DK’s Daily Shot of Penguins: Trade ’em all?

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1. I'm a Penguins fan living in Toronto…I don't normally give comments but as soon as Dubas was hired (which I so regretted) I commented. Kyle Dubas is an average GM at best….the guy put together a roster that is a top 20 team at best, and says he wants to trade now? You failed in constructing a good team….the guys that need to be traded ARE THE GUYS HE HAS BROUGHT IN….Karlsson, Graves, Hayes, Glass, Grzlyck signing Jarry….our issues have to do with moves you made (Guentzel the only first line winger this team had when you said you want to win, the guy will be good still in 3-4 years from now when Sid retires and then you trade him)….and the moves you didn't make … getting good defensemen and depth scoring. In the past I showed that for the money they spent last year they could have signed guys that would have put 40 more goals in bottom 6, and an actually good defensive defensemen….the issue is the GM trust me…I saw how he did nothing with a Leafs team loaded with talent…

2. Dubas went out and signed a bunch of other teams scrubs and we have this expectation that they would be good? It's nuts, I predicted 20th at best….but look at his moves, every single one aside from Eller signing has not worked out…and been utter failures in some cases…..the roster construction is really bad

3. I was at the game in Washington and I was pleasantly surprised how competitive they were (although the second period they looked exhausted). That effort was night-and-day compared to this one and I joked that the Pens showed up for the first game I was able to see live in almost 20 years.

   Clearly, you all need to chip in and send me to more games; I'm their good luck charm.

4. Hey DK who scored the only goal? Who has more points than O'Connor even while playing on the fourth line? Hehehehe this game is extra tragic for you. Daddy Sullivan finally listens to you and this is the result. Not that anyone actually listens to you since you're an impotent radio host

5. As said at the start of the year, this team is not good. Trading players for new NHL players is not going to work. I have never seen it work. ONE THING works. The draft. THE END.

6. all of this disaster LITERALLY goes back to Mario forcing out Rutherford as GM and hiring Hextall. Sure, Jim made some clunker moves in 2018, but the damage done by hextall and the complete inadequate attempt to fix things by Dubas has left us where we are now. Plus Mario gave up and sold the team to Boston anyway. The only solace I take is that I’ve been saying Letang is a defensive liability for YEARS, and now that there isn’t a crew around him to bail out his mistakes it has now become very obvious to even the casual fans. It’s such a shame because Crosby deserved far better in his final years in the league.

7. Trading players won't save depens. If our guys have no trade clauses, why would any player want to come here? It's almost time to call it, not good enough for the playoffs.

8. And we thought Jeff Carter was the problem 😂

9. Fire Sullivan, he’s the biggest problem! His system hasn’t worked for years now!! You can trade the entire team and nothing will change!

10. If his name isn’t Crosby trade him this team is sinking fast it needs a major overhaul

11. Dubas needs to do something, and in a hurry. If much more time goes by and nothing is done, the playoff picture will be far, far out of reach for the Pens.

12. This team is pathetic, it's so embarrassing every single one of them doesn't care. It sucks to watch plain and simple. Getting home from work when it's already dark out it's the season to get home and watch hockey and these guys are unwatchable at this point

13. 9:35 DK.. come on. The "easy way out"? This isn't one season of failure… we're now 7 YEARS without any playoff success/no playoffs. Before you know it we will be talking about a decade since they've won anything. This isn't a knee jerk reaction. The guy has lost the team. Doesn't mean he's a bad coach

14. Sullivan needs to go, but not because he is a bad coach. It is because the team has tuned him out. It would be their fault, not his. That is part of the life of a NHL coach.

15. Mike sullivan needs to go,,5 years ago he should have gone, kevin constitiane would have won with thise teams..he doesnt care anymore, the team never changes, why trade ryan reeves, or those two d man to the blues years ago, i know that one is a lil out there but..thiw goes vack to whats his name from Carolina trading away all our pick for guys and then trading the guys he got awaya month later…mike sullivan though is the big issue,,karlsson is a bum too,

16. Capitals beat our ass every game too..im sick of it

17. Being willing to trade Malkin considering the season he's having is absurd.

18. Thank You Mario Lemieux for saving the team years ago, glad youngotbout before Sully crapped over it all.

    Mario averaged over 2points a game before he retired the first time..

