Part 1 2020-2021 of my 2yr Pens plan - Please for the Love of God

Created by: Sidstick87

Team: 2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Dec. 13, 2020

Published: Dec. 16, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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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

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This is Part 1 [2020-2021] of my 2 year Penguin's Plan

IMO, This would be a near Perfect Roster for the PENS to have a "REAL / LEGIT" chance at a CUP run w/ the {87 / 71 / 58 CORE} for the next [2] Seasons. (Instead of the fringe playoff team Roster we have now)

FORWARDS :
- Line 1A ------ 59 ~ 87 ~ 42 ------ Everyone knows that Sid & Jake will be together & I am in the minority but I loved the Kappy Trade & think this line could be Scary good.
- Line 1B ------ 67 ~ 71 ~ 64 ------ A 2nd line that would be a 1st line for about 30 other NHL teams would work for me w/ 2 of my fav wingers w/ Geno in Granlund & Rakell
- Line 3A ------ 19 ~ 88 ~ 17 ------ 2- Top 6 Wingers in McCann & Rusty w/ a young 3C in Gaudette, as a 3rd line Yes Please.
- Line 3B ------ 29 ~ 53 ~ 13 ------ Blueger & Turbo are Perfect 4th liners, PLUS the addition of a non-stop skating & hitting [29-Carrier] would make a better 4th line.
** {All 3 of the Top lines OR Top 9 Wingers could be mixed OR changed in a number of ways} **

- H/S Forwards ------ 14 -Janko & 37-Laffy would be ideal back-ups being able to both play C & both Wings
- 1st Call Ups -------- 21-Poulin / 57- Angello / __- Gaudreau / __- Ritchie / __- O'Conner / 47- Baertschi

DEFENSE :
- Pairing #1 ------ 8 ~ 58 ------ Dumo & Letang are Still 1 of the best Top pairings in the NHL
- Pairing #2 ------ 28 ~ 6 ------ Both of Marino & Pettersson keep getting better, love this 2nd pairing
- Pairing #3 ------ 5 ~ 4 ------ This will be 1 of the best 3rd pairings in the NHL, Loved the Mathy trade & think Ceci will be solid.

- H/S D-man ------ 2-Ruhwedel ---- The best #7 in NHL
- 1st Call Ups ------ 7-Dahlstrom / __-Trotman / 73-P.O. Joseph / __-Maniscalco

Goalie :
- #1A ------ 35- Jarry ------ IMO, Jarry will turn into a Top 10 NHL Goalie
- #1B ------ 31- Hill ------ This kid is a legit future #1 & would be a great 1B to Jarry for next cpl yrs.
- #3 ------ 34 - Howard ------ If Teams will be keeping [3] Goalies, he could help both Jarry & Hill as a a vet.
- #3 ------ 32- Stolarz ------ If given a chance I think Stolarz could be a solid #2 but would be a great #3.

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All Players on {LTIR} could be a Call-Up at some point in Season for Pens

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Free Agent Signings

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Granlund, Mikael	1	$2,400,000
Howard, Jimmy	1	$1,000,000
Ritchie, Brett	1	$750,000

Trades

PIT

Hill, Adin

Additional Details:

[PIT] gets my fav younger Goalie that is a Matt Murray Jr in how he plays but w/ a good Glove hand.

ARI

Rodrigues, Evan

Additional Details:

[ARZ] gets a versatile bottom 6 C/RW/LW for a Goalie they will lose on waivers.

PIT

Baertschi, Sven
Gaudette, Adam
Woo, Jett
2021 1st round pick (VAN)

Additional Details:

*[PIT] Only makes this deal bc of the deal in place w/ ANA to get Rakell. PLUS the need for a 3rd line Center in Gaudette + a fav prospect of mine in RHD-man Woo. Baertschi goes to WBS.

VAN

Additional Details:

*[VAN] gets that Top line / Top 6 winger this team needs & lost in Toffoli ++ move out a cap dump in Baertschi. Also get a Depth #8 D-man in Czuczman (pronounced Church-man) I have no clue how but thats how u say it, lol.

PIT

Additional Details:

*[PIT] finally gets it right & trades for the correct RWer in Rakell, who could be that 3rd/4th Star Forward & be that Kessel type scorer on the #1PP on that Left wall. PLUS get a great #3 Goalie who I've always liked since Stolarz draft yr.

ANA

DeSmith, Casey
Riikola, Juuso
2021 1st round pick (VAN)

Additional Details:

*[ANA] gets a 1st Rdr (possibly a #16-#22 overall), a solid back-up in DeSmith who would be ideal for a Legit #1 Goalie like Whitehall (PGH) Johnny, & a #4-#6