This would be the worst knee-jerk reaction imaginable. You don’t just trade away a Conn Smythe trophy winner and Art Ross winner. So what, he had a sub-par season by his extraordinarily high standards. He had too many things on his mind this year, from the Olympics to injuries, but I have the fullest confidence that he’ll take his summer off to improve.

Blah blah blah, get a scoring winger for Sid, free up cap space, etc etc. We’ve heard it all before. When it comes down to it, we’re REALLY not that strapped by the cap. We just can’t continue to restock our roster using free agents alone, we’re going to have to get players from WBS as well. Starting with Tangradi, closely followed by Lovejoy/Strait then Despres and whoever we happen to draft in a few months.

That article was extreme. Other writers have been suggesting it since the final horn sounded, he just added fuel to fire by making it the headline of a story on a popular hockey website.
Trading Malkin, especially to the Oilers!, would be slap in the face to Geno and to the entire Pens fan nation. After all he’s done for the team, you trade him after one mediocre season? Honestly, I could see them shopping him in the (distant) future, and I don’t know why, but right now it’s nuts…I don’t know why I think that, I guess it’s it’s just a gut feeling.

When (not if) Sid re-signs with the Pens, I think he’s going to take a significant pay cut. I could see him signing something like a 10 year contract for $5 million a year. But who knows, he may stick with the whole 8.7 thing. Anyways, the point of the foretelling of Sid’s contract is if he signs for what I think he will, that will all but force Geno to take the same pay cut or leave the team. Sorry but, no way the Pens pay Geno more than Sid.
That should, again, in theory, leave the team with at least $7.4 million of cap space that they wouldn’t of had.

Terrible idea.

Even if they do it, Souray has dropped off big time, and he wants to remain on the West Coast to be near his kids who live in LA. He wouldn’t be happy in Pittsburgh and he wouldn’t be good.

Hall is a great prospect, but he’s just that , a prospect. Same with MPS, no clue if he’ll be a 20 goal scorer in the NHL or more or less.

Why trade the guy who won the scoring title for that, who’s still very young and signed for a long time?

You don’t.

my very intellectual response:

lol no

Geno’s played 4 seasons in the NHL now. In that time he’s:
1. Won the Calder Trophy
2. Hit 100 points twice
3. Won a scoring title
4. Been an MVP finalist twice
5. Carried the team on his back in the second half of ‘07-’08 when Crosby was out
6. Won a Stanley Cup, and gone to the Finals twice
7. Won the Conn Smythe Trophy

But yeah, come on, Geno, you pouting slacker! What have you done for us lately?

08-09 – Cup Winner – Shero was a genius last year for having strength down the middle and just gluing on lesser parts to the Sid, Geno, Staal lines.

09-10 – 2nd round ouster – Shero is an idiot for having all of his money tied up in his centermen

Stay the course Mr Shero.
Trust a Tangradi and a Conner before shopping for another nearly washed up former goal scorer.

since the only way one might deal him is for an overwhelming package that includes depth, talent, and total salary expectations in the nine million range. It would furthermore be a really good idea for the destination to be in the Western Conference. I can’t think of an ideal package off of the top of my head. The closest I can get is something like D. Brown-W. Simmonds-J. Johnson from LA or R.Kessler-K.Bieksa-M. Raymond from Vancouver with Kessler being targeted for a wing. Even these packages seem a bit risky to me considering Geno’s age and upside.

Bruins will take him

Can’t believe anyone would even think this, let alone write it. Why are Pittsburgh sportswriters so damned eager to push Geno out of town this year? So he hasn’t had his best season. Neither did many other Penguins players. I hope he and Fleury (who seems to be the other goat for whatever reason) know most fans support them and trust them to do better next year.