19. I dont understand how SUllivan still has a job. That said., i dont understand much these days. i like to look for Letang after every goal against. Its like a wheres Waldo.

20. YES! Trade 'em all. This is unwatchable. Even though I force myself to watch. I must hate myself.

21. Considering in two seasons now Dubas has made one move to actually help the team (Eller) and every other move has backfired tremendously, I wouldn’t put much hope in the worst GM in hockey fixing much

22. The only reason they beat Washington was because Washington played probably their worst game of the season. Let's face it, this is the cycle of once great hockey teams…they all (other than maybe the Bruins) have their down years (eg. Kings, Blackhawks) and now its our turn…we will be like this for 3-5 years

23. Yea that was rough. Hopefully we start making some changes and management wakes up. Feel terrible for Sid

24. This is what the end looks like. It’s not pretty. Soon enough Sid will rather be surrounded by young energetic guys than this group of paycheck cashers. Suck it up because we’re about to see rock bottom. Fingers crossed we land a top pick in the draft that can move in with Sid while he’s learning the ropes.

25. I forgot there was a game and when I checked the score I just laughed.

    First time that's ever happened.

26. I mean… I heard "Fire Sully" chants on tv last night…

27. FIRE DUBAS! EVERYTHING this guy has done has been a disaster!

28. Could it be 58 is not thrilled with 65 being here? To be not top dog? Performance last 2 years seems to show that.

29. While this ain't all on Sullivan, I disagree with DK…..I sometimes think he's got to tip toe around this topic because he has to interact with Sully. Once again, everyone chooses to look at little windows of this season, but this has been tracking like this for years. Sullivan couldn't get this team up two years ago to beat Chicago or Columbus to get into the playoffs. He needs to be let go….and once again, he is working with an awful team. Then there's Dubas, every trade or pick up he's made has failed on this team, he's continued to make deals for small and soft. Look at the past CUP winners, they are big and mean, like DK said, no team plays the Penguins and leaves with a bruise. When you look at the line up, line one has once again gone quiet…..why…..cause we expect O'Connor to play with Sid and he can't. The days of the two headed monster being able to drag along 3rd liners is over, they need help. But it doesn't matter when you have the defensemen you do here, whether they have checked out or have bad habits, this can be dealt with by coaching and has never. Letang has drove me nuts with his pinches and bad decisions for years, too much risk vesus reward. Letang made so many bad plays last night and didn't miss a shift, Karlsson never gets benched and does not know how to play positional defense, Graves was brutal and gets routinely walked, they try to get Petersson on the point for his 55mph shot, and he's their blue line tough guy…..yikes! Last night the goaltending was suspect but Ned stopped it from reaching 10-12 goals against. I was actually really disappointed that Sid signed on for more of this……..his cap friendly contract, he should ask to be traded to a contender, he deserves better then going thru this……he's getting humbled nightly! All I want for Xmas…..start with Sully, than REBUILD……..move Crosby too!

30. Fire the darn couch first then clean house

31. its the 2005 team all over again. Sid's last years will be irrelevant. And that's sad.

32. Thank you DK. The game was so, flat as in a flat tire. I'm lost for words. I hope they will change for the better. Great show DK

33. The fans understand the roster needs a complete makeover. The fans are also COMPLETELY SUPPORTIVE of whatever it takes to be more like the LA Kings or Caps (two older teams stocked w young talent) !!!

34. How can professional athletes just “give up”? How can they accept a salary without embarrassment and shame? What happens in these guys minds that allows this to happen? There’s no leadership on this team.

35. This team looks stale and bored. Needs a change for the team and some players.

    My 2c

36. Fire Dubas.

37. Remember a month ago when I said quit covering for Sullivan… 9:00 here you continue to do it when the proofs been in the pudding for the last 3 years at least. That’s how we know! I mean is this Mike Sullivans burners account with an AI Voice changer? I’m starting to get suspicious Mike I mean DK… one win doesn’t erase 3 years of sucking!