Kyle Dubas kept it mostly quiet on July 1, but was a busy businessman on July 2. The Penguins made a flurry of signings on day two of free agency, and Patrick and Hunter give you all the latest on the team’s day two signings. They begin with the biggest of them all, which is forward Anthony Mantha, another reclamation project and likely to be trade deadline fodder for the Penguins’ rebuilding efforts. They also dive into a couple of the depth pieces the team signed to low-money, short-term deals. Now, with several signings made, multiple prospects looking to take the next step, it’s clear the Penguins will need to make some moves on the trade market before training camp. They look at who is pushing and who could be moved out before the team reports to the Lemieux Complex in September. Finally, while all reporting says that this could be Evgeni Malkin’s final season, Kyle Dubas may have thrown some cold water on that idea.
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23 Comments
Bloom should be starter
Larson will be backing up Jarry
Pat sounding like me after the Sid Geno and Tanger officially hang up the skates. 😭
Goaltending is our key to tanking!
Alex Alexeyev signed by pens
Tank commander Jarry…LEAD THE WAY!!! Mckenna here we come lol.
They should have Jarry and Adam Larson in the NHL and have Blomqvist and Murashov in the AHL for them to split and get games.
Doesn’t matter, Malkin needed to go years ago, so hopefully they can let him go back to Russia or sign with another team, whatever. I don’t understand why people would be so very upset about a Gino Malkin departure. IT’S TIME!
The lottery will screw the Pens over again .
Tank Burg for Gavin McKenna.
Nice shirt, Hunter
I was against all you tankers, now im saying FULL STEAM AHEAD WITH THE TANK SHOW! That said, with Dubas trying to outsmart the world, i dont trust him to make the right pick.i really, really dont. Brace yourselves people.
Not a believer in Bloom, but give him a GOOOOD stretch and see what hes got, then you'll really know. Perfect season for a young goalie to spread his wings
I think rakell is good as gone we have so much leverage for rust and rakell dubas can't wait to long if hes gonna trade him
I’m guessing between Rakell, Rust, Heinen, Hayes, Acciari, and Lizotte, 4 will hopefully be traded. Because Mantha needs a top 6 spot, Tomasino needs a top 9 spot, kinda wanna see what Poulin and Puustinen do with extended roles.
There is a lot of beef on this team now lol. Sid Gino and just for fun Tanger on the 4th line in 2031as depth pieces
Non Pens related, but I just want to know HOW in the hell did Vegas manage to afford Marner on top of having Stone, Petrangelo, Eichel, Hanafin, and more. I dont see how they are within the cap
Mantha has the capability to play up to a first round pick atbthe deadline, maybe even more.
Don’t count out Maxim Pavlenko as an important goalie at Wilkes Barre.
Flip Mantha at the deadline
I feel like Anthony Mantha might as well just stay in a hotel for a few months. His signing just has the feel of "guy who is going to be flipped" lol.
If Sid puts up 90 pts and 80 pts the next 2 seasons, he'll be 30 pts behind Messier for 3rd all-time. He would need 65 points to pass Jagr for 2nd all-time. A lot needs to go right, but I can't see him walking away if he's still playing at a high level in 2 years.
Gonna be a crap year for Sid … feel bad for him