JeffDFD wrote:the wicked child wrote:I dunno how things will shake out, but I imagine priority number 1 is extending Malkin. From there, priority number 2 is Letang. If they can't reach an agreement, almost certain he gets Staaled. After that, they will know what they have to work with going forward.
I'm not sure how they'll fit him, but if Shero finds a way to get Iggy signed, I am all for it.
I am surprised so many people feel this way about Letang. I get it the finances of it...but who is anchoring your D moving forward? You have a bunch of youngin's and we have seen how limited they are playing them now. We got some other guys who aren't getting any younger. Paul Martin is having a good year but isn't signed for forever. We all realized what we missed with Gonchar gone at least until Martin turned it around.
I suppose it really comes down to if he wants to maximize his wallet or take the Crosby attitude.
MRandall25 wrote:JeffDFD wrote:the wicked child wrote:I dunno how things will shake out, but I imagine priority number 1 is extending Malkin. From there, priority number 2 is Letang. If they can't reach an agreement, almost certain he gets Staaled. After that, they will know what they have to work with going forward.
I'm not sure how they'll fit him, but if Shero finds a way to get Iggy signed, I am all for it.
I am surprised so many people feel this way about Letang. I get it the finances of it...but who is anchoring your D moving forward? You have a bunch of youngin's and we have seen how limited they are playing them now. We got some other guys who aren't getting any younger. Paul Martin is having a good year but isn't signed for forever. We all realized what we missed with Gonchar gone at least until Martin turned it around.
I suppose it really comes down to if he wants to maximize his wallet or take the Crosby attitude.
Why does limited PT now mean a guy like Despres can't, in the future, play a similar role to Letang?
pens_CT wrote:MRandall25 wrote:I'd let Iginla name me a price. If he's already talking a contract extension, he's pretty much acknowledging a pay cut. How much remains to be seen.
If he takes a similar pay cut to what Guerin took ($4.5 to $2.0), he'd be making $3.11 mil (I ran a proportion: 2/4.5 = X/7). $3.1 mil isn't that bad of a hit if looked at in a vacuum, but in terms of next year, ehhhh. It's also not very realistic to expect him to take that big of a pay cut now that I think about it...
If Shero can make it work while still retaining some of our FA's (Dupuis specifically), I'll be all for it.
I seriously doubt that Iginla is re-signing here for 3.1 (considering he is making 7 million this year) nor do I think Shero is going to offer 5 mil or over. Consider that Doan signed for 5.3 so that's about what Iginla is probably worth on the open market. Probably somewhere between 4 and 4.5 is what it would take, assuming he takes a discount to stay here with a team that has a chance at the cup for next few years.
pens_CT wrote:MRandall25 wrote:I'd let Iginla name me a price. If he's already talking a contract extension, he's pretty much acknowledging a pay cut. How much remains to be seen.
If he takes a similar pay cut to what Guerin took ($4.5 to $2.0), he'd be making $3.11 mil (I ran a proportion: 2/4.5 = X/7). $3.1 mil isn't that bad of a hit if looked at in a vacuum, but in terms of next year, ehhhh. It's also not very realistic to expect him to take that big of a pay cut now that I think about it...
If Shero can make it work while still retaining some of our FA's (Dupuis specifically), I'll be all for it.
I seriously doubt that Iginla is re-signing here for 3.1 (considering he is making 7 million this year) nor do I think Shero is going to offer 5 mil or over. Consider that Doan signed for 5.3 so that's about what Iginla is probably worth on the open market. Probably somewhere between 4 and 4.5 is what it would take, assuming he takes a discount to stay here with a team that has a chance at the cup for next few years.
neophool wrote:I'm in the pay-malkin-whever-he-wants camp.
I'm also in the pay-anything-within-non-franchise-breaking-reason-to-sign-Letang camp as well.
I love Iggy, but he's the odd man out unless he signs for less then 3 million. I havn't looked over the capgeek taking into account next years reduced cap, but there's no way the Pens keep Malkin, Letang, and Iggy imo.
sil wrote:I don't even know if it's about the team make-up as much as it is the individual. If Iginla likes it here, and wants to work out a deal to stay, Shero will make it happen. If Letang doesn't really care if it's Pittsburgh or Montreal (or if he prefers Montreal), and will only choose based on who offers more, than you can bet he won't be a penguin in 2014-15. Same goes with Malkin obviously...so let's all make sure Geno wants to stay!
DelPen wrote:sil wrote:I don't even know if it's about the team make-up as much as it is the individual. If Iginla likes it here, and wants to work out a deal to stay, Shero will make it happen. If Letang doesn't really care if it's Pittsburgh or Montreal (or if he prefers Montreal), and will only choose based on who offers more, than you can bet he won't be a penguin in 2014-15. Same goes with Malkin obviously...so let's all make sure Geno wants to stay!
Not worried about Geno. He's worth as much as Sid, I doubt he looks for more and he loves Pittsburgh. Almost any other team he becomes the face and will need to do all the interviews. Only in Pittsburgh can he get away with a 10 second soundbite and that's fine. He can go back and not feel any media pressure.
Pittsburgh has been shown to be incredibly appreciative and respectful to the players off the ice. Iginla would be able to still live his life how he wants to in Pittsburgh.
Steve Dave wrote:So looking ahead to next year...
Gaucho wrote:Like Bobby Orr never happened.
Idoit40fans wrote:Steve Dave wrote:So looking ahead to next year...
Next year is a long time to project out...I just look forward to the next time Crosby and Malkin play a full game together.
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