These Deals Work

Team: 2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Sep. 1, 2020

Published: Sep. 1, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

These deals help both teams IMO. If the value is slightly off adjust picks or throw in a minor prospect/fringe player. JJ to Minny has already been discussed and they need to make a move for a goalie. Guerin likes JJ. Getting 6 `6 hometown Bjugstad for a center hungry team is a nice bonus. Anyone who says he is a cap dump who doesn`t have positive value is ridiculous. Moving Dubnyk is also a plus. Pitt can let him play out year (or flip?) and then have Desmith backup next year. Brodin is a good player but only has 1 yr remaining and is UFA.

Devils need D and scoring wingers. They have too many centers and prospects and need to start making moves for established NHLers. Zacha is a piece they can afford to move and they can replace their 3C with a veteran in free agency (ie. Soderberg, Haula, Eakin) or trade or move Hughes back to center and roll Hughes-Hischier-Zajac as top 3C. McCann in an elevated role with Hischier or Hughes could be a steal.

Pens get faster and younger (Kap, Zacha) while also bringing in some tough veterans (Buf, Maroon).

Team has depth and can let younger guys have big roles in Wilkes instead of sitting not playing in Pitt. It`s too bad Poulin couldn`t play in the AHL. I think he is too good to play in the Q but not quite ready to make enough of an impact in the NHL. It may work out if the CHL plays its season earlier than NHL that he can play CHL and then jump to NHL (or AHL - he`ll be 20 In Feb) midseason after CHL is done for the year.

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