flat cap

Created by: djsuperdock

Team: 2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 4, 2020

Published: Jul. 4, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

Goalie situation is obviously the #1 priority this offseason. I believe due to the flat cap and impending expansion draft, Murray will be dangled HARD. Next priority would be to clear more cap space via a team that has it, i.e. Ottawa. Then the Pens can sign RFAs and address the bottom pair on D. DeMelo would be a great add and the Pens could retain Riikola and have him and POJ play it out for the 3LD spot. Ruhwedel has also played OK the last couple of years. If Sheary is open to it, there is probably room for a one year contract (need to save room next year for Marino's next contract). If they could pull all this off, the Pens would be in a great spot to compete despite the flat cap.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Jarry, Tristan	2	$3,000,000
McCann, Jared	2	$3,500,000
Riikola, Juuso	2	$950,000
Lafferty, Sam	2	$850,000
Labanc, Kevin	2	$3,000,000
Rodrigues, Evan	1	$850,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Sheary, Conor		1	$3,000,000
DeMelo, Dylan		3	$2,166,666

Trades

PIT

2021 3rd round pick (OTT)

Additional Details:

Seems expensive but IMO paying to get rid of Bjugstad and JJ is a MUST for the Pens to compete for championships for the next 2 years.

OTT

PIT

Labanc, Kevin [RFA Rights]
2021 3rd round pick (PIT)

SJS

Murray, Matt [RFA Rights]
Simon, Dominik [RFA Rights]

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2020
2021
2022

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
24	$81,500,000	$78,680,174	$0	$1,062,500	$2,819,826

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Zucker, Jason $5,500,000$5,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 3	Crosby, Sidney $8,700,000$8,700,000 C NMC UFA - 5	Labanc, Kevin $3,000,000$3,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 4
Guentzel, Jake $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 4	Malkin, Evgeni $9,500,000$9,500,000 C NMC UFA - 2	Rust, Bryan $3,500,000$3,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
Sheary, Conor $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	McCann, Jared $3,500,000$3,500,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Hörnqvist, Patric $5,300,000$5,300,000 RW NTC UFA - 3
Aston-Reese, Zach $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Blueger, Teddy $750,000$750,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Tanev, Brandon $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 5
Rodrigues, Evan $850,000$850,000 LW, C UFA - 1		Lafferty, Sam $850,000$850,000 RW, C, LW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Dumoulin, Brian $4,100,000$4,100,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 3	Letang, Kris $7,250,000$7,250,000 RD M-NTC, NMC UFA - 2	Jarry, Tristan $3,000,000$3,000,000 G UFA - 3
Pettersson, Marcus $4,025,175$4,025,175 LD UFA - 5	Marino, John $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RD UFA - 1	DeSmith, Casey $1,250,000$1,250,000 G UFA - 2
Riikola, Juuso $950,000$950,000 LD UFA - 2	DeMelo, Dylan $2,166,666$2,166,666 RD UFA - 4
Joseph, Pierre-Olivier $863,333$863,333 ($212,500$212K) LD RFA - 2	Ruhwedel, Chad $700,000$700,000 RD UFA - 1

Top Comments

Jul. 4, 2020 at 9:18 a.m.

Dan10900

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That's a stupid overpay.

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Jul. 4, 2020 at 9:25 a.m.

Campabee

Joined: Nov. 2018

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Pretty much the right price to dump a contract look at the Toronto trade to dump Marleau they had to give up a 1st as well!

Jul. 4, 2020 at 9:51 a.m.

TheBoyDuddus

Joined: Apr. 2018

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Count me in for the sens trade. 2 years of Bjugstad is manageable but 4 years of Johnson is... yikes. However, despite the health concerns, Hallander is a good prospect and together with a late first next year there’s enough value for Ottawa to take this on.

Jul. 4, 2020 at 10:07 a.m.

mhockey91

Joined: Jun. 2015

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Quoting: AFOX10900

That's a stupid overpay.

Massive. Jugs can be traded without paying anything. Johnson may need a sweetener but not that much

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Jul. 4, 2020 at 10:14 a.m.

Yojimbo

Joined: Apr. 2018

Posts: 5,351

Likes: 1,535

Quoting: Campabee

Pretty much the right price to dump a contract look at the Toronto trade to dump Marleau they had to give up a 1st as well!

Not a good comparison. Toronto needed to move cap in order to sign Marner. They also needed someone that would be willing to buy out Marleau, as opposed to playing him, so that he could sign in San Jose. They were 100% against the wall with the Marner cap need, and they needed someone to do just pay Marleau and walk away or Marleau may not have waived his NMC.

The Pens do not need the cap space like Toronto did, neither has a NMC, they don't need anyone to be willing to just buy the guy out.

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