19 Jun 2015 17:29:00
PIT: Kunitz
CHI: 3rd
*Only if Sharp is moved.

PIT: Scuderi
FLA: 5th

If Dupuis is healthy slot him in on the 3rd line. If not than a trade to a team who can put him on LTIR for 3rd or 4th. Look at acquiring the rights to Boedeker and Burmistrov. Look to the KHL players coming over sees. Some talented ones who could play with Malkin and be great moving forward. Look to move Sutter for a 2nd or a prospect at the draft. If Reilly signs than we are set for defence. If not look to aquire a bottom pairing righty. Also hoping maybe offer sheeting a guy like Hoffman. Sense have him, Zibinejad and Stone as RFAs. IMO Hoffman is the odd one out unless they manage to move a salary.

1.) 19 Jun 2015
19 Jun 2015 20:12:48
Don´t think Pens will move Scuds, Kunitz or Dupper, all are highly reputated by the management and important voices in the locker room.
Pens will keep Sutter long-term; they need him as no.3 center (they do not have anybody else in their system who can fill out that role now) and the focus is on wingers.
Agree that they will sign some FA for Geno´s line, my guess is Tikhonov.
Reilly will not sign with PIT and Rutherford will not (be allowed to) make offer sheets (by management).

2.) 19 Jun 2015
19 Jun 2015 22:21:11
To a certain extent I do agree. However despite them being voices in the room they carry a cap that could be used to sign players or available to aquire players via trade with a bigger contract. All good players in their own right, but the Pens need to start competing again. Sutter is a great 3rd line center. too great. He is going to what a pay day and I think the money could be used elsewhere. Spaling or Winnik can take on the 3C role or they can look to aquire one via free agency or trade. Pens are on Reilly's list. I hope he ends up here. My guess is he ends up in Chicago though. And it has been reported the Pens are interested in Sass who is in fact an RFA. If there is a player who will help the team who is an RFA management will let them be offered. Because my guess is they are tired of being put out in the first round too.