Penguins roster could change after this season, the Oilers goalie hunt and an update on Jeff Skinner in your NHL Rumor Mill.
Penguins could face changes this summer.
Could the Penguins shop Chris Kunitz this summer?
TRIBLIVE.COM: Josh Yohe reports this year’s playoffs could be the final go-around for the current Pittsburgh Penguins roster. The organization said Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin aren’t going anywhere and Yohe doubts Fleury will be moved. He believes they’ll likely remain in Pittsburgh unless they ask to be moved. Kris Letang’s concussion history and Pascal Dupuis’s battle with blood clots in his lungs leave questions about their ability to continue their playing careers. Given the steep decline this season in the respective performances of winger Chris Kunitz and defenseman Rob Scuderi, Yohe speculates management could try to ship out their contracts. Pending UFA Craig Adams isn’t expected to be re-signed.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Crosby and Malkin have full no-movement clauses. Unless they request a trade I don’t see either guy getting dealt. Fleury has a limited no-trade clause, but he’s bounced back very well over the past couple of years and I doubt the Penguins will move him. Age and an iron deficiency is catching up with Kunitz, which could also hamper his trade value. There probably isn’t much of a market for Scuderi now. Another early playoff exit means the Penguins could shake things up, but it probably won’t involve their top stars.
Latest on the Oilers.
EDMONTON JOURNAL: Jim Matheson recently reported it’s possible Oilers GM Craig MacTavish could trade the first-round pick (17th overall) he received from the Pittsburgh Penguins in the David Perron trade to acquire a goaltender. It’s also possible he’ll attempt to sign one via free agency. Matheson notes the LA Kings lack a first-round pick in 2016, while the NY Rangers dealt away their first-rounder for 2015. He claims the Oilers like Kings backup Martin Jones and Rangers backup Cam Talbot.
EDMONTON JOURNAL: Jonathan Willis believes Vancouver Canucks pending UFA forward Shawn Matthias could be a tempting target for the Oilers.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: MacTavish’s moves could depend upon where he’s sitting with the Oilers first-round pick. If the Oilers win the draft lottery, he could package the Penguins first along with his second for a goaltender. Perhaps he considers shopping top prospect Leon Draisaitl if he ends up drafting Connor McDavid?
Skinner facing uncertain offseason.
NEWSOBSERVER.COM: Chip Alexander reports Carolina Hurricanes forward Jeff Skinner is facing an uncertain offseason. The Hurricanes are in need of a rebuild and Skinner acknowledges anything’s possible, including a trade. He suffered his third concussion earlier this season, which hampered his production, dropping from 33 goals last season to 18.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: It could be tempting to put the 22-year-old Skinner on the trade block and see if he’ll fetch a good return. His concussion history and $5.25 million annual cap hit through 2018-19 could hurt his trade value. Still, he lacks a no-trade clause for next season so this could be a good time to test his trade value. I suspect, however, GM Ron Francis will retain Skinner in hopes he’ll rebound next season.
It will be interesting to see what happens to Pitts. I’m predicting another early exit and this time they’ll know it’s not the coach and GM. clearly you don’t move Corsby and Malkin but what are their options? Not a ton of prospects in the system, Pouliot and Bennett should continue to develop nicely but D wise they’re really thin, and outside of the top two lines it gets pretty ugly, I’m thinking they’re going to very active in the UFA market this year. Could this be the end for Letang? Poor ba$tard can’t stay healthy.
Looks like we’re going to have to disagree!!! Mind you they are in tough right now going up against the Rangers, but as opposed to the other potential matchups they could have had, I’d rather play them.
Anyway, I think that your not 100% accurate on the prospects. They are fairly well situated at goal with Murray (amazing what he did in the AHL this year), Jarry (loads of potential) and Hartzel (no slouch either) in the ranks. At D, outside of Maatta who is here for good, they are fairly strong due to how they drafted in the past. Pouliot, Harrington, Dumoulin should all be great NHLers. D’Agustino and Segalla aren’t bad but fall off a bit from the top 3. That said at forward, I am not a fan of Bennett (stuck with him) and have high hopes for Kapanen, Oskar Sundqvist, Adam Payerl (loved his game in Belleville and think he could replace Adams next year) and Scott Wilson. That said, I think your right, they are going to be active with UFA’s this summer because many of their prospects are more long term, or have the potential to be sprinkled throughout the roster as opposed to being a solid top 6. Don’t forget,the trades for Hornqvist and Perron was meant to fill holes in the top 6 long term and Winnik should be back next year to provide depth.
I still think they should have traded Letang as opposed to re-signing him when they did – would have brought back a good amount of picks/prospects to help compliment what they already have.
