The Winger Acquisition Thread | Part VII: "What hath wingers to do with scoring?"

[Crafton]

WINGERZ

lets keep all winger acquisition talk here.

Player	Shoots	Age	Current Team	Playoffs	Cap Hit	Signed Till	Role	Attainability
Corey Perry	RW/RHS	27	Anaheim	In Contention	$5,325,000	2012-13	Crosby's Dream	Pending UFA
Bobby Ryan	RW/RHS	25	Anaheim	In Contention	$5,100,000	2014-15	Crosby's Dream	Pure Fantasy
Thomas Vanek	LW/RHS	29	Buffalo	Not Likely	$7,142,857	2013-14	Crosby's Sniper	ein Mann Verbrennung
Jason Pominville	RW/RHS	30	Buffalo	Not Likely	$5,300,000	2013-14	Crosby's Playmaker	Impending Rebuild, trade-board
Drew Stafford	RW/RHS	27	Buffalo	Not Likely	$4,000,000	2014-15	Crosby's School-Chum	Playing on Third Line
Alex Semin	RW/RHS	28	Carolina	In Contention	$7,000,000	2012-13	Crosby's Hired Gun	Carolina Love Story
RJ Umberger	LW/LHS	30	Columbus	Not Likely	$4,600,000	2016-17	Malkin's Kunitz?	Burdensome Contract?
Alex Tanguay	LW/LHS	33	Calgary	Not Likely	$3,500,000	2015-16	Crosby's Third Wheel	Impending Youth Movement?
Curtis Glencross	LW/LHS	30	Calgary	No Likely	$2,550,000	2014-15	Crosby's Third Wheel	Hockey Trade?
Jarome Iginla	RW/RHS	35	Calgary	Not Likely	$7,000,000	2012-13	Crosby's Olympian	Pending UFA, Bourque-ing
Lee Stempniak	RW/RHS	30	Calgary	Not Likely	$2,500,000	2013-14	Crosby's Lee Remick	Impending Youth Movement?
Viktor Stålberg	RW/LHS	27	Chicago	In Contention	$875,000	2012-13	Crosby's TFK?	Ample Forward Depth?
Jamie McGinn	LW/LHS	24	Colorado	Not Likely	$1,750,000	2013-14	Crosby's Kunitz	Ample Forward Depth?
David Jones	RW/RHS	28	Colorado	Not Likely	$4,000,000	2015-16	Crosby's Pop-Star	Ample Forward Depth?
Ray Whitney	LW/RHS	40	Dallas	In Contention	$4,500,000	2013-14	Crosby's Wizard	Ample Forward Depth?
Brenden Morrow	LW/LHS	34	Dallas	In Contention	$4,100,000	2012-13	Crosby's Guerin	busted down and worn out
Jaromír Jágr	RW/LHS	40	Dallas	In Contention	$4,550,000	2012-13	Crosby's Troll	Pending UFA, Nostalgia
Michael Ryder	RW/RHS	32	Dallas	In Contention	$3,500,000	2012-13	Crosby's Sniper	Traded to MTL
Johan Franzen	RW/LHS	33	Detroit	In Contention	$3,954,545	2019-20	Crosby's Mule	Dat Contract, Dat Inconsistency
Aleš Hemský	RW/RHS	29	Edmonton	On the Bubble	$5,000,000	2013-14	Crosby's Playmaker	Youth Movement?
Magnus Pääjärvi	LW/LHS	21	Edmonton	On the Bubble	$1,525,000	2012-13	Malkin's Kunitz?	Ample Forward Depth?
Alexei Kovalev	RW/LHS	39	Florida	Not Likely	$1,450,000	2012-13	um, how 'bout this	TDL Seller?
Peter Mueller	RW/RHS	24	Florida	Not Likely	$1,725,000	2012-13	Crosby's Running Mate	Haircut fail
Simon Gagné	LW/LHS	32	Los Angeles	In Contention	$4,500,000	2012-13	Sýkora-esque?	Traded to PHI
Charlie Coyle	RW/RHS	20	Minnesota	On the Bubble	$975,000	2014-15	Crosby's Neal	Ample Forward Depth?
Dany Heatley	LW/LHS	32	Minnesota	On the Bubble	$7,500,000	2013-14	Not Crosby's Driver	Burdensome Contract?
PM Bouchard	LW/LHS	28	Minnesota	On the Bubble	$4,080,000	2012-13	Crosby's Quiet Room Bud	Pending UFA
Devin Setoguchi	RW/RHS	26	Minnesota	On the Bubble	$3,000,000	2013-14	Crosby's Neal	Hockey Trade?
Brian Gionta	RW/RHS	34	Montréal	In Contention	$5,000,000	2013-14	Crosby's Midget	Overpriced Veteran
Colin Wilson	LW/LHS	23	Nashville	In Contention	$2,000,000	2014-15	Crosby's Neal	Hockey Trade?
Patric Hörnqvist	RW/RHS	26	Nashville	In Contention	$3,083,333	2012-13	Crosby's Net-Front Screen	Pending RFA
Nino Niederreiter	RW/LHS	20	NY Islanders	On the Bubble	$2,795,000	2013-14	Crosby's Neal	Katie Strang Report
Radim Vrbata	RW/RHS	31	Phoenix	In Contention	$3,000,000	2013-14	Crosby's Sniper	Hockey Trade?
Ryane Clowe	LW/LHS	30	San Jose	In Contention	$3,625,000	2012-13	Crosby's Kunitz	Pending UFA
Chris Stewart	RW/RHS	25	St. Louis	In Contention	$3,000,000	2012-13	Crosby's Neal	100:1 with Tarasenko situation
Ryan Malone	LW/LHS	33	Tampa Bay	In Contention	$4,500,000	2014-15	See 2008	Overpaid Veteran
Clarke MacArthur	LW/LHS	27	Toronto	In Contention	$3,250,000	2012-13	Crosby's Big Chief	Underwhelming Performance, UFA
Николай Кулёмин	LW/LHS	26	Toronto	In Contention	$2,800,000	2013-14	Malkin's BFF	Underwhelming Performance
Blake Wheeler	RW/RHS	26	Winnipeg	Not Likely	$2,550,000	2012-13	Crosby's Tyger	Little Hope, Pending RFA

