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fourtKNOX wrote:i have been thinking a lot about what I would do with Staal... we all know that we lost a lot of picks over the past couple years in dealing to make the run we did last year.
Anybody think that Shero is betting on him getting an offer sheet so the Pens gain some picks back. Its probably slim to none, but it has potential. Even if we do go out and get somebody this year, I wouldnt be shocked if Staal was not in the deal for this reason alone!
EDIT: everyone likes to cite his 29 goal rookie season (as an 18 year old!!!), That was nearly 2 seasons ago. Can someone tell me what he has does since then to seriously warrant a $5mil per contract? Wow, he's a good penalty killer. So is Pascal Dupuis.
Noise wrote:If he gets offered 5.5 next year I'll eat my hat.
And Shero will have a bunch of nice draft picks, and some free money to sign some scoring talent.
KG wrote:Noise wrote:If he gets offered 5.5 next year I'll eat my hat.
And Shero will have a bunch of nice draft picks, and some free money to sign some scoring talent.
The main reason Staal is mentioned in rumors is because of his pending free agency. I don't think that anyone wants to move Staal but all it takes is one team to go in there with a strong offer that he accepts...
So Shero has to decide. Would he rather take the picks, move him, or hope he signs with them before free agency begins...
Henry Hank wrote:I always thought the 29 goal season was a bit fluky. He had seven shorties and had a stretch of something like ten goals in nine games in February. It wasn't as if he was consistently doing it all year. In that sense it's unfortunate because that season raised expectations to a level that were too high for him too soon. I still like his potential. Every so often you still see from him a guy that can dominate. He needs experience, he needs to be stronger, he needs to be more confident. The learning curve for a big guy like that is always longer. I'd imagine it takes some time to get a big body like that coordinated and to build up the confidence to be more assertive and physically dominant.
It really is still too early. Maybe he gets things going now and this is all a moot point. But the further we go into the season, if it's looking a lot like last year, they have to decide what the acceptable return for him would be if it comes to that. Getting a player that will help now or settling for the draft picks if they can't sign him. For a team in this position, I'd rather see them go for a Kovalchuk because they haven't won it yet and they're trying to win now. Draft picks will be helpful in sustaining this long-term but it'll be a major disappointment if this is just a good team for a while that never wins the Cup. I like the idea of getting Kovalchuk because you're getting an elite offensive player at a bargain price through next season and that gives this team two prime opportunities to win it all, and then beyond that you're looking at the young core of this team finally hitting its prime all at once.
Henry Hank wrote:I like the idea of getting Kovalchuk because you're getting an elite offensive player at a bargain price through next season and that gives this team two prime opportunities to win it all, and then beyond that you're looking at the young core of this team finally hitting its prime all at once.
HomerPenguin wrote:I don't want to rehash things that are already dead here, but did somebody in this thread seriously try to compare Daniel Carcillo to Rick Tocchet?![]()
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