Crodby was playing with Winnik to finish up the year.
The penguins failed to provide quality wingers for crosby and malkin. Outside Kunitz, has not been much.
it would have been fun to see what would have happened if they signed Hossa back in the day.
Penguins has many prospects but most are mid-level. Every team has them. They may pan out, they may not. Their defensive prospects look above average for NHL-clubs. Their forward prospects not so much. Penguins are ranked 16 on hockeysfuture.com that ranks NHL teams regarding prospects.
There’s no garauntee that the Pens pick will be 17th overall but irregardless, any goalie that’s worth a 1st and a 2nd pick aren’t available. Holy overpayment.
I don’t know if I’d completely dismiss the idea of moving Malkin or Crosby. The return for either one of these guys would be INSANE! I can’t see any team willing to pick up Letangs deal with his injury history.
On a side note….How in the WORLD is Jeff Skinner not cost controlled at 22 years old? Are these GM’s ever going to learn?
ooops…this was not supposed to be a reply…..?????
I’m Sorry Durtmchurtt, You hit on a pet peeve of mine.
The word is regardless not irregardless. Irregardless is not a word.
I know its a d!ck comment, but I can’t help myself.
Hahahaha! The fact you were self aware of the comment’s dickish tone made me laugh. All good Oss, my apologies.
from merriam-webster
Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that “there is no such word.” There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead.
who the f=== cares?? lmfao
Unfortunately, the use of the word has become common place due to the continued bastardization of the original word. Hence the reason it came into use in the 20th century.
In it’s original uses it was not a word then, but people continued its use.
It is one of those words that became popular because people refused to stop using it. That still doesn’t make it a word.
Hence the need for the urban dictionary.
If I’m the Penguins GM (which, I’m very obviously not) I try shipping out Malkin for a good roster player, a depth player and some good prospects and a 1st rounder. As mentioned, they have little in the pipeline and while none of the Penguins fans will like trading Malkin, they’d likely riot if Crosby went.
I agree if the oilers win the lottery they could package some of their untouchables. How about Dreseidl to Toronto for Morgan Reilly? I have mentioned this before-whoever gets Mcdavitt could open up the rumours. Flyers would possiblt shop one of their young centres schenn or Coutrier for a winger.
reilly isn’t moving… not even commenting on the value or anything just he’s not moving… toronto needs a dman just as much as edmonton does
What if Hannifan drops down to #4. Who would you rather have 1)Reilly and Strome or 2)Dreieidl and Hannifan. I may take #2.
♫ dreidel, dreidel, dreidel ♫
Would the Oilers have any interest in Jonathan Bernier?
I would say yes to Bernier-but not for the Pens 1st pick. Maybe 2nd rounder.
subban not suspended is great news!! stone flopped around like a fish out of water to sell the call! a 2min penalty was warranted hopefully stone gets fined for embellishment cause everyone knows pk would have!! lol
You’re kidding right? He had to go back to the dressing room once or twice to get looked at, he was in obvious discomfort after the two hander PK gave him. I’m not biased as I hate both teams equally, but you’re smokin’ something if you think that was embellishment smh.
lol if you cant see the embellishment there your smoking crack!! its a micro fracture bug bites hurt more blatant attempt to get pk suspended
Broken wrist…ya obviously faking it
micro fracture!!!! lol broken wrist he will be playing next game
I think microfracture really means feelings hurt 🙁
Ya I like seeing a player come up from behind and give a two handed slash on my players exposed arm. That’s the kind of rock-em-sock-em hockey we need. Look how much that play had to do with hockey, like the puck was like 10-20 ft away? Embellished or not, there’s no reason to have a player think they should do that.
ron…. watch any playoff game and count how many slashes harder than that happen to the thighs,legs and sticks than come back and tell me what they have to do with hockey??
A micro-fracture is basically a bone bruise. nothing is broken and considering he played the rest of the game there is no telling if the slash caused the the micro-fracture or if playing the rest of the game or throwing punches after the game irritated it to the point of a micro-fracture.
thank you kevjam!!!
Seriously. The pain and discomfort right after the incident does not lead you to conclude that a bone is broke.
Oh and yes technically when we say a bone is broken it means the break goes completely through. If it is fractured generally it means the break has not gone completely through the bone.
Seriously guys. Where did you all get your medical degrees. From a cheerios box.
