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Yep. lol

Tatar!!! Now try to hold this lead boys. Once again, my phone told me that was coming up on the tv. haha

Nice recovery by Larkin there. Had to be Glenny on a break. Shoot that Nyquist!!

Mines behind a bit. Got the Caps goal notification on my phone before I saw it on the tv. lol

Tatar! Wow, see what happens when you toss it on net?? PP coming..

LOL Wow Green. Another missed chance by Abby. Earning that contract!!

Yeah, that was the name. Ahh well, take what ya can get for Sheahan if they see something in him. He doesn't do anything in Detroit.

Looking VERY different tonight for sure. He's calm and not jumping all over overplaying pucks and giving up rebounds. Good positioning. Even his great stops look in control. Yeah, those two have been pretty invisible. They all need to shoot the damn puck on net. Holtby looks a bit off tonight.

Bound too when you miss so many good opportunities at the other end and allow so many great ones in your own. Sloppy shooting, too much passing it around.

He may get that chance.

Wow. Holtby didn’t think he was gonna shoot. Haha

I'm happy he's signed as well. I just think you should make your in house deals a priority over UFAs like Witkowski. Not saying just throw cash at him, cause he wouldn't have had to. I don't recall exactly how much AA wanted, but it wasn't much more than Holland's two year offer. Deal could have been settled in the middle of that probably (around 250k?) had he given a bit of leeway, and would have given AA the impression that he was valued by the team and had him on the opening night roster. There's a difference between throwing multi millions at outside UFAs like Nielson, and giving 250-500K extra to a promising young player you drafted and should value. Especially when you SHOULD be rebuilding. But anyways, deal done. If he shows up to play and produces, he'll earn more in the offseason.

Seems like it. Looks calm all of a sudden, and in proper position to make stops. Good to see.

Nah, I get what your saying. Holland just can't seem to find that balance between the young RFA's and the veterans when it comes to money for the most part. That's why he has the roster he has at the cap hit he has. He's at the damn cap limit. With THIS roster. I bet he drinks a lot and wishes it was 2002 again where he could spend Illitch's cash at will.

Kinda. Holland is known for lowballing some players, but what he offered was fair. He should have been more of a priority though, given his skill and production. He seems to let contracts with young drafted players drag on to the point where tension builds, but with his veterans he gets it done and over with, even if the price is steep..

I agree. Seems to be a Holland thing to expect good skilled young players who produce to bend over and take what's offered after he gives deals like he has recently. That and signing guys like Witkowski before taking care of in house buisiness. I would have lumped Daley in there before, but he's been pretty good and not a massive cap hit. What Holland offered in the two year deal is pretty much in line with other young players with similar numbers signing their first extension though.

Yep! So he produces or he won't get a raise. Works out great.

I'm trying to listen to it, but Kenny is so boring ffs.

The original trade was for a defenseman. Forget the name, but he's a former tenth overall pick that never worked out for the Pens. His cap hit is under $1 million. Maybe change of scenery could work out?

https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/rumor-of-a-potential-trade-between-the-penguins-and-red-wings?ref=jo Sheahan is the Pens "primary target".

Kenny works out cap details after adding money. It's how he does things. Either trade (Sheahan, Green), waiver, or DeKeyser on LTIR i've all heard as possibilities. No, it would suck. But you just gotta laugh off Blash's stupid moves sometimes or you'll go insane.

Anywhere but Detroit. Unfortunately, no team would even consider taking him, even if he made half the money. Yeah it'll be Sunday i'm sure. If Frk sits over Booth or Witkowski..LOL!!

so is AA available for tonight? lol

Hell no. The two year was $1.9 mill per. One year was close to what he just got.

Pipe dream. But maybe that Sheahan trade to the Pens will happen now, if they're still interested. I've heard Green is a possible to be traded too, but I don't see that happening unless it's a deadline deal. Team needs every half capable defender they have.