Value of: Geno Malkin

[vespa99]

Originally Posted by domaug

i don't see this deal even being considered without Eberle, especially since you are including Gagner of all players you could have thrown in. however, even if the deal were Yakupov, Eberle, and their next two 1st rounders, the Pens don't touch the trade and neither do the Oilers

Yak, Eberle and the next 2 first rounders? Pitts would jump at that. Malkin is great but he is not Gretzky. He is also only one person. A 35 goal scorer, a likely 35+ goal scorer and 2 high first round picks are a lot of quality assets. And we are not talking spare parts here. What happens if Malkin gets a concussion? It is not always better to have all your eggs in one basket.

[LongWayDown37]

Vanek, Grigorenko, Pysyk, 1st

[vespa99]

[QUOTE=Dying Alive;60448675]No, the Pens wouldn't jump at that. The only proven piece in that deal on Edmonton's side is Eberle. I think Yakupov will probably be a very good player but half a season doesn't make him an enticing piece to trade the reigning Hart/Ross/etc. winner. Also the Pens aren't exactly putting all their eggs in one basket, it's not like Malkin is the only worthwhile player on our team.

No team could afford to trade what it would take to land Malkin without making their team worse instead of better, it's really as simple as that.[/QUOTE]

I can agree with that.
I would not make the trade from an Oiler perspective for the reason I stated. I dont mean he is the Pens only good player. I actually meant it may be better to have 2+ star players instead of one superstar. Eberle was an all star in his second year in the league. I have seen Yak play enough to believe he will be a 35+ goal scorer minimum. The 2 high draft picks should bring at least one high quality player. Thats a lot to give up for any one player. If that one player regresses or gets injured you are in trouble. (In this case I dont see any chance Malkin regresses, injury would be the only concern)

[IcedCapp]

[QUOTE=vespa99;60448949]

Originally Posted by Dying Alive

No, the Pens wouldn't jump at that. The only proven piece in that deal on Edmonton's side is Eberle. I think Yakupov will probably be a very good player but half a season doesn't make him an enticing piece to trade the reigning Hart/Ross/etc. winner. Also the Pens aren't exactly putting all their eggs in one basket, it's not like Malkin is the only worthwhile player on our team.

No team could afford to trade what it would take to land Malkin without making their team worse instead of better, it's really as simple as that.[/QUOTE]

I can agree with that.
I would not make the trade from an Oiler perspective for the reason I stated. I dont mean he is the Pens only good player. I actually meant it may be better to have 2+ star players instead of one superstar. Eberle was an all star in his second year in the league. I have seen Yak play enough to believe he will be a 35+ goal scorer minimum. The 2 high draft picks should bring at least one high quality player. Thats a lot to give up for any one player. If that one player regresses or gets injured you are in trouble. (In this case I dont see any chance Malkin regresses, injury would be the only concern)

the two picks wouldn't be high if you added Evgeni Malkin. Yak and Eberle is not a good deal for the Pegnuins. I think the deal would have to include a center coming back.

[HavlatMach9]

Since he'll be UFA next year, the Pens won't get a ton for him since there's no guarantee he'll re-sign with the new team.

[TorstenFrings]

Originally Posted by keslersgirl

A Pens friend and I were playing proxy GM for a bit, and we agreed to Geno + Pouliot for Kane + Bolland.

That is so horribly bad, someone should be shot over it.

They only one I kinda maybe thought was on the right track was Landeskog + ROR. Make it Landeskog and Duchene and pull out the old "Crosby likes him" argument and that might be going somewhere.

[Krishna]

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