B21 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Nice depth. Don't hate the deals but I'm not doing cartwheels, either. To quote Norman Dale... "My team's on the floor." (Err...ice.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlbluesfan4ever Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Goc may not be the third center that the Pens were wanting but he is a serviceable center and will help the Pens little more up the middle. However Stempniak is a dark horse, he put up pretty solid numbers as a second or third line winger with the Blues, but as the note got younger, they used Stempniak as a bargaining chip and traded him to the maple leafs for Alexander Steen and Carlo Colaiacovo. he bounced around alittle more, but he has always been a solid player but hasn't had a ton of support staff since St. louis. However Stempniak usually jumps out to big starts for each of the teams he was traded too, but, a potential line mate for Crosby or Malkin could be just what both the Pens and Lee need. I think that trade will turn out to be a turning point of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nossagog Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 No, it wasn't the big deals that Shero seems to find at the deadline, but it does make the team better. If Bennet gets back in the lineup, both Goc and Sempniak "could" fill out the third line centered by Sutter. Goc's faceoff play will be a big plus also. It will be seen if Coach Dan decides to try Stempniak on Crosby's line right away or not, he needs to do something there as Gibbons, although he tries hard, is just not first line material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 @nossagog I've always been a big fan of Goc. The guy is a tremendous defensive center who can chip in the odd important goal. This was a really nice, kind of sneaky add by Shero. He's elite smart and plays with a TON of grit. Nice skater and even better face off guy. Perfect guy to make a long run with, he's built for the tight checking games you see in the playoffs. Marcel is very underrated in my books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B21 Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 @nossagog I've always been a big fan of Goc. The guy is a tremendous defensive center who can chip in the odd important goal. This was a really nice, kind of sneaky add by Shero. He's elite smart and plays with a TON of grit. Nice skater and even better face off guy. Perfect guy to make a long run with, he's built for the tight checking games you see in the playoffs. Marcel is very underrated in my books. Yeah but he has a dumb last name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Yeah but he has a dumb last name. Change it to "Glock"....maybe a nice nickname for him, huh? Has a nice ring to it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nossagog Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Although the Pens have played like acray the last two games, I've like what I've seen from Goc and Stempniak. Goc is not getting a high amount of time yet, but he's being used in defensive faceoff situations as well as on the PK, he's fit in well and hopefully he'll find a more appropriate location on the third line. Stempniak has has a great many oppurtunities that haven't gone in on Sid's like so far, and also looks to fit in quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I like both moves for your team. Nothing crazy, but two solid depth moves which should help in the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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