Botts is Coming Back- Brings a cpl assets in Trade - Thank You BUF

Team: 2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 16, 2020

Published: Jun. 21, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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** With Cap Staying Flat = All NHL Teams get [1] Complete Buy-Out of 1- Roster player ~
(Salary is still paid to player but The Cap Hit is off the books)

~ Pens select - LHD- Jack Johnson #3 {put on LTIR to show}
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BUFFALO TRADE :
MY THINKING - It would be tough to trade Murr's to BUF & It would prob be tough for BUF to give up on Mittelstadt.

~ IMO Murray would give BUF a Legit #1 until UPL is ready or ready to split time & ZAR is a great bottom 6 guy that has a controlled contract.
+ I really like Mittelstadt's potential still BUT not shore of his value now after a tough yr.
- Even if Mittelstadt needs to start in WBS to get confidence back, we have McCann to fill in at 3C till he is ready?
- Ullmark is an underrated Goalie IMO & just keeps getting better - Steal?
- McCabe is a perfect Penguin type Dman - Bet he would flourish on a good team.
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VEGAS TRADE :
** I KNOW - I KNOW - It may seem like an Unfair Trade at 1st but when u look at both Tuch & Bjugstad they are very very similar players & are both a Trade Risk. [Why I added Conditional Picks in Trade]

~ BOTH - Juggs & Tuch are - only 2 1/2 yrs apart in age / 2" difference in Ht. / both R-Handed / both around 215-220 lbs / both better skaters than they appear to be.
~ BOTH are injury prone tho, w/ Juggs out all this yr, only playing 12-15 gms & Tuch missing 30+ gms this yr, while having a down yr when played.
~ BOTH only hitting 20 Goal mark once [Juggs - 24, 19, 16, 15 Goal seasons] & [Tuch - 20 & 15 Goal seasons]
UPSIDE of EACH is -
Juggs can play C or RW equally as good in Top 9, is more proven over time & only has 1 yr left on contract @ $4.1m
Tuch is 2 1/2 yrs younger [more upside] & is signed long term @ a fair $4.75m per
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MONTREAL TRADE :
~ This mite be a risk trading for a player w/ head issues & Migraines but everything I have read seems that Juulsen is healthy finally & ready to play.
A change of scenery could be good to re-start Juulsen's career & if healthy - Juulsen could be a steal.
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UFA SIGNINGS :
~ LW/RW- M. Granlund #64 - This could be a perfect wing for Sid bc he plays like D. Simon but is 100 X's more skilled. + Zucker gets his former teamate to come to PIT after a down yr in NSH.
~ RHD- M. Bowey #74 [Not Tendered] - Bowey is insurance for Juulsen & his health.

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