Oh and by the way. Micro fracture is not a term used in the medical field. It perhaps is a sports term on laymans use but I am assuming to the educated it translates to Hairline fracture.
and jeff where did you get your medical degree??? cmon on man
and another thing jeff n the sens lost and the sens always think they are so innocent on every game wah wah
bang on john
Subban got off light it could have easily been a match for deliberate attempt to injure. Slashing I get but a two handed chop, baseball grip , with a wind up to the wrist? I hope Stone is ok and the teams move on from this because if not you know Price is going to get run and then it will get really ugly. I want to see the best players playing …..and Subban reacting the way he did for the cameras….gimmie a break. One day the guy is winning me over because of his talent and his work off ice in the community and the next day I can’t stand him because of his need for attention.
fergy…please that was not a hard slash! you watch how the sens are playing this up its sickening
Stone is apparently ‘out’ , not sure if that is one game or longer ….. queue gong show , Neil and Smith will likely draw in now. These teams have a serious hate on for each other which I like as long as the star players are not maimed.
hopefully neil and smith draw in easier players for the habs to skate around! 🙂
Well jello, you’re in minority. 71% of readers in TSN Hubub poll was in favor of supplemental penalty.
Agree that Subban should hot have been suspended.
Disagree with the game misconduct too.
5 min major, sure.
here is why:
If Stone does not fall down and act seriosuly injured, that is a 2 minute call.
The NHL consistently punsishes based on injury instead of the action. If every 2 handed slash is called a 5 minute major, they disapear tomorrow.
how there are not a broken wrist a week and a broken ankle a week in the NHL always boggles my brain.
like every other fan, i just want consistent decisions on discipline.
Thanks for listening.
Go jets! Go Tampa Bay!
good post Gordon… your right if stone didn’t go down like he was shot a 2 min penalty! im pumped to watch the jets tonight very fun team to watch! im cheering for the jets in the west
Suspension, no suspension……We’ll see how similar plays are called this year…Subban I think gets away with things I don’t think other players would get away with in general. The guy has skill, and nobody can deny that. But he does a lot of wreck-less things. Any talk that may come out of Subbans mouth about diving would be comical.
a lot of wreckless things?? lol but kreider doesn’t run goalies its all accidental lol sticking up for kreider and putting down subban is comical
Pot….Kettle….Black…? LMAO…. You say Kreider is a “cheap shot artist” because of contact with goalies….then turn around and defend Subban who has been called TWICE by phone about his slew footing by 2 different directors of player safety. Axe chopping someones hand…..don’t get me started……PLEASE!!!! Where was Brad Marchands “phone call” about slew footing Brassard this year? He didn’t get it. He got suspended for 2 games. Lets not pretend that this guy hasn’t earned his reputation……He just doesn’t seem to have to pay the price others would!
lmao was kreider suspended for taking price out?? no he doesn’t have to pay the price like everyone else does what about his slew foot on muzzin this year?? no suspension on that? pot kettle black??
Show me a clip,a web site, a youtube video of Kreider slew footing Muzzin…..Now we can just make it up as we go along? LOL…..STOP!!!! And as we discussed last time….watch the video of Kreider running over Price last year….then watch it again….and again….and again….then take off your fan blinders and really watch it. The only thing that surprises me about Subbans actions last night is that he didn’t take a dive after watching Stone go down….I mean that is his natural reaction isn’t it?
i think you should watch it again and again and again and take your fan blinders off?? lmao your a rangers fan trying to defend something that a rangers player did?? that makes a whole lotta sense nyr4life lmao
LOL….And you are a Subban fan trying to defend Subban…..It’s all good, Slew footing, Double handed chops, diving, Farting on goal tenders…..How does this guy not win the Norris and Byng every year?
exactly my point were both fans of course were gonna argue for are teams! genius lol
I’m glad more have seen this. If you watch the replay it’s obvious Subban really aims for the wrist. He sorts of sets himself up, but pauses slightly, and when Stones arm comes into position, Subban releases a big whack. It’s not accidental and can lead to serious injuries (which it also did). It’s not a minor thing even though it has been treated like that historically. I’m glad it got highlighted and penalized.
Watching the Rangers/Penguins game right now and there’s a situation where Nash comes in on the forecheck and totally kills the backchecking defenseman with no regard for his safety, while both were chasing a dump in. One was trying to play the puck while Nash was trying to kill the person playing it. You can’t do that. There must be a respect factor somewhere. Nash got boarding 2 mins. It could have been much much worse in terms of injury and penalty. It shouldn’t be ok to play boneheaded and dangerous while getting away with little recourse. It’s about what is sustainable hockey.
ya but nash is dirty
careful denne you don’t want to give your opinion on this site that made up internet word troll you will be called!! lmao
Nash is dirty, Kreider is dirty?, And Subban (farting, slewing, diving, axe chopping…… is fine? LMMFAO!!!!! STOP!!!!! JUST STOP!!!!!!!
wow!!!! you are a homer!!! wow!!! take the rose colored glasses off you troll!!! lmao!!!
