Yeah seems like he would have been a serviceable 4C.
- sammy87

6 goals and 3 assists in 29 games... that's a 15 goal pace and 25 points. Lazy googling says hes a 4th line left wing over in st Louis. I like those numbers in a 4th liner.

How should they have used him correctly?
- jmatchett383

Clearly Vegas figured something out. That being said, I’m not suggesting he was a good fit, just suggesting they could have got more out of him.

since i'm bored out of my mind...

2014: Neal for Hornqvist/Spaling GOOD
2014: Samuelsson for Klinkhammer ¯_(ツ)_/¯

2015: Klinkhammer/1st for Perron BAD
2015: Goc for Lapierre ¯_(ツ)_/¯
2015: Sill/2nd/4th for Winnik BAD
2015: Lovejoy for Despres GOOD (I owe reverend an apology)
2015: Bortuzzo/7th for Cole GOOD
2015: Kapanen/Harrington/Spaling/1st/3rd for Kessel/Erixon/Biggs/2nd GOOD
2015: Sutter/3rd for Bonino/Clendening/2nd GOOD
2015: Scuderi for Daley GOOD

2016: Perron/Clendening for Hagelin GOOD
2016: 3rd for Schultz GOOD
2016: Marcatuoni for Melindy/Donoghue/Jeffrey ¯_(ツ)_/¯
2016: Plotnikov for Plachta/7th ¯_(ツ)_/¯
2016: Bennett for 3rd ¯_(ツ)_/¯
2016: Condon for 5th GOOD

2017: Kristo/2nd for Hainsey BAD
2017: Fehr/Oleksy/4th for Corrado GOOD (kiss my ass fehr)
2017: 4th for Streit GOOD

- DeflatedPucks[I’ve ignored the 2nd given for expansion draft stuff]
2017: Sundqvist/1st for Reaves/2nd BAD
2017: Pouliot for Pedan/4th *frustration*
2017: Wilson/3rd for Sheahan/5th GOOD
2017: 4th for Oleksiak GOOD
2017: Archibald/Maguire/6th for Leighton/4th ¯_(ツ)_/¯

2018: Reaves/Gustavsson/Cole/1st/3rd/4th for Brassard/Dunn/Lindberg/3rd GOOD
2018: McKegg for Jooris ¯_(ツ)_/¯
2018: Sheary/Hunwick for 4th BAD (but was done for cap space)
2018: Hagelin for Pearson GOOD
2018: Sprong for Petterson *deep introspection*

Well done!

If you have more free time can you write out all of the signings JR has done since becoming GM?

I think trading for Perron at the time was good.

I also though trading for depth C in Winnik was good too since they gave up basically nothing.

I mean... as awful as it was to watch Hainsey handle the puck like a live grenade... it worked out. So... was it bad in hindsight? While I thought he was terrible, and the Pens lucked their way to the cup, many around here would say you don’t win a cup on luck and Hainsey played his part.

I agree the Sheary trade was bad.

Not a fan of the DP trade. I’d rather have him on the 3rd pairing than JJ and Rikkolla.

Not a fan of the Sprong trade because obvious reasons.
- j.boyd919

I would be one of those who say you don't win a Cup by luck. You might win a game by luck but you don't win four straight series by luck. In spite of being everybody's whipping boy here on a daily basis, he played big time minutes in those playoffs trailing only Dumo. The Pens don't win that Cup without him regardless of what the fancy stats may or may not say.

Here is evidence of the silky smooth skating and hands of Ron and a big "F" you to all the haters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm_iUrfUYUs

Well done!

If you have more free time can you write out all of the signings JR has done since becoming GM?
- Ben_66

FA signings – By calendar year (so midgets like sheary and zar don't make the cut, and re-signings not included)
2014: Ehrhoff $4mm/1yr
2014: Greiss $1mm/1yr
2014: Comeau $0.7mm/1yr
2014: Chorney $0.55mm/1yr
2014: Downie $1mm/1yr
2014: Arcobello (from NSH)-waiver pickup
2014: Carcillo-PTO

2015: Oleksy $0.58/1yr
2015: O’Neill $0.58/1yr
2015: Fehr $2mm/3yr
2015: Cullen $0.8mm/1yr
2015: Sestito $0.58mm/yr
2015: Warsofsky $0.6mm/1yr
2015: Mouillierat $0.58mm/1yr

2016: Percy $0.58mm/1yr
2016: Warsofsky $0.58mm/1yr
2016: Gaunce $0.58mm/1yr
2016: Ruhwedel $0.58mm/1yr
2016: Wilson $0.58mm/1yr
2016: Di Pauli $?/2yr
2016: Condon (from MTL)-waiver pickup

