Pens new management

[canadiancapman]

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/burke-hextall-face-delicate-balancing-act-penguins/

[Surreylily]

Do you think this will make any difference to the team?

[canadiancapman]

Personally, I see them riding out the season and then when they don't do so well with how it's currently constructed, they'll blow it up. They'll trade Malkin and Letang in the off-season since they have one year left on their deals after this season. If for some reason they sink far down the standing and they don't have a chance to make the playoffs this year, all upcoming free agents and those two I've previously mentioned will be traded at the deadline.


I don't see Crosby being moved but I wouldn't say hextall and Burke are 100% against that if someone blows their socks off with the right offer.

[Surreylily]

You think the whole team's gonna blow up?

[Surreylily]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOhhhhQ  Maybe e could offload Kuzy to htem...........

[canadiancapman]

Not sure how many people realize but had there not have been a lockout season, chances are Crosby would have been lining up at centre for this team instead of the penguins. Ovie wasn't going to come across to North America his first season anyway and the caps would have been in the basement of the NHL for sure. The percentages of the last place team getting the first overall pick were extremely higher at that point.
Had that happened, I'm sure the Penguins wouldn't even be in Pittsburgh anymore.

[canadiancapman]

You think the whole team's gonna blow up?

Well they'll trade Malkin and Letang for sure. Off the top of my head, I'm not sure who's a free agent at the end of the season but whoever is, they'll try to get assets for at the deadline.
Their prospect pool is probably one of the weakest in the league right now because Rutherford traded away so many draft picks and they need to accumulate young talent

[Surreylily]

Not sure how many people realize but had there not have been a lockout season, chances are Crosby would have been lining up at centre for this team instead of the penguins. Ovie wasn't going to come across to North America his first season anyway and the caps would have been in the basement of the NHL for sure. The percentages of the last place team getting the first overall pick were extremely higher at that point.
Had that happened, I'm sure the Penguins wouldn't even be in Pittsburgh anymore.

I thiink you underestimate the knowledge that some of the people on these boards have.  Just bcause we joke around, doesmt' mean we don't' know anythng.

[Surreylily]

How is it that you know so much about the flightless fouls, anyway?

[canadiancapman]

I thiink you underestimate the knowledge that some of the people on these boards have.  Just bcause we joke around, doesmt' mean we don't' know anythng.

Did I say that? I just was trying to share some info.

[Surreylily]

What makes you laugh?

[canadiancapman]

How is it that you know so much about the flightless fouls, anyway?

Because I follow the whole league, not just the caps.
League info is easily accessible to Canadians because there is so much interest here with regards to hockey. On trade deadline day, sportsnet and TSN dedicate their whole day to The NHL. Same with July 1st when free agency usually opens up.
Our sportscentre on TSN will show every hockey highlight and analyze everything going on in the league for 20 min then speed through all other sports. In the States, they are lucky to get much more than 2-3 min dedicated to hockey in a 30 min sportscentre show on ESPN.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I assume Football(soccer) there is the main focus on your sporting news stations. Do they even show NHL highlights?


We also have the best developmental league in the world so I know players around the league before they are in it. I frequently go to watch junior games that caps prospects play in around me. Carlson and McMichael played an hour away from me in London(not your London) and I'd watch Burakovsky and Wilson when they'd come to Kitchener to play, always wearing my old school caps jerseys for the game.

[Surreylily]

Did I say that? I just was trying to share some info.

Youi infer it.  You suggest it in many of your posts.       Many.

[Surreylily]

Because I follow the whole league, not just the caps.
League info is easily accessible to Canadians because there is so much interest here with regards to hockey. On trade deadline day, sportsnet and TSN dedicate their whole day to The NHL. Same with July 1st when free agency usually opens up.
Our sportscentre on TSN will show every hockey highlight and analyze everything going on in the league for 20 min then speed through all other sports. In the States, they are lucky to get much more than 2-3 min dedicated to hockey in a 30 min sportscentre show on ESPN.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I assume Football(soccer) there is the main focus on your sporting news stations. Do they even show NHL highlights?

Yeah.IIt's all about football.  Bah!  A bunch of overpaid wimps kicking a bag of air on some grass.  Meh!

[Surreylily]

What makes you laugh?

[Surreylily]

Because I follow the whole league, not just the caps.
League info is easily accessible to Canadians because there is so much interest here with regards to hockey. On trade deadline day, sportsnet and TSN dedicate their whole day to The NHL. Same with July 1st when free agency usually opens up.
Our sportscentre on TSN will show every hockey highlight and analyze everything going on in the league for 20 min then speed through all other sports. In the States, they are lucky to get much more than 2-3 min dedicated to hockey in a 30 min sportscentre show on ESPN.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I assume Football(soccer) there is the main focus on your sporting news stations. Do they even show NHL highlights?


We also have the best developmental league in the world so I know players around the league before they are in it. I frequently go to watch junior games that caps prospects play in around me. Carlson and McMichael played an hour away from me in London(not your London) and I'd watch Burakovsky and Wilson when they'd come to Kitchener to play, always wearing my old school caps jerseys for the game.

It was ESPN that saved my life all those years ago.  It was ESPN that brought me to Ovi and consequently to the Caps.

[Surreylily]

What makes you laugh?

[alta]

the Hens were never going to leave Pittsburgh, Mario made sure of that

[Surreylily]

Because I follow the whole league, not just the caps.
League info is easily accessible to Canadians because there is so much interest here with regards to hockey. On trade deadline day, sportsnet and TSN dedicate their whole day to The NHL. Same with July 1st when free agency usually opens up.
Our sportscentre on TSN will show every hockey highlight and analyze everything going on in the league for 20 min then speed through all other sports. In the States, they are lucky to get much more than 2-3 min dedicated to hockey in a 30 min sportscentre show on ESPN.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I assume Football(soccer) there is the main focus on your sporting news stations. Do they even show NHL highlights?


We also have the best developmental league in the world so I know players around the league before they are in it. I frequently go to watch junior games that caps prospects play in around me. Carlson and McMichael played an hour away from me in London(not your London) and I'd watch Burakovsky and Wilson when they'd come to Kitchener to play, always wearing my old school caps jerseys for the game.

I'm going to set you a challenge luvvie..
My favourite author is the late. great, Terry Pratchett.  The "Discworld" series.  II would suggest starting with "Mort"  The earlier ones make more sense after that...   Sort of.............   

[canadiancapman]

the Hens were never going to leave Pittsburgh, Mario made sure of that

If they didn't get crosby, they would have never got the millions of dollars to pay Mario back. If the team still owed him money do you think he would have put forth the effort to keep the team there? I feel like that was set up for them to get the first overall pick. Pittsburgh was gone otherwise in my opinion.