Still think he should be fired tomorrow for waiting until the 11th hour.
- abasin

Judge by results, not style. If he pulls something big off, he should keep his job. If he just sits here and we get knocked out in the first (and haven't positioned ourselves better for next year) he should definitely go.

Man... Don't ruin my day.

I want 3pm to get here so Hexy can't do any damage. Same way I used to feel about Rutherford in his last days here.

Man this team is old lol.
- madmike71

Seriously... I don't get Ron's idea of building for the future when all he does is add 30+ year olds.

Like, he should have been all in on Chychrun... thats what GMJR did when he was trying to get some youth in the lineup.

Still think he should be fired tomorrow for waiting until the 11th hour.
- abasin

Oh yeah the Granlund move alone is a fireable offense

Chris Johnston
@reporterchris

The #habs are playing third-party broker in the Nick Bonino trade between SJ/PIT. They get a fifth-round draft pick for the trouble.
- YouMeAndDupuis9

Bonino with money retained? Never opposed to paying less

Bonino with money retained? Never opposed to paying less
- Guile

Bonino is a fine auxiliary addition for the 4th line. It’s just stupid that he’s the best move we’ve made

Bonino is a fine auxiliary addition for the 4th line. It’s just stupid that he’s the best move we’ve made
- Victoro311

If the Pens didn't have a logjam at LD and already had Rutta for trunculance, the Kulikov move wouldn't have been terrible in a vacuum but... with all the options that other teams went with... these are the moves Hextall saw as fit? Gross.

The only overpay the entire deadline was the Jeanot trade imo.

Seriously... I don't get Ron's idea of building for the future when all he does is add 30+ year olds.

Like, he should have been all in on Chychrun... thats what GMJR did when he was trying to get some youth in the lineup.
- YouMeAndDupuis9

If Kuli and Bones happen, that will be 14 players on the roster who are 30+. That's pretty comical.

I do like washing away McGinn's contract with the Kulikov deal. Give Hexy credit for fixing that mistake. Doesn't make up for Granlund, but it helps for next year.

It's does kind of seem like this could be the plan. Although at same time it all seems like Hex has no plan. Not much time left either
- MHurl

That’s why I don’t understand why this McGinn move wasn’t made back when Kapanen was waived. You’d have more time to pull off a deal versus the last hour

If the Pens didn't have a logjam at LD and already had Rutta for trunculance, the Kulikov move wouldn't have been terrible in a vacuum but... with all the options that other teams went with... these are the moves Hextall saw as fit? Gross.

The only overpay the entire deadline was the Jeanot trade imo.
- j.boyd919

The Kulikov trade gets out from under McGinn so at least that is an obvious plus to that one. His card from last year before going to Anaheim looks a lot better than I gave him credit for so I think he could pan out on the second line with Petry. If we can dump Dumo this could all come solid.

Chris Johnston
@reporterchris

The #habs are playing third-party broker in the Nick Bonino trade between SJ/PIT. They get a fifth-round draft pick for the trouble.
- YouMeAndDupuis9

Meh, it's not much but we might as well cash in on our unused cap space ... another pick on top of all the others we have.

1st and Peterson for Tom Wilson

1st and Peterson for Tom Wilson
- sextoymagic

Burke would shoot a truculence load in his pants!

Bonino is a fine auxiliary addition for the 4th line. It’s just stupid that he’s the best move we’ve made
- Victoro311

Well said, second account

No. He’s an over the hill defensive d man who who’s way overdeployed. Best case scenario for him with us is that he’s like Gudbranson and can be competent on the third pairing.
- Victoro311

Sooo....Stanley Cup Champion Ron Hainsey?

Cam Fowler

Minnesota just moved Greenway to Buffalo with no salary going back...

Here is Ron's final trade of the day:

PIT: Fleury, Beauvillier (1/2 ret)
VAN: Pettersson, MIN 1st, Hartman, Poulin
MIN: Boeser, DeSmith

Minnesota just moved Greenway to Buffalo with no salary going back...

Here is Ron's final trade of the day:

PIT: Fleury, Beauvillier (1/2 ret)
VAN: Pettersson, MIN 1st, Hartman, Poulin
MIN: Boeser, DeSmith
- MacPatty

Yeah and then they added Sundqvist for almost the same cap hit.

JVR to the Wings

JVR to Detroit. Lol.

Dodged that bullet

I actually don't mind Kulikov. He has been playing 20 minutes a game and I think he could be a good replacement if we got rid of Dumo

(frank)ing Stevie Bong Rips just doing random poop now.

(frank)ing Stevie Bong Rips just doing random poop now.
- Feds91Stammer

Yea wtf? Did Flyer retain?

JVR to Detroit. Lol.

Dodged that bullet
- Brownsoldier

Why did they dodge a bullet? JvR is good, and on an expiring contract. The exact type of flyer the Pens should have taken.

Yea wtf? Did Flyer retain?
- 668710

Who (frank)ing cares. We suck.

(frank)ing Stevie Bong Rips just doing random poop now.
- Feds91Stammer

Seravalli saying no trade in place