2017: Hunwick $2.25mm/3yr
2017: Niemi $0.7mm/1yr
2017: Tinordi $0.65mm/1yr
2017: McKegg $0.65mm/1yr
2017: Trotman $0.65mm/1yr
2017: Summers $0.65mm/2yr

2018: Grant $0.65mm/1yr
2018: Johnson $3.25mm/1yr
2018: Cullen $0.65mm/1yr
2018: Hayes $0.65mm/1yr
2018: Muse $0.65mm/1yr
2018: Elliot $0.65mm/1yr
2018: Trotman $0.65mm/1yr

FA signings – By calendar year (so midgets like sheary and zar don't make the cut, and re-signings not included)
2014: Ehrhoff $4mm/1yr
2014: Greiss $1mm/1yr
2014: Comeau $0.7mm/1yr
2014: Chorney $0.55mm/1yr
2014: Downie $1mm/1yr
2014: Arcobello (from NSH)-waiver pickup

2015: Oleksy $0.58/1yr
2015: O’Neill $0.58/1yr
2015: Fehr $2mm/3yr
2015: Cullen $0.8mm/1yr
2015: Sestito $0.58mm/yr
2015: Warsofsky $0.6mm/1yr
2015: Mouillierat $0.58mm/1yr

2016: Percy $0.58mm/1yr
2016: Warsofsky $0.58mm/1yr
2016: Gaunce $0.58mm/1yr
2016: Ruhwedel $0.58mm/1yr
2016: Wilson $0.58mm/1yr
2016: Di Pauli $?/2yr
2016: Condon (from MTL)-waiver pickup

2017: Hunwick $2.25mm/3yr
2017: Niemi $0.7mm/1yr
2017: Tinordi $0.65mm/1yr
2017: McKegg $0.65mm/1yr
2017: Trotman $0.65mm/1yr
2017: Summers $0.65mm/2yr

2018: Grant $0.65mm/1yr
2018: Johnson $3.25mm/1yr
2018: Cullen $0.65mm/1yr
2018: Hayes $0.65mm/1yr
2018: Muse $0.65mm/1yr
2018: Elliot $0.65mm/1yr
2018: Trotman $0.65mm/1yr
- DeflatedPucks

WOW so basically you can confirm that JR makes deals and doesn't sign players. JJ is the most notable FA signing.

All Signings (excluding FA) - straight from da wiki since im too lazy at this point

Nick Drazenovic July 1, 2014 1 year/$550,000
Marcel Goc July 1, 2014 1 year/$1.2 million
Zach Sill July 3, 2014 1 year/$550,000
Jayson Megna July 10, 2014 1 year/$874,125
Philip Samuelsson July 10, 2014 1 year/$550,000
Kasperi Kapanen July 11, 2014 3 years/$2.775 million
Bobby Farnham July 15, 2014 1 year/$550,000
Simon Despres July 18, 2014 2 years/$1.8 million
Nick Spaling July 31, 2014 2 years/$4.4 million
Brandon Sutter August 5, 2014 2 years/$6.6 million
Marc-Andre Fleury November 5, 2014 4 years/$23 million contract extension

Ian Cole June 29, 2015 3 years/$6.3 million
Conor Sheary July 1, 2015 2 years/$1.15 million
Reid McNeill July 3, 2015 2 years/$1.15 million
Brian Dumoulin July 9, 2015 2 years/$1.6 million
Bobby Farnham July 13, 2015 1 year/$575,000
Dominik Simon July 14, 2015 3 years/$2.0775 million
Beau Bennett July 15, 2015 1 year/$800,000
Dominik Uher July 17, 2015 1 year/$575,000
Daniel Sprong August 28, 2015 3 years/$2.775 million
Olli Maatta February 26, 2016 6 years/$24.5 million (contract extension)
Carter Rowney March 9, 2016 2 years/$1.225 million
Bryan Rust March 14, 2016 2 years/$1.28 million (contract extension)
Scott Wilson March 14, 2016 2 years/$1.25 million (contract extension)
Tom Kuhnhackl March 14, 2016 2 years/$1.25 million (contract extension)
Teddy Blueger March 22, 2016 2 years/$1.85 million
Ethan Prow March 29, 2016 2 years/$1.46 million
Sean Maguire April 6, 2016 2 years/$1.85 million
Lukas Bengtsson April 27, 2016 2 years/$1.85 million
Jake Guentzel May 23, 2016 3 years/$2.775 million
Kevin Porter June 20, 2016 1 year/$575,000

