Morrow gets 1yr 1.5m from STL

[Crankshaft]

Am I not allowed to call players by nicknames now?

Since when has his nickname been Pasqual?

Since I decided to call him by the Catalan version of his name. You do realize this is a message board and not a tax filing site, right?

Jeepers El Crankshaftio.

[count2infinity]

i'm not all that upset about this. I'd almost rather him not be here to allow some younger guys to come up and play.

[pcm]

I'd almost rather him not be here to allow some younger guys to come up and play.

He'd make this team better. But this is the silver lining.

Adams could really use some more ice time to develop his scoring touch.

[DelPen]

Yes, instead we have Glass for 1.1 million who doesn't play the PP and sucks at the PK (and everything else).

Would rather not have either at those prices.

[Pitts]

I would have given him a 1 year 1.5m deal.

Me too..

Lucky you guys! I couldn't afford to pay anyone cash like that!

[count2infinity]

I'd almost rather him not be here to allow some younger guys to come up and play.

He'd make this team better.

I'm not sure I agree.

[Take the Body Shoot the Puck]

I'm not saying I necessarily want him back, but if I had to choose between him at $1.5 and Glass at $1.1 I'll take Morrow 9.9 times out of 10.

[count2infinity]

can't we take neither?

[Take the Body Shoot the Puck]

can't we take neither?

That'd be preferred, yes.

[Penspal]

Yes, instead we have Glass for 1.1 million who doesn't play the PP and sucks at the PK (and everything else).

You do realize that Glass has worked on his Grit level in the off season? By definition, he's made up of sand particles... the dude is SANDPAPER. Or this signing was simply a mistake... HCDB told GMRS to get him so grit, so he signed Glass.

Sandpaper.... get to know it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandpaper

[DesertPenguin]

Trading Niskanen, demoting Glass (costing us only 175K in dead money) would have freed sufficient space to offer Morrow this contract. There is still enough space (barely) to fit Zatkoff onto the roster until Vokoun qualifies for LTIR, which then frees up even more space.

CAPGEEK.COM USER GENERATED ROSTER
My Custom Lineup
FORWARDS
Jussi Jokinen ($2.100m) / Evgeni Malkin ($8.700m) / James Neal ($5.000m)
Chris Kunitz ($3.725m) / Sidney Crosby ($8.700m) / Pascal Dupuis ($3.750m)
Brenden Morrow ($1.500m) / Brandon Sutter ($2.067m) / Beau Bennett ($0.900m)
Craig Adams ($0.700m) / Joe Vitale ($0.550m) / Matt D'Agostini ($0.550m)
Dustin Jeffrey ($0.625m)
DEFENSEMEN
Paul Martin ($5.000m) / Brooks Orpik ($3.750m)
Kris Letang ($3.500m) / Rob Scuderi ($3.375m)
Robert Bortuzzo ($0.600m) / Simon Despres ($0.840m)
Deryk Engelland ($0.567m) /
GOALTENDERS
Marc-Andre Fleury ($5.000m)
Tomas Vokoun ($2.000m)
Jeff Zatkoff ($0.538m)
OTHER
Buried: Tanner Glass ($0.175m)
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(these totals are compiled with the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $64,210,833; BONUSES: $0
CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $89,167

[DelPen]

I don't think people get that even if Shero had $4 million in cap space Morrow was not coming back.

[Pitts]

Perhaps, Morrow didn't want to come back:

Lou Korac ‏@lkorac10 3h
Brenden Morrow said he enjoyed being part of #penguins & their style of play but ... "this is more, I guess, tailored to the way I play."
Retweeted by Shelly Anderson

[Idoit40fans]

Yes, instead we have Glass for 1.1 million who doesn't play the PP and sucks at the PK (and everything else).

Instead?

[tfrizz]

Perhaps, Morrow didn't want to come back:

Lou Korac ‏@lkorac10 3h
Brenden Morrow said he enjoyed being part of #penguins & their style of play but ... "this is more, I guess, tailored to the way I play."
Retweeted by Shelly Anderson

Basically, his legs don't mesh with Bylsma's up-tempo system - just like Iginla looking like he was 100 years old on the ice.

[pcm]

Perhaps, Morrow didn't want to come back:

Lou Korac ‏@lkorac10 3h
Brenden Morrow said he enjoyed being part of #penguins & their style of play but ... "this is more, I guess, tailored to the way I play."
Retweeted by Shelly Anderson

Basically, his legs don't mesh with Bylsma's up-tempo system - just like Iginla looking like he was 100 years old on the ice.

Yeah, Dan likes to chase the puck all over the ice. Iginla and Morrow will go to teams that park themselves in front of the net, and they'll both have solid seasons.

[penny lane]

up tempo and nowhere near the net.

[Steve Dave]

Rather have:
Morrow 1.5
Sill .55
Zolnierczyk .55
Total 2.6

Than
Glass 1.1
Adams .7
Jeffrey .625
Total 2.425

[Gaucho]

Sill must be hot stuff, everybody seems to be in love with him.

[SolidSnake]

I'm on the HZ bandwagon

[Tico Rick]

Perhaps, Morrow didn't want to come back:

Lou Korac ‏@lkorac10 3h
Brenden Morrow said he enjoyed being part of #penguins & their style of play but ... "this is more, I guess, tailored to the way I play."
Retweeted by Shelly Anderson

Basically, his legs don't mesh with Bylsma's up-tempo system - just like Iginla looking like he was 100 years old on the ice.

I recall reading at the end of last season that Morrow would not be coming back, and the way it was written it seemed to insinuate that it was because he didn't want to come back. I think Morrow realized he doesn't fit in on a team built on speed.

[BurghersAndDogsSports]

Perhaps, Morrow didn't want to come back:

Lou Korac ‏@lkorac10 3h
Brenden Morrow said he enjoyed being part of #penguins & their style of play but ... "this is more, I guess, tailored to the way I play."
Retweeted by Shelly Anderson

Basically, his legs don't mesh with Bylsma's up-tempo system - just like Iginla looking like he was 100 years old on the ice.

I recall reading at the end of last season that Morrow would not be coming back, and the way it was written it seemed to insinuate that it was because he didn't want to come back. I think Morrow realized he doesn't fit in on a team built on speed.

We are the slowest team ever that is built on speed.

[Tico Rick]

We are the slowest team ever that is built on speed.

Yeah, the Islanders proved that. But in general, I think the east has faster teams than the west, which is what Morrow was used to.

[Malkamaniac]

Woah, Jim is back? That's good stuff.

[BurghersAndDogsSports]

We are the slowest team ever that is built on speed.

Yeah, the Islanders proved that. But in general, I think the east has faster teams than the west, which is what Morrow was used to.

I was just messing. I got what you were saying. Not so sure the west is slower but definitely more of a structure when they are attacking, different style than the pens that's for sure and For Morrow.