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ysthomas wrote:Didnt they pick up an actual defensive 3rd line center in Sutter? Sid obviously needs a winger. He never scores many points with the likes of Duper. Defense, yes they need.
bhaw wrote:"we win the whole ****ing thing"
Idoit40fans wrote:Haven't semin's last two contracts been 1 year? If you can duplicate that 6.7/1 contract, I'd do it in a second. If he lives up to his inaccurate reputation, he's definitely perfect for a Dan Bylsma team.
Drewski17 wrote:bhaw wrote:"we win the whole ****ing thing"
winner
dhayer18 wrote:this team did not improve this off season, actually got worse losing Staal they need to get a winger for Sid and a solid defense-men. Trade or FA
ysthomas wrote:Didnt they pick up an actual defensive 3rd line center in Sutter? Sid obviously needs a winger. He never scores many points with the likes of Duper. Defense, yes they need.
Cosmo_kramer wrote:I'm of the mindset that the Pens should not go get a top line winger (Bobby Ryan, Rick Nash, etc.) to just get a top line winger. That is when you overspend. With Pittsburgh's lineup, a top line forward is just not necessary. Obviously with Zach Parise it was a different story. He was friends with Crosby, an UFA, and Captain of the Stanley Cup runner ups. But once we lost out on him, we have more important deficits to address before a top line winger. Obviously there is an opening on the top line with Crosby, but that can be filled by bringing up Kennedy (or another player) or signing a cheaper UFA player that can fill that role (Wellwood? Knuble is too old and couldn't fill that role in Washington this season).
Last season the Penguins outscored the entire NHL. The Penguins had 282 goals and the next closest team was the Bruins at 269. This was all without Crosby for the majority of the season (60 games). In the playoffs, the team scored an average of 4 goals a game.
What the Penguins lacked was defense and bottom line forwards/character. Getting Taylor Glass was a start and bringing up Dustin Jeffrey will help, but the Penguins need more grit and character. On defense, the Penguins have Orpik and then no other solid defenseman that can shut down the opposing team. Do you trust Martin to fill that role? Lovejoy? Nisky? Engelland? Scott Hannan could be a solid older pickup, or the team could look to fill this area with a trade.
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