To kick off this off-season thread, PHN is reporting today that Geno indeed was in the middle of serious trade talks last off-season.......to Florida; a spot I've always been led to believe he likes geographically.
This was said to be the follow-up to the deal for Phat, which Maklin supported. Geno was supposed to be next, and was said to be amenable to it (and I myself personally believe his wife, who isn't the world's biggest Pittsburgh fan, may have been the actual lynchpin behnd it). However, Sid supposedly entered the discussion as peacemaker, after which he was said to have urged Sully to talk to him.
Additionally, Mario is said to be against a split as well. The proposed deal eventually died.....and as a result, there's evidently some ongoing long-term committment of the two sides to one another. The net result essentially is that Malkin isn't going anywhere.....
This was said to be the follow-up to the deal for Phat, which Maklin supported. Geno was supposed to be next, and was said to be amenable to it (and I myself personally believe his wife, who isn't the world's biggest Pittsburgh fan, may have been the actual lynchpin behnd it). However, Sid supposedly entered the discussion as peacemaker, after which he was said to have urged Sully to talk to him.
Additionally, Mario is said to be against a split as well. The proposed deal eventually died.....and as a result, there's evidently some ongoing long-term committment of the two sides to one another. The net result essentially is that Malkin isn't going anywhere.....