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Jim wrote:"...never did cobble together an offer that was worth consideration." ..a hard run at?
pens_CT wrote:Jim wrote:"...never did cobble together an offer that was worth consideration." ..a hard run at?
Being a pain in the a** by continuing calling the Rangers GM about McDonagh might be considered a hard run by some, especially coming from that a** clown Larry Brooks.
Puck-Lurker wrote:pens_CT wrote:Jim wrote:"...never did cobble together an offer that was worth consideration." ..a hard run at?
Being a pain in the a** by continuing calling the Rangers GM about McDonagh might be considered a hard run by some, especially coming from that a** clown Larry Brooks.
Working the phone isn't the same as making a hard run at someone. Being willing to increasingly give up more and more assets in return would qualify. Never getting close to a deal-worthy offer, is not.
I know I could call a local BMW dealer and offer him a packet of crisps for an i8, then two packets, then two packets and a used pencil..
Something tells me I won't get a car out of it.
thehockeyguru wrote:My thing is you go hard after McDonagh because you think you need to improve defensively and when you don't acquire him you don't acquire anyone else?
longtimefan wrote:thehockeyguru wrote:My thing is you go hard after McDonagh because you think you need to improve defensively and when you don't acquire him you don't acquire anyone else?
I think Brooks is way overstating things, but what other defenseman was moved who is a clear upgrade to what we already have? We don't know about anybody who wasn't moved, but we know nobody else found an offer to their liking. You can debate on whether or not they could have found a way to keep Cole, but, after he was traded, I'm not sure there really was much of an upgrade available. Especially with the cap situation. Even after Cole was included, the Brassard deal was originally nixed because of cap intervention. At the end of the day, I assume JR was as comfortable with what the Pens have in WBS as opposed to bringing in a Schenn, Benn, or Conauton. To do anything more would have caused more changes to your roster, which they were trying to avoid as much as possible. The last team to win the cup before the Pens were the Hawks in 2015. They won while really only playing four defenseman. Oduya played more than 24 minutes a game, Hjalmarsson over 25, Seabrook over 26, and Keith with 31. Check out the rest of the playoff roster. The Pens are in better shape than they were. Every team has an achilles heal, especially in the cap era. If the Pens biggest issue is who the 6th defenseman is going to be, they're in better shape than most.
https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CHI/2015.html
Jim wrote:I get the feeling that Mackey makes up more stuff that he reports than actual facts. Mackey's credibility is probably below Eklund's.
But, running with it... If Rutherford offered better than a 5th for Reilly and he was moved to Montreal anyway, that would say a lot about the relationship between Rutherford and Fletcher.
FLPensFan wrote:According to TIOPS, Rangers ask for McDonagh started with Guentzel.
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