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rock_knutne

Jul 1, 2010 4:20 PM
Pittsburgh signs two way defenseman Paul Martin:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10182/1069705-100.stm

Ray Shero didn't fuck around, he knew his team's weakness and took care if it right away. I'm very pleased with these signing, definite upgrade to the defense. They got a very good finese player/skater in Martin and shut down guy in Michalek.
Jul 1, 2010 4:20pm
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Jul 2, 2010 9:42 AM
All the Pens need now is a cheap vet like Kariya.
Jul 2, 2010 9:42am
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Jul 2, 2010 9:57 PM
Pens get Ryan Craig from the Lightning. Not a big deal and will spend time in Wilkes-Barre. They don't have enough cap space left to get a major winger, so it looks like this is your 2010-11 Pens. I like the 2 defensemen. If Malkin comes back from his "off" year, then the Pens should be a better team next year.
Jul 2, 2010 9:57pm
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rock_knutne

Jul 2, 2010 10:13 PM
GoPens;409491 wrote:Pens get Ryan Craig from the Lightning. Not a big deal and will spend time in Wilkes-Barre. They don't have enough cap space left to get a major winger, so it looks like this is your 2010-11 Pens. I like the 2 defensemen. If Malkin comes back from his "off" year, then the Pens should be a better team next year.

There's been rumors about Malkin moving to the wing with Staal at center. Sounds like a good idea but I would hate to break up that third line of Staal, Cooke and Kennedy........arguably the best third line in hockey.
Jul 2, 2010 10:13pm
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Jul 2, 2010 11:32 PM
I like having that third line too but if it will generate more scoring, put Malkin and Staal together. I do think the defense has been upgraded with the new guys, hopefully that will take some pressure off of MAF.
Jul 2, 2010 11:32pm
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Jul 3, 2010 11:07 AM
I would trade dupuis to try and get some cap space, and if not this is what the line up will look like.

Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis/Johnson
Tangradi-Malkin-Staal
Cooke-Talbot-Kennedy
Rupp-Letestu-Adams

Martin-Michalek
Orpik-Letang
Goligoski-Lovejoy

MAF
Johnson
Jul 3, 2010 11:07am