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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Ya you made a completely unrealistic deal. JVR for Murray??? Zero chance that deal happens. The Pens are looking for first round picks for Murray not overpaid 31 year old wingers.
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The deal I made was JVR, a fifth and the rights to Jankowski for the rights to Murray and Nick Bjugstad. I didn't fully spell it out because my post was already so long and the focus was meant to be the Gaudreau trade.
I then bought out Bjugstad which was $600 000 for 2020-21.
Is that second trade realistic? I don't know. Maybe not but Pittsburgh has a very clear window with the end of the Crosby-Mallkin era at least within sight. Plus Jim Rutherford has shown that he is unafraid of the bolder moves to get those two shooting wingers.
Pittsburgh gets a scorer to replace Hornqvist (who doesn't seem to have it anymore), a youngish guy who needs a change and can at least PK and check and gets rid of the Bjugstad contract. All for a RFA-with-rights goalie of which they have one too many