[Crafton]

in this hour of darkness and apprehension, we should taken counsel from the blind seer, John Milton.

Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light.

This horror will grow mild, this darkness light.

Into this wild Abyss/ The womb of Nature, and perhaps her grave--/ Of neither sea, nor shore, nor air, nor fire,/ But all these in their pregnant causes mixed/ Confusedly, and which thus must ever fight,/ Unless the Almighty Maker them ordain/ His dark materials to create more worlds,--/ Into this wild Abyss the wary Fiend/ Stood on the brink of Hell and looked a while,/ Pondering his voyage; for no narrow frith/ He had to cross.

[plaidchuck]

Trade for Jagr, tee hee

[sovietsanta87]

Im thinking Despres is dealt for defensive help then Letang is shipped to montreal around the time of the draft.

[plaidchuck]

Originally Posted by sovietsanta87

Im thinking Despres is dealt for defensive help then Letang is shipped to montreal around the time of the draft.

And who replaces them in the meantime? Dislike Letang or not he is pretty integral to the Pens breakout and system right now

[MrBurgundy]

Originally Posted by sovietsanta87

Im thinking Despres is dealt for defensive help then Letang is shipped to montreal around the time of the draft.

What a uniquely horrible idea.

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Originally Posted by sovietsanta87

Im thinking Despres is dealt for defensive help then Letang is shipped to montreal around the time of the draft.

I can think of few things that would be worse for this team and it's defense, in particular.

Unless the return was truly legendary.

[Wingerz]

Originally Posted by sovietsanta87

Im thinking Despres is dealt for defensive help then Letang is shipped to montreal around the time of the draft.

I hope not. But I do think Letang is ultimately traded. I just don't like how Matta and Pouliot are probably 4 years away from regular NHL players. Botruzzo kinda sucks. Are we going to bring in another Eaton to play for Letang and Despres?

[Funk311]

Originally Posted by sovietsanta87

Im thinking Despres is dealt for defensive help then Letang is shipped to montreal around the time of the draft.

Are you sure you were thinking?....really sure?

