Phil Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Lol good. Fuck them all. I hope it all burns down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillyb Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Do NOT give a shit what they do lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 It's better than we thought, that Trouba hit knocked Sid back to when there was no salary cap! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsm7302 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 The dynasty is all but gone at this point....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 they can, I don’t think they should. they’re in a weird spot. They are too old. They almost might as well give it a go for 3 more years. I think they should let Malkin walk, Re-sign Letang, target JT Miller at half and I said before, I think Strome would look great next to Crosby. Get Miller and Strome for what Malkin would cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsm7302 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 1 minute ago, josh said: they can, I don’t think they should. they’re in a weird spot. They are too old. They almost might as well give it a go for 3 more years. I think they should let Malkin walk, Re-sign Letang, target JT Miller at half and I said before, I think Strome would look great next to Crosby. Get Miller and Strome for what Malkin would cost. Def resign Letang and let Malkin go. That would be my play in their shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash or Czech Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Crosby just mad that they didn't offer them 87 year deals worth $87 million per year, and that they didn't offer it on 8/7/2087. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 14 hours ago, josh said: they can, I don’t think they should. they’re in a weird spot. They are too old. They almost might as well give it a go for 3 more years. I think they should let Malkin walk, Re-sign Letang, target JT Miller at half and I said before, I think Strome would look great next to Crosby. Get Miller and Strome for what Malkin would cost. Agree completely on Strome. Dunno that they can swing Miller, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Oh it’s Hextall now isn’t it. Not what’s his face anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Heaven Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 18 hours ago, Phil said: Lowball offer? WTF, they're 35 years old, how much do they and Crosby think they would get? $5 million per is more than enough for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash or Czech Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 (edited) Malkin is a total injury liability anyway, so whatever they pay him they can save in LTIR. He's played 74 of 138 regular season games between the past two seasons. He's also put up 70 points in those 74 games. A p/g player isn't making $5mil on the open market. Letang on the other hand has missed very few games, playing 133 out of 138 games over the past two seasons. He's also put up 113 points in that time frame, which puts him towards the top of producers from the blue line. These are definitely low ball offers for their market value. Edited May 17, 2022 by Cash or Czech 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 They have 30m in cap space. They probably retain all three on 2 year deals. That leaves them in that offseason to make a decision going into Sids final year depending on where they are as to whether to go a different direction or one last try before Sid retires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsm7302 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 20 minutes ago, Cash or Czech said: Malkin is a total injury liability anyway, so whatever they pay him they can save in LTIR. He's played 74 of 138 regular season games between the past two seasons. He's also put up 70 points in those 74 games. A p/g player isn't making $5mil on the open market. Letang on the other hand has missed very few games, playing 133 out of 138 games over the past two seasons. He's also put up 113 points in that time frame, which puts him towards the top of producers from the blue line. These are definitely low ball offers for their market value. They want to stay with Sid and be competitive? 15 mil/3 years in the twilight of a career..... Cmon.. .... Sid can go pound sand. I guess they will see where their priorities lie. These guys have made a TON of $$ in their careers: Letang: about 74 mil (before taxes etc.) Malkin: about 131 mil (before taxes etc.) *** Cue Chris Pronger to point out these guys probably made less than half of that amount as take home***** haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash or Czech Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 34 minutes ago, jsm7302 said: They want to stay with Sid and be competitive? 15 mil/3 years in the twilight of a career..... Cmon.. .... Sid can go pound sand. I guess they will see where their priorities lie. These guys have made a TON of $$ in their careers: Letang: about 74 mil (before taxes etc.) Malkin: about 131 mil (before taxes etc.) *** Cue Chris Pronger to point out these guys probably made less than half of that amount as take home***** haha If I had the opportunity to max out my income during a career that I won't be able to do forever, I'd take as much money as I could. It definitely doesn't matter to Sid, he's taken the same $8.7mil AAV since his ELC expired because of his birthday obsession. But I don't think it's unreasonable for a player to demand their market value. $5mil AAV for either of these guys is probably 60-70% of what they'd get. We're not talking missing out on $20k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 Next stop: Capitals (to replace Backstrom, who is mulling major hip surgery)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 52 minutes ago, Phil said: Next stop: Capitals (to replace Backstrom, who is mulling major hip surgery)? There is no chance he plays for an arch rival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 12 minutes ago, Pete said: There is no chance he plays for an arch rival. Give me $1mil and I’ll go get a barzal jersey right now… and the rangers are like 1/2 of my personality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 2 hours ago, siddious said: Give me $1mil and I’ll go get a barzal jersey right now… and the rangers are like 1/2 of my personality OK... That's you. If this guy saying he wants to retire in pittsburgh, there is no way he is going to a rival in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, Pete said: OK... That's you. If this guy saying he wants to retire in pittsburgh, there is no way he is going to a rival in my opinion. Hank said the same thing. my point is that it’s not always so straightforward obviously. I’m sure he would love to play with ovi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieNextel305 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 I’ll be the first to eat a bit of crow: Pittsburgh was a lot better than I expected. I really did think that, even given their last dance narrative and all of their experience, that we would step on their throats early and often. This series proved that Crosby is still an absolute monster. That being said, and even though he did appear on the scoresheet a few times in this series, Malkin just isn’t close to what he once was. There was a time where I feared him more than Sid; in big games especially. And that isn’t a knock on Sid as much as it’s a compliment to Malkin. He seemed to always be a bull in a China shop. But now? Whether it be recovering from injury or age or lack of interest, he just isn’t close to the threat he once was. If I’m Pittsburgh, and I can keep either Letang or Malkin, I’d probably go Letang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Letang for three years remains a good investment, but it would take significantly more than 5m per. Malkin has been spotty for years. No way. I anxiously await time in the wilderness for this franchise. They lucked out when they happened to have No. 1 picks when generational talents, Mario and Sid, were available. They got five cups out of that. Now, go to the back of the line! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 8 hours ago, siddious said: Hank said the same thing. my point is that it’s not always so straightforward obviously. I’m sure he would love to play with ovi. Malkin isn't being bought out. There's a lot more nuance than one would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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