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[Vegas Golden Knights GM]

Not a bad point about putting fans in the seats. But how long will they put fans in the seats if they don't produce?

Sure, it SEEMS like signing Hedberg/Straka/Kovalev would bring all the fans in...and it probably would for a while.

Straka is injury prone...he gets hurt, you immediately have one less player you could've had via free agency.

How long would it take the fans to turn on Kovalev if he didn't start producing right away?? It took about 2 bad games for people in Pittsburgh to give "big ben" the nickname "Ben Worthlessburger".

Plus, this is post-lockout NHL. There are going to be a lot of first time hockey fans combined with the die hards. If they saw Ziggy Palffy and Chris Osgood have a few awesome games, they'd immediately jump on the bandwagon and forget Straka ever played here.

But we shall see what happens

[LAKingsGM]

Ziggy Palffy and Osgood............now you're talking. You all know Ziggy is one of my favorite players. If he signed a deal with the Pens, I would cry.

We're gearing up here. I am ready to watch some hockey here in Pittsburgh!!

It's like Christmas.

[thrashersgm]

A number of sources have Osgood all but signed in Detroit. Hedberg is not an option. Never should be.

Pittsburgh will have a good team, but you don't need to sign alot of players to compete for the cup. You just have to have the right chemistry and a little bit of luck.

Try to add Kovalev. Sign Malkin. Try to find a goalie to mentor Fleury and go from there.

You have the right core to compete, but start the goals small. Win on opening night, make playoffs, make round 2, etc.

[Anaheim GM]

Very good stuff, Marty. You should be a GM. Oh, that's right, you are! Sometimes I feel as though the GM talent in the NsHL is ready for the big time (NHL).

Well, it's a lot easier to deal with these players as a series of statistical numbers than it is to deal with their personal issues, locker room antics, and press nightmares. Oh well, this is about as real as it gets!

[formerBostonGM]

It's about time that the Pens didn't suck. I might actually come to Pittsburgh and cheer for a team other than the Steelers. OK so I cheered for the Pirates once, but I promise that it won't happen again.