Or Toews or Kane or Hossa or Saad or TT or Keith
- Dannyboy

If the conversation isn't geared towards you...

Penguins should sign Sergei Mozyakin. He had nice chemistry with Malkin in WC.

Yah, he has top six ability, but will it translate? We will see. Either way, solid depth move for cheap

NHLE of 44 points but you worry about his skating
- Oil_Addict

Skating is something that can be fixed. The Penguins have a lot of great skaters on this team, and if the kid wants to, he can become a better skater. What i like from all the reports are the intangibles the kid has. He has great hockey sense, has a great motor, and has a nasty streak.

I'm ok with sharp if it does come cheaper. Sharp was always the player to give 100% every shift.
- drummer829

Not at that contract. No f'n way. Cap hit, age and giving up assets for another Kunitz is a big mistake IMO.

Dumoulin on a 2 way deal is risky. He will not be waiver exempted next season. Sure we could send him down and save some cap space if needed but any team could grab him for free from the waivers. Chorney isn't likely to accept another 2 way deal, unless that is really what he is offered by any of the 30 teams. I am sure he is looking at a permanent stay at the NHL level.

Penguins should sign Sergei Mozyakin. He had nice chemistry with Malkin in WC.
- BarbarianSavage

QUICK SIGN AL THE RUSSIANS!!! The KHL is having a...

Skating is something that can be fixed. The Penguins have a lot of great skaters on this team, and if the kid wants to, he can become a better skater. What i like from all the reports are the intangibles the kid has. He has great hockey sense, has a great motor, and has a nasty streak.
- cap1681

IDK at 25 I think you're skating abilities are pretty set. If that weren't the case everyone would be gliding like Letang.

Good move to grab a guy cheap. Can he be on a 2-way? Slotting him in a top 6 role is a bit pre mature. Anyone remember Janne Pessenon or Tangradi?

Skating is something that can be fixed. The Penguins have a lot of great skaters on this team, and if the kid wants to, he can become a better skater. What i like from all the reports are the intangibles the kid has. He has great hockey sense, has a great motor, and has a nasty streak.
- cap1681

25 years old isn't exactly a "kid"

We shouldn't let that Commie bastard touch our red white and blue soil ever.

'MERICA!
GUNS!
TRUCKS!
- jmatchett383

Russia's flag is red white and blue as well...

According to the video he has never missed a shot. Great signing tho even if he busts. He's still eligible for elc because of his age. I now expect Geno to win multiple mvp awards because he has a Russian liney

Russia's flag is red white and blue as well...
- drummer829

I don't like your reasoning and logic.

Yep, he played with Tikhonov. Platnikov had 6G and 6A in 10 games in the 2014 World Championships where Russia won the gold medal. That year the Russian superstars had the Olympics. Platnikov did not play in the Olympics in 2014.

25 years old isn't exactly a "kid"
- Oil_Addict

I'm in my mid 30s, 25 is a kid to me....

25 years old isn't exactly a "kid"
- Oil_Addict

Hater

IDK at 25 I think you're skating abilities are pretty set. If that weren't the case everyone would be gliding like Letang.

Good move to grab a guy cheap. Can he be on a 2-way? Slotting him in a top 6 role is a bit pre mature. Anyone remember Janne Pessenon or Tangradi?
- sammy87

Pessenon wasn't physical enough for the NHL. Tangradi couldn't skate and had hands of stone.

If he has good hands and can give and take punishment.....he has a chance. At that dollar amount, it's a good move.

I'm in my mid 30s, 25 is a kid to me....
- cap1681

Your avatar has become somewhat irrelevant

Your avatar has become somewhat irrelevant
- Victoro311

I know, i just haven't gotten around to changing it.

If the conversation isn't geared towards you...
- usethe1-2-2

Get bent

Pessenon wasn't physical enough for the NHL. Tangradi couldn't skate and had hands of stone.

If he has good hands and can give and take punishment.....he has a chance. At that dollar amount, it's a good move.
- madmike71

Not arguing its not a good move at all, just saying a lot of ppl were crying for those other 2 guys to get a chance and it didn't work out. The same outcome could be with this guy. I wouldn't call it a day and say roster is set. If he can play anywhere on the bottom 6 and they dont have to resign Winnik or Comeau then great!

I'm in my mid 30s, 25 is a kid to me....
- cap1681

Well in hockey terms he probably is what he is. imo he looks like a decent top 9 option.

I think the biggest thing is that he has potential to be a top 6 forward. That's big for a team that doesn't have much in the way of potential top 6 forwards in their system. Could he be a bust, yeah, but it won't cost the Pens anything, other than 1M against the cap for this coming year. Low risk, high reward.
- cap1681

Hey I'm with ya. You guys were snake bitten last year and were not a deep team. One of the things I love about us is if someone gets hurt we have great players to bring up to take the spot.

"Rutherford needs to stay the hell away from Sharp. God he can be a moron. Sharp is no better than Kunitz. No sense in giving up assets for that."



Says no one ever...
- Dannyboy

Sharp costs $2.1 million more a year. So whatever improvement in player he is over Kunitz is well offset by that cap hit.

Hey I'm with ya. You guys were snake bitten last year and were not a deep team. One of the things I love about us is if someone gets hurt we have great players to bring up to take the spot.
- Panthers88

Name the team that can sustain losing 4 of their top 6 dmen? Even ANA, NSH, and NYR would have been ruined with those injuries.

Hey I'm with ya. You guys were snake bitten last year and were not a deep team. One of the things I love about us is if someone gets hurt we have great players to bring up to take the spot.
- Panthers88

How far is FLA from the cap floor? Scuds can help...