Tom Sestito July 1, 2016 1 year/$575,000
Steven Oleksy July 1, 2016 1 year/$575,000
Justin Schultz July 13, 2016 1 year/$1.4 million
Matt Cullen August 17, 2016 1 year/$1 million
Jeff Taylor March 27, 2017 2 years/$1.85 million
Filip Gustavsson June 16, 2017 3 years/$2.775 million

Frederik Tiffels June 22, 2017 2-year, $1.85 million
Chad Ruhwedel June 22, 2017 2-year, $1.3 million
Garrett Wilson July 1, 2017 2-year, $1.3 million
Justin Schultz July 1, 2017 3-year, $16.5 million
Tom Sestito July 1, 2017 1-year, $650,000
Frank Corrado July 1, 2017 1-year, $650,000
Derrick Pouliot July 12, 2017 1-year, $800,000
Josh Archibald July 12, 2017 2-year, $1.35 million
Brian Dumoulin July 24, 2017 6-year, $24.6 million
Conor Sheary July 30, 2017 3-year, $9 million
Jean-Sebastien Dea August 21, 2017 1-year, $650,000
Patric Hornqvist February 27, 2018 5-year, $26.5 million (contract extension)
Sam Lafferty March 7, 2018 2-year, $1.85 million
Dane Birks March 28, 2018 2-year, $1.6 million
Anthony Angello April 6, 2018 2-year, $1.85 million
Linus Olund April 25, 2018 3-year, $2.775 million
Tobias Lindberg June 19, 2018 1-year, $650,000(contract extension)

Kevin Czuczman June 25, 2018 1-year, $650,000
Dominik Simon June 25, 2018 2-year, $1.5 million
Daniel Sprong June 25, 2018 2-year, $1.5 million
Bryan Rust June 26, 2018 4-year, $14 million
Riley Sheahan June 27, 2018 1-year, $2.1 million
Jean-Sebastien Dea June 28, 2018 1-year, $650,000
Zach Trotman July 1, 2018 1-year, $650,000
Jamie Oleksiak July 12, 2018 3-year, $6.4125 million
Teddy Blueger July 13, 2018 1-year, $650,000
Thomas DiPauli July 13, 2018 1-year, $650,000
Ethan Prow July 13, 2018 1-year, $650,000
Filip Hallander July 15, 2018 3-year, $2.775 million
Tristan Jarry July 26, 2018 2-year, $1.35 million
Jake Guentzel December 27, 2018 5-year, $30 million (contract extension)

I would be one of those who say you don't win a Cup by luck. You might win a game by luck but you don't win four straight series by luck. In spite of being everybody's whipping boy here on a daily basis, he played big time minutes in those playoffs trailing only Dumo. The Pens don't win that Cup without him regardless of what the fancy stats may or may not say.

Here is evidence of the silky smooth skating and hands of Ron and a big "F" you to all the haters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm_iUrfUYUs
- all-pgh

I’m not saying that they win the cup without him. I’m also not saying that he didn’t play his part. I’m just saying that a team that regularly gets out shot and out chanced on a game to game basis has a lower probability of sustainable success.

I’m not saying that they win the cup without him. I’m also not saying that he didn’t play his part. I’m just saying that a team that regularly gets out shot and out chanced on a game to game basis has a lower probability of sustainable success.
- j.boyd919

Gotcha. My comment wasn't directed to anyone in particular. I was just pointing out that in those playoffs the dumpster fire that was the Penguins defense, the 35 year old man held his own.

Gotcha. My comment wasn't directed to anyone in particular. I was just pointing out that in those playoffs the dumpster fire that was the Penguins defense, the 35 year old man held his own.
- all-pgh

Is it fair now to say that JR usually wins trades? Thanks to those that have weighed in.

Is it fair now to say that JR usually wins trades? Thanks to those that have weighed in.
- hipcheck_goalie

I'll agree. At first when the trades happen, I keep asking what the heck is he doing. Ex: When they traded Despres for Lovejoy. I was livid. But it turn out pretty great!

Is it fair now to say that JR usually wins trades? Thanks to those that have weighed in.
- hipcheck_goalie

Ive always liked what ole Jimmy has done for the pens. Some of the blogs of the past and present here just are ALWAYS negative so I think its always looking at the negatives instead of a lot of positives to. Obviously he isnt perfect but hes willing to make an effort always to make the team better. I hate when GMs just sit there and do nothing for over a year then blame the previous GM for the mess. I dont know of any GMs that are perfect over 4 ish years of work.