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Matt Vensel's Penguins chat: 04.23.20
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2:14
If the Pens get a compliance buyout, is it Jack Johnson or Bjugstad they’ll buy out? Can’t be anyone else right?
Matt Vensel
2:16
Sure, I think those guys would be in the conversation. But the scariest contract to me is Patric Hornqvist. Look, I know he's a heart-and-soul guy who helped them win two Cups. And he's had a productive season given his role. But at his age and with his injury history, especially those concussions, that contract could be a major problem in a couple of years. All that said, the Pens would probably think short-term if the NHL gives team a compliance buyout after all this.
Mo Nongahela
2:16
Your fav IPA?
Matt Vensel
2:17
Locally, I really like Headhunter IPA. Some really great ones up in Minneapolis and New Hampshire, where I lived previously.
TP Ranger
2:17
Matt, of the Stanley Cup favorites before this happened (Boston, Tampa Bay, Washington, Pittsburgh, etc.) who do you think is best equipped to come back and play at a high level quickly?
Matt Vensel
2:20
Couple of ways to look at this layoff. It's going to give older and/or injured players a chance to get closer to 100%. So it would help the Pens, a veteran team with some banged-up players, in that regard. But the schedule is also going to be condensed, meaning there will be less time to rest. So that may hurt them if they make it through the first round or two. Does that make sense? So, to me, I'd be looking for a team with a lot of young legs to lift the Cup this year.
Chris Tamer
2:20
If you had to pick one of these players for your defense, who are you taking: Larry Murphy, Paul Coffey, or Kris Letang?
....or Chris Tamer.  He was pretty good too. Kinda awesome even.
Matt Vensel
2:24
OK, last one. Man, three really good players there. And also Chris Tamer. Coffey was a wizard with the puck and could really skate and Letang is no slouch in that regard. They'd both be able to get me out of the zone in a hurry. Murphy's game was a little more rounded if I remember correctly but he obviously put up a bunch of points, too. It would come down to Coffey and Murphy, a pair of Hall of Famers. Give me Coffey. Whether it's Coffey or coffee, you can't lose.
2:25
That's it for today, folks. Some really awesome questions today. I mean it. That was fun. We'll do this again sometime soon. Stay safe and stay sane. Hopefully we'll have hockey back in our lives soon.
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