Swapping RFAs with Buffalo

Created by: AlphaHockey65

Team: 2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Sep. 4, 2020

Published: Sep. 4, 2020

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McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

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UFA - 5

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1) Nick Bjugstad: I think he fills the 3C role next season. He's supposedly 100% healthy and is in a contract year.

2) Jack Johnson: The Pens are playing a big role in JJ's life at this point and I don't see him leaving. He's going to play the rest of this contract out in Pittsburgh.

3) Montour: A very solid addition to this D core. Gives us 3 capable RDs who could move up and down the lineup.

4) LD is still a position of weakness if one of Dumo/Pettersson get hurt

5) Lafferty will fill in the ZAR role until he recovers from his surgery

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Montour, Brandon	4	$3,875,000
Jarry, Tristan	2	$2,800,000
Lafferty, Sam	2	$850,000
Riikola, Juuso	2	$850,000
Simon, Dominik	2	$850,000

Trades

PIT

Montour, Brandon [RFA Rights]

Additional Details:

Swap of RFAs -
Buffalo has a surplus of D and could use a guy like McCann.

BUF

Bellerive, Jordy
McCann, Jared [RFA Rights]
2020 5th round pick (PIT)

Additional Details:

Pens add a bit as Buffalo would need a bit more incentive to part with a guy they paid a big price on.
But this fills the 2RD position and allows Marino to flow up and down the lineup.

PIT

2020 2nd round pick (CGY)
2020 4th round pick (SJS)

Additional Details:

One of Calgary, Ottawa, Edmonton

CGY

Murray, Matt [RFA Rights]

Additional Details:

Fair value for Murray
Not worth a 1st imo. A 2nd + prospect/later pick is more than enough

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

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$81,500,000	$75,125,175	$0	$850,000	$6,374,825

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	Rust, Bryan $3,500,000$3,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
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	Kapanen, Kasperi $3,200,000$3,200,000 RW UFA - 2
Simon, Dominik $850,000$850,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Bjugstad, Nick $2,050,000$2,050,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Hörnqvist, Patric $5,300,000$5,300,000 RW NTC UFA - 3
Lafferty, Sam $850,000$850,000 RW, C, LW UFA - 2	Blueger, Teddy $750,000$750,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Tanev, Brandon $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 5

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 $2,800,000$2,800,000 G UFA - 3
Pettersson, Marcus $4,025,175$4,025,175 LD UFA - 5	Montour, Brandon $3,875,000$3,875,000 RD UFA - 1	DeSmith, Casey $1,250,000$1,250,000 G UFA - 2
Johnson, Jack $1,150,000$1,150,000 LD UFA - 1	Marino, John $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Ruhwedel, Chad $700,000$700,000 RD UFA - 1		Aston-Reese, Zach $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 1
Riikola, Juuso $850,000$850,000 LD UFA - 2

Top Comments

Sep. 4, 2020 at 4:06 p.m.

DonkeyLips

Joined: Jun. 2018

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I like the Montour move. Not enough change to the roster though. I think the pens will get a lot more for Murray than people are expecting. A late 1st and an nhl ready prospect. You are seeing in these playoffs how important good goaltending is. Of the teams still in the playoffs only philly and tampa have had consistent goalies. Murray is still regarded as an upper level goalie by gms.

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Sep. 4, 2020 at 4:12 p.m.

Dan10900

Joined: Jun. 2018

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Why would we need to get an RD, Marino should never get less than 20 mins/night, and Montour is certainly not a guy who can really challenge him for that, and it's really not worth it to pay a 3RD ~4 mil with everything else we need

Sep. 4, 2020 at 4:56 p.m.

TySmith4Norris

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I'd do McCann for Miller but I really don't think Montour brings what they need and is going to cost more

Sep. 4, 2020 at 5:07 p.m.

Tjm220

Sabres fan

Joined: Jul. 2020

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Quoting: Marino4Norris

I'd do McCann for Miller but I really don't think Montour brings what they need and is going to cost more

Buffalo outbid Pittsburgh for Montour only a year ago. I wouldn’t be that surprised if they were still interested.

Sep. 4, 2020 at 5:34 p.m.

TySmith4Norris

All-Team Pylon

Joined: Jun. 2015

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Quoting: Tjm220

Buffalo outbid Pittsburgh for Montour only a year ago. I wouldn’t be that surprised if they were still interested.

I'm sure they're interested, I just don't think the would be in exchange for McCann. His value hasn't gone up since a year ago, it's gone down

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