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Erik Karlsson is a Penguin…what now?



It’s been quite the last 24 hours for the Pittsburgh Penguins with the Erik Karlsson deal. After doing an emergency show on Sunday, Pat and Hunter are back for a normal show on Monday as they continue to discuss the Erik Karlsson deal. They look at why the naysayers are looking at this deal all wrong considering that the Penguins have won three Stanley Cups during this era and how this trade sets the Penguins up to not be irrelevant sooner rather than later. They also look at what this deal means for the rest of the defense, specifically that No. 6 spot now that Jan Rutta is no longer with the team. Is Chad Ruhwedel the favorite for the job? What about Mark Friedman? After that, they look at what Kyle Dubas could have in store next. Is Tomas Tatar on the team’s radar? Will they have the space for him? They also look at a couple of other options at forward while also discussing whether this was truly it for the offseason before ending the show by celebrating Sidney Crosby’s 36th birthday.

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33 Comments

  1. I really hope the Power Point gets a major shake up with Jake out – not just Rust moved up. The PP has been stale forever.

  2. Also the Jack Johnson won a CUP. The 3rd pair matter only when your top 2 pairs don't eat 45-50 mins

  3. Great job gentlemen I like it you 2 you wear Hoodies when it's Damp😅😅😅 Hodies,Damp I'm excited

  4. Pay no attention to mindless clueless they are all scared 4 Future Hall of Famers together

  5. Ty Smith might get a shot 3rd pairing put him and PO together.both left handed oh well

  6. Listen kids, i spent 7 years listening to people get excited about Dubas trades. It looks good? yes. Will it get you close to a cup? no. you don't have the d or goaltending, just like in Toronto.

  7. If the trade doesn't work you just pull the band aid off and trade everyone and rebuild.

  8. The hole league is talking about this trade if you thinking about it the penguins got 5 hall famers on this team 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  9. Agreed Hunter re being a playoff team again, I get that feeling also.

    Here’s hoping Jarry is better and healthy, we dont need outstanding goaltending (although that would be nice!) We will outscore most teams, he just needs to keep us in games🤞🏾

  10. It's a breath of fresh air having Dubas as GM. Ron Hextall would never in a million years pull off a trade of this caliber, he absolutely does not have the balls.

  11. man, pat. on being conflicted about the golden goal, i went to the first game back from the olympics. we played the sabres. ryan miller in goal. pa announcer introducing sid, pittsburgh crowd literally booed. introducing miller, crowd goes wild. i'll never forget it. nationalism is weird.

    cool to see you doing it big, always knew you would from growing up together on the school bus and jamming in our rents houses.

  12. While its true that they brought in a 33 yr old dman in EK65, they also shipped out a 33 yr old rutta and 35 year olf petry. now 23 yr old ty smith can play. technically, the pens d got younger. I would rather see will butcher than chad ruhwedel though in that bottom pairing. Ruhwedel was over used. he looked like he had nothing in the tank at years end. best case scenario, i prefer him at the 7th or 8th dman.

  13. Im super excited to see my team play with Karlsson but I hope they addressed the goals against problems from last year.

  14. He was born for it Canada 3 USA 2 let's solve it in Sweden 2024 wjc in overtime be there USA, does Logan Cooley have the C secured? 🎯

  15. Im thinking they at least give smith a shot with poj. Chad r has proven he can sit 20 games and jump in no prob so best to have him hang for the 7 spot

  16. I still think they need a decent 3rd line winger who they can will sign on the cheaper side.. Also the NHL is and always will be about making playoffs runs or your team will go bankrupt after a while.

  17. They probably won’t do it since Sullivan isn’t a fan of putting D-men on their offside but they should try putting Smith on the right next to POJ. Talk about a ridiculously stacked right side. Each pairing has a strong offensive D-man coupled with great defensive guys

  18. It really is ridiculous how people have been trying to talk the Penguins‘ demise into existence for what feels like 10 years and they are still a powerhouse in the NHL for as long as they have a sensible GM. And as you guys said: this is all about fun moving forward. We have won enough and if we add to the total then all the better. But this is also about really making this team fun to watch for a few more years. ❤

  19. Kane's decline was bc he play thru the Hip injury lol
    He will be good still once he's 100%

  20. They really need sign a power forward that can screen the goalie and standup for crosby and malkin….i just dont see thomas tatar as that guy.

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