the puck to the net himself. Would like to see Kessel with sid more and plug in whoever with Malkin until hornqvist is back

Sometimes Geno plays best with lesser wingers. Takes the puck to the net himself. Would like to see Kessel with sid more and plug in whoever with Malkin until hornqvist is back
- jchst22

I think chemistry for the penguins is the most important thing. The perceived "rating" of a player was alsways secondary to how well they meshed with Sid or Geno

Sometimes Geno plays best with lesser wingers. Takes the puck to the net himself. Would like to see Kessel with sid more and plug in whoever with Malkin until hornqvist is back
- jchst22

Geno's 4 best seasons in the NHL had Petr Sykora, James Neal, and Phil Kessel on his wings. Not really sure where you're getting that lesser wingers = better Geno narrative, but it's pretty wrong. Like.. really, really wrong.

Geno's 4 best seasons in the NHL had Petr Sykora, James Neal, and Phil Kessel on his wings. Not really sure where you're getting that lesser wingers = better Geno narrative, but it's pretty wrong. Like.. really, really wrong.
- j.boyd919

Those are also the only seasons he played 70+ games and almost half those points came on the power play

Also those were career years for all three players.

Sits back with some popcorn...

Those are also the only seasons he played 70+ games and almost half those points came on the power play

Also those were career years for all three players.
- jchst22

Also his 4 highest PPG seasons in his career.

Also 4 of his 5 highest 5v5 p/60 seasons as well.

His other highest 5v5 p/60, his most common linemate? You guessed it, Phil Kessel in 2016-17.

Still not really sure where the lesser winger thing comes in here.

His best year came with fedotenko and an ancient sykora on his line 21% of the time. Not really an all star cast

His best year came with fedotenko and an ancient sykora on his line 21% of the time. Not really an all star cast
- jchst22

46 points is still top 6 production for a RW, maybe even first line production for the time being, I'd have to dive a little deeper. Whether he was "ancient" or not, he was still a top 6 forward and a skilled one at that.

His best year came with fedotenko and an ancient sykora on his line 21% of the time. Not really an all star cast
- jchst22

Also, of Fedetenko's 39 points, 34 of them were at even strength, that is easily top 6 5v5 production, so I wouldn't consider that a "lesser" player either, because it's still in line with his career average.

46 points is still top 6 production for a RW, maybe even first line production for the time being, I'd have to dive a little deeper. Whether he was "ancient" or not, he was still a top 6 forward and a skilled one at that.
- j.boyd919

Sykora was press boxed for Satan in the playoffs. I’d say his days were behind him

Also, of Fedetenko's 39 points, 34 of them were at even strength, that is easily top 6 5v5 production, so I wouldn't consider that a "lesser" player either, because it's still in line with his career average.
- j.boyd919

Wouldn’t consider him a lesser player because Malkin elevated him. Speaks more for Malkin than it does fedo

His best year came with fedotenko and an ancient sykora on his line 21% of the time. Not really an all star cast
- jchst22

damn, never realized how ugly those 08-09 guins were. Satan, Sykora, Kennedy...(frank) me

Sykora was press boxed for Satan in the playoffs. I’d say his days were behind him
- jchst22

If that were the case, he wouldn't have went on to score 44 points for New Jersey 3 years later at the age of 35, but okay lets make judgment on a 7 game sample size in the playoffs.