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Ewa PGH Fan
Glade City, PA
What changes are coming to a roster that lost to the Caps in the second round???
Don't you trust DeSmith or Jarry either?top stay at home d man and a good backup goalie...I don't trust Murray
I love DeSmith's calm demeanor and more stand up style, as well as his excellent rebound control...but he's known to be streaky. Hot when he's on, blah when he's off. Jarry I don't quite have a good grasp on yet.Don't you trust DeSmith or Jarry either?
Murray does get hurt a lot.I love DeSmith's calm demeanor and more stand up style, as well as his excellent rebound control...but he's known to be streaky. Hot when he's on, blah when he's off. Jarry I don't quite have a good grasp on yet.
I guess many will just remind me of how young Jarry and Murray are, but facts are facts...Murray gets worse each year and is often injured every year.
Murray has played 49 games both season. I am taking his statistical change with a grain of salt because the defense this season was poor at best.
If he can avg 50-55 games a season then that is fine with DeSmith or Jarry in the backup role.
The big change will have to come with movement from Letang, Kessel, Sheary, Haglin or Hunwick.
I don't see them trading Kessel but the others will be moved for the right price to free up the needed cap space.
Then GMJR stated this:
So that means a forward will be on the move. Also this could mean Sprong is a regular but not on the Penguins?
Murray's numbers drop significantly year to year...it's there in black and white. He may have played 49 games but he only started 45...Yes, the D is bad, but he bares responsibility also.
www.espn.com/nhl/player/stats/_/id/3067862/matt-murray
Good luck moving Letang, or Hunwick. I'd keep Haglin and move Kessel for the proper pieces/draft picks
I think the D does play a part, just not as large a component as you do...I hope he comes up strong next year and proves me wrong. Does seem that he lets in stupidly soft goals and has no glove hand.Well aware of this stats and the fall off. There is a huge component tied to the defense.
Apples to apples look at the huge drop off MAF had in his last two seasons in Pittsburgh.
This next season will be the litmus test for Murray, if he stables out his numbers great. If not he was the next Lalime and then gone.
I agree trading Kessel will give them the most pieces but not sure they will as for Hagelin he doesn't score enough to justify with their cap issues. He really is in the same boat as Letang/Hunwick on who will want him without the Penguins taking a hit. I think they should sell high on Sheary while you can.
John: The penguins haven't drafted a player out of a Russian hockey league since Alexander Pechursky in 2008. Do you have any insight on the reasoning behind this? There is a ton of talent over there and a decade seems like more than a coincidence. With some of the unfair stereotypes surrounding Russian players causing them to drop in the draft and the pens lack of 1st round picks, I would think this would be an inefficiency they could exploit to their advantage.
Jason Mackey: Not ruling it out, John. And you should mention Sergei Plotnikov, to be fair. But maybe after mentioning Plotnikov and Pechursky we have our answer. Seriously, though, I don't think the Penguins are anti-KHL player. That's not it at all. Just hasn't worked out where that's where they thought they found the best fit.