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Penguins drafted since ‘90 with 60+ point seasons.
Jagr
Crosby
Malkin
Straka
Letang
Guentzel
RustThere’s 7. Not to be a jerk. Something just seemed off there.
Naslund did it elsewhere. Rust just made it. Bonus points for MAF who will be a HOF goaltender.
Looks like they’re about done spending money outside of extending York.
They’ll be slightly better, and maybe even entertaining. Martone is hopefully a nice long term addition who I’m guessing takes a year before entering the NHL. Maybe not.
I expect them to still be lottery bound.
After that, they should have a nice young core and be ready to splash some cash around.
This could be the top 9 for the ‘26 season if that trade occurred.
Zegras – MacTavish – Michkov
Tippett – Coots – Martone
Luchenko – Cates – FoersterBrink becomes expendable. This is also if we fail to get Shabanov. Shabanov could replace Jett and make the bottom 6 something like
Shabanov – Cates – Foerster
Hathaway – Luchenko – Brink.Eventually Coots falls down the depth chart and Cates/Luchenko move up.
Just spitballin’. I like TK, but I think this rounds out the scoring more and it could give us caps room to focus on defense.
Obviously there will be changes between now and then. Plus Barkey may be an NHLer by the that time.
I would wait on Jett. He may even come on strong early, but it’s best for him to simmer one more year for Guelph.
I’d be fine with Martone taking an another year to develop, too. He may be one of the most NHL ready prospects in the draft, but I’m not trying to win now. I’m hoping they flourish.
hoping they get Shabanov and look to trade for a center.
Funny enough, Anaheim still has a logjam down the middle, and Philly has wings with potential.
Cutter is going to be a wing. They presently have Strome, Carlsson, and MacTavish as centers. In two years, it’ll likely be Carlsson, McQueen, and MacTavish with Strome up in the air. Probably not resigned.
Having MacTavish as a 3rd center is a luxury. Perhaps they’d rather have a top 6 scoring wing and a prospect and/or pick?
Anaheim has cap room. Would you do TK for Mac and even it out with picks/prospects? We’d lose scoring, but I think it can be made up with a stronger spine. We’d also gain cap room to strike in a year.