[boardin087]

Originally Posted by No Wingers

I hope not. But I do think Letang is ultimately traded. I just don't like how Matta and Pouliot are probably 4 years away from regular NHL players. Botruzzo kinda sucks. Are we going to bring in another Eaton to play for Letang and Despres?

Bortuzzo sucks? What?

[DoktorZaius]

Originally Posted by boardin087

Bortuzzo sucks? What?

Nah, he was talking about Botruzzo. His evil robot twin.

[Zatch88]

I can't believe there are people who actually want to trade Letang. Good lord.

[Hottubber]

Originally Posted by boardin087

Bortuzzo sucks? What?

Dont listen to him/her. If the players name isnt Semin, they dont like them

[boardin087]

One thing I wonder about when we speculate getting Perry vs getting a slightly lesser player is the diminishing returns.

I look back on if we had signed Hossa. No one can argue hes an outstanding 2 way winger. In cap world though you look at production and you look at a player like Neal, he is not as good as Hossa overall, but when you talk about playing with a superstar winger, will they produce about the same even though one costs much less

[Zatch88]

Put Letang on the wing, acquire more D, draft more D at the draft.

[alcanalz]

Originally Posted by Zatch88

I can't believe there are people who actually want to trade Letang. Good lord.

There are probably people out there who want to trade Crosby.

The rest of us know a diamond when we see it.

[Andy412]

Originally Posted by DoktorZaius

Nah, he was talking about Botruzzo. His evil robot twin.

Don't know why, but this caused me to I needed that.

[Chancellor Vitale]

According to Disco via Molinari:

Bylsma, on playing Beau Bennett with Malkin and Neal: "That’s the line he is going to play with. And yes, all three periods.”

If Beau plays well on that line the next few games, IMO the liklihood we move a big asset for a winger drops considerably. Shero will make boilerplate moves and go with that in the playoffs, maybe trade for a Dubinsky type to replace Kennedy and help us deal with the Philth... and then make his offers in the summer again, possibly after extending Malkin and Letang's contracts.

[IcedCapp]

Originally Posted by Chancellor Vitale

According to Disco via Molinari:



If Beau plays well on that line the next few games, IMO the liklihood we move a big asset for a winger drops considerably.

I would still like to find a way to get Dupuis onto the 3rd line. Even if it's just a rental like Stempniak.

[Malkinstheman]

Originally Posted by Chancellor Vitale

According to Disco via Molinari:



If Beau plays well on that line the next few games, IMO the liklihood we move a big asset for a winger drops considerably.

Why are all wingers being tried with malkin, if bennett has chemisty with kunitz then he can move to the second line and everything solves itself....

[IcedCapp]

Originally Posted by Malkinstheman

Why are all wingers being tried with malkin, if bennett has chemisty with kunitz then he can move to the second line and everything solves itself....

Kunitz is 3rd in the NHL in scoring. Why do people STILL want to move him off of Sid's wing?

[Zatch88]

Originally Posted by IcedCapp

Kunitz is 3rd in the NHL in scoring. Why do people STILL want to move him off of Sid's wing?

people wanna see Malkin catch up to crosby.

[Wingerz]

I don't think many want the pens to trade Letang, but they are nervous how much money he will demand. Other teams will throw a boat load at him, if he's not signed by next years deadline, you might have to consider trading him unfortunately.

And Bortuzzo doesn't suck but people just overrate him as much as Caputi, Bourque Tangradi and every other prospect to put on the black and gold. He could be a decent bottom pairing dman. He was a solid 3rd round draft pick though, one of Shero's few good draft picks during his early years.

[eXile59]

Originally Posted by sovietsanta87

Im thinking Despres is dealt for defensive help then Letang is shipped to montreal around the time of the draft.

You and Rossi should get a room together....& never come out.

[Crafton]

Originally Posted by Chancellor Vitale

Shero will make boilerplate moves and go with that in the playoffs, maybe trade for a Dubinsky type to replace Kennedy and help us deal with the Philth... and then make his offers in the summer again, possibly after extending Malkin and Letang's contracts.

Dubinsky types are getting more and more expensive. not sure if it's worth expending those kinds of assets for a TK replacement. but, of course i'm all for replacing Kennedy.