Polaris922 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Good side? I can wear my jersey again.Bad side? What possible use could he be at this point?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf101 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 What possible use could he be at this point?? 8th d-man for practice #Warrior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notfondajane Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Maybe to make a coach when he retires? At least it's a try out signing he has to earn a spot! If he makes the team something is wrong some where! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samifan Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Pens Sign Gonchar to tryout, meanwhile Holmgren is pissed at Hextall for passing on Gonchar. Homer: "C'mon Ron, he's only 41, he's got some miles left. He could be our PP specialist. I say 4 years/24 million with a full NMC could get it done."Hextall: "Go for a bike ride!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poulin20 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 What possible use could he be at this point?? Fetching popcorn for Rutherford in the press box naturally! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nossagog Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Sadly, even at 41 he's probably better than Lovejoy, or maybe even Scuderi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samifan Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 If Homer knew he could not skate backwards, he would have insisted Hextall increase the contract off the 6yr/$42mil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nossagog Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 If Homer knew he could not skate backwards, he would have insisted Hextall increase the contract off the 6yr/$42mil Skate backwards? I thought the Flyers gave those kind of contracts to pylons(like Chris Pronger) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samifan Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Skate backwards? I thought the Flyers gave those kind of contracts to pylons(like Chris Pronger)@nossagog- You are correct. Flyers criteria for defense under Holmgren; old, slow, injury prone, poor skater, turnover machine, pylon. The more boxes that could be checked yes, the longer the term of the contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Skate backwards? I thought the Flyers gave those kind of contracts to pylons(like Chris Pronger) Though Pronger likely could have defended that play better from IR than Gonchar did on the ice there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B21 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Good side? I can wear my jersey again.Bad side? What possible use could he be at this point?? Clearly the Pens understand the value that a 40+ year old defenseman with rapidly declining declined skills playing (likely) minimal minutes per night can have. #warrior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Clearly the Pens understand the value that a 40+ year old defenseman with rapidly declining declined skills playing (likely) minimal minutes per night can have. #warrior Kinda sad, dontcha think, that they're trying to mimic the Blackhawks' plan for success when the Malkin/Crosby pairing won the Cup back before Chicago won three? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B21 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Kinda sad, dontcha think, that they're trying to mimic the Blackhawks' plan for success when the Malkin/Crosby pairing won the Cup back before Chicago won three? The Pens gave up two 2nds to sign Gonchar? In that case, I don't like the signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 The Pens gave up two 2nds to sign Gonchar? In that case, I don't like the signing. I was riffing off your riff in the first place Of course, they already tried that route with the two 2nds for Murray in 2013. But since neither of those picks turned into anything important... I mean, it's not like the Pens were ranked dead last in terms of organizational depth or anything, despite not winning a Cup since before Chicago won three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notfondajane Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I'm wondering if this management team is trying to run this team into the ground similar to the Pirates of the late 1990's early 2000's?!(I'm hope not) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B21 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Of course, they already tried that route with the two 2nds for Murray in 2013. But since neither of those picks turned into anything important... I mean, it's not like the Pens were ranked dead last in terms of organizational depth or anything, despite not winning a Cup since before Chicago won three. Wait - so you are saying Cup-contending teams shouldn't waste picks on useless aquisitions of aging defensemen let alone defensemen coming off a year long lay off? Glad we straightened that one out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Malkin is not exactly the mentoring type. Perhaps the Pens wanted a mentor/role model for Poltinkov, who is coming over from the KHL this year. Gonchar could help him adjust to life in the North America etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Wait - so you are saying Cup-contending teams shouldn't waste picks on useless aquisitions of aging defensemen let alone defensemen coming off a year long lay off? Glad we straightened that one out. No, I said The Pens shouldn't have done that. Serve. Volley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B21 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 No, I said The Pens shouldn't have done that. Serve. Volley. Nope. I'll concede that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murraycraven Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 8th d-man for practice #Warrior damn it HF! you stole my thunder on this one! Only reason I was posting here.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polaris922 Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 I didn't realize Gonchar is 16th all time scoring defenseman in NHL history. Kudos to him. I admit I quit paying much attention to him when he left here. I was a little disappointed when that happened. I mean he can't touch Pronger on the plus/minus/worthless stat category... but still.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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