Honestly, I don’t know ANYONE that is a bigger homer than you! Seriously? When J.Moore got suspended for “head hunting” this year….I was ALL about it…He was wreck-less…Dangerous, and a repeat offender….. Deserved it…… But keep on troll…..keep on!
Maybe Slew-ban/fart boy/ diving diva/ 2 handed chop boy is your idle?
Amazing! When it’s an Avery, Cooke …..it’s a felony….. When it’s Subban it’s a ……nothing? LMMFAO!!!!!HOMER!!!!!! Even Slew-bans teammates see his BS as…..BS!!!!!! STOP JELLO……..STOP!!!!!!
So last year we had a hit during a hockey play of Gryba nailing Ellar. The Hab fans wanted to decapitate Gryba and a suspension was handed out. This game we have a Montreal player tomahawk chop the wrist of a Sens player and the Hab fans are all for it. Sound logic to me. The difference to me is apparent. If you are a star player the league goes easy on you.
However I am not upset with the league not suspending Suban. I am ok with that. But what irks me is the accusations that Stone faked this in any way. They guy gets slashed to the wrist. Goes down in pain, rolls around or whatever and skates as quickly as he can off the ice. He has his wrist looked at. The skin likely isn’t broken and perhaps a bruise is forming. They check his fingers for movement and the wrist for tendernous. They can not rule that it is broken and he decides to play through the pain. It gets hit again and the pain returns. So he leaves to have it looked at again. Comes back and plays through the pain. Afterwards they do an MRI and/or xray and find the micro fracture.
Now Jello your clearly not that stupid to think that Stone did all this to win an Oscar. He should be praised for trying to play through the pain. Not accused of embellishing it.
Oh wait it seems you are.
so jeff why was he trying to fight after the game if he was so hurt? a microfracture could have happened anytime probably was when subban got him but its basically a bone bruise so lets just wait and see if he plays tomorrow! and as far as murray talking all that crap today leave it on the ice bryan let the players do there job
Jeff Noel, remember those posts a few weeks ago where a number of you were trying to define what a troll is? Well I think you now have your answer.
Kind of like, it’s hard to explain what a troll is but I sure know who is one when I read their posts.
just won another one!! everyone who calls someone a troll knows they are wrong!!
…or Jello maybe the reason people keep refering to you as a troll is because you are a troll, its easy to see when one reads these pages you spam up arguing with everyone.
shticky I don’t think your allowed to talk on here the leafs aren’t in the playoffs…..AGAIN!! lmao keep trolling shticky keep trolling
its also easy to see that im right the majority of the time shticky….:)
Yes, the severity of an injury can’t be judged superficially right away. When a worker fall 8 stories while wearing coverall, they can superficially look fine, but inside the coverall its a soup of guts. Gruesome example, I know, but I’m surprised Subban wasn’t more harshly penalized when facts were in about the injury. NHL usually judge upon outcome, not intent.
Subban will have to answer the bell I hope he doesn’t turtle again. We all know who the king of embellishment is so Hab fans relax. Going to be a great series love the hype.
PA parenteau is day to day with an upper body injury whatever dirty sens player did that we better suspend them
actually when there is an arrest warrant out for the player who injured Parenteau.
exactly… someone got tapped with a stick and someone got bodychecked!!! suspend both teams call up the ahl teams to finish the series off!!
So again rumors of the Oilers acquiring another useless goaltender. Neither Talbot or Jones can carry this dreadful team. Pointless. And why trade Draisaitl at this stage? when they have a problematic superstar and a smallish winger with tons of value. Eberle and Hall would fetch much more than Draisaitl and thats what the Oilers need…VALUE. This team needs to wake up, trade Hall AND Eberle and get depth at forward, especially center and add some potent defense. Draisaitl is not gonna get you either at this point but Hall and Eberle can. Its time to build a real roster and stop relying on “there kids are gonna develop”. Theyre NOT going to develop much more in possibly the worse team environment in the league. Time to stop wasting talent and top picks and ice a hockey team, not a freakin kindergarden party.
Oilers should go for Robin Lehner, 23y old from Ottawa Senators. He has honed his skills for so many years. He has the size. He has very good psyche, I’ve seen it up close when he was playing for Sweden junior teams. That guy is poised for a breakout and won’t cost the bank. I think Senators will fool themselves Hammond is better than Lehner long term and trade him. I think Lehner will have a good, long NHL career and is worth taking a chance on.