

But if Penguin General Manager Ron Hextal really wants to keep Letang and can’t get it to work, don’t be surprised if Petry’s name comes up as a “Letang Lite” option. I’m not sure how strong Petrie’s 27-point backup plan in 2021 versus Letang’s 68 points. I would have been more intrigued by this two years ago. Letang will achieve even more, with a longer decade likely at the age of 35.Īs Seravalli wrote, Petri would be “a solid backup plan in Pittsburgh if the Penguins can’t re-sign Chris Letang.”

Petrie, a 34-year-old defensive tackle, earns $6.25 million and signs him for another three years. $5.5 million) against what the team got from Kasperi Kapanen and Jason Zucker? But how is that potential production (max. His total goals fell to 17 and 19 in his last two seasons in Montreal. In fact, it’s easy to argue that they have regressed.Īnderson-the 28-year-old, winger 6-foot-3 and 226 pounds-scored 27 goals with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2018-19. None of the players have taken the steps forward that we might have come to expect in recent seasons. The two players Penguins fans have drooled over at times since their last Stanley Cup win in 2017 are current Montreal Canadiens forward Josh Anderson and defender Jeff Petrie. Reallocating salaries and these resources while retaining Malik and Letang seems unexpected to me. However, dealing with Marino or Pettersson, we’re talking about moving money off the roster, only to throw it out of the core group of night skaters, all while trying to “keep his core intact for another round”.
#Defense zone lite free
There will be more room to sign free agents or possibly trade for some of the other players on Seravalli’s roster. If the Penguins wanted to sign one of the top 6 players in exchange for a cheaper player who could currently take that role – or the possibility and choice until they finally committed to Pierre Olivier Joseph – I will understand. I look at it from the perspective of, “ Hello, W Penguins can do it on their list if they are willing to say goodbye to two owners and litang?“ It seems every national hockey writer looks at the penguins’ depth chart from perspective,” How Penguins can manipulate their menu to keep owners and litang?“ I feel those years should start next season. This should be done to speed up the rebuilding process for the years after these players left and in the remaining seasons of Sidney Crosby’s time in Pittsburgh. Salary should not be moved from the Blue Line in an effort to keep Malkin or Letang. What I oppose is the perceived reason for doing so. I am not against moving at least one of these guys. Even Brian Dumoulin’s name has been whispered. Whether or not Letang resided in Pittsburgh, there has been much disagreement about the penguins trading either Marino or Pettersson from the Defense Corps. And Evgeny Malkin and Brian Rost next season.” Real money to move if they’re going to bring it back with (Chris) Letang. But no team seems willing to put up with Peterson three more years for just over $4 million, while there are teams that are interested in Marino, and the Penguins have a need. “The truth is that Marino isn’t Pittsburgh’s preferred option to move on their ass. “The Penguins had a few calls to Marino before last season’s deadline but they remained focused and committed to pushing it into the playoffs,” Seravalli said. Let’s start with the one that has a real penguin currently on the list. Many of them have direct relationships with Pittsburgh, or penguins.Īt least one of them should be investigated by the penguins.

Frank Seravalli of The Daily Vesuvius has published a list of potential NHL trade targets for the 2022 season.
