Case for Byfield if you know

Created by: Adamitis

Team: 2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 10, 2020

Published: Aug. 10, 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

Case for Byfield over Lafreniere:

Byfield is 10 months younger, Lafreniere only a few days away from being eligible last draft
Byfield is a C
Byfield has a bigger frame
Byfield's skating is better
Byfield plays in a stronger league
Byfield's WJC this year is about even with Lafreniere's last season at the same age
Higher Ceiling

Would you rather have a potential Huberdeau/Kane with a floor of Saad in Lafreniere, or a potential Malkin/Lindros in Byfield, with a floor of Eric Staal.

Negative: Byfield probably goes back to the OHL for one more season.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Jarry, Tristan	3	$3,000,000
Murray, Matt	3	$4,000,000
Simon, Dominik	2	$1,250,000
Lafferty, Sam	2	$750,000
McCann, Jared	2	$2,850,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Girgensons, Zemgus		1	$1,000,000
Hainsey, Ron		1	$1,000,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Byfield, Quinton		3	$925,000

Trades

PIT

Pateryn, Greg

MIN

Bjugstad, Nick

Buried

Casey DeSmith: $175,000 ($1,250,000)

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

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$76,675,175	$0	$850,000	$4,824,825

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Guentzel, Jake $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 4	Crosby, Sidney $8,700,000$8,700,000 C NMC UFA - 5	Simon, Dominik $1,250,000$1,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Zucker, Jason $5,500,000$5,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 3	Malkin, Evgeni $9,500,000$9,500,000 C NMC UFA - 2	Rust, Bryan $3,500,000$3,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
Girgensons, Zemgus $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, C UFA - 3	McCann, Jared $2,850,000$2,850,000 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
	Lafferty, Sam $750,000$750,000 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
Pettersson, Marcus $4,025,175$4,025,175 LD UFA - 5	Marino, John $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RD UFA - 1
Hainsey, Ron $1,000,000$1,000,000 RD UFA	Pateryn, Greg $2,250,000$2,250,000 RD UFA - 1	Jarry, Tristan $3,000,000$3,000,000 G UFA - 3
Johnson, Jack $1,150,000$1,150,000 LD UFA - 1	Ruhwedel, Chad $700,000$700,000 RD UFA - 1	Murray, Matt $4,000,000$4,000,000 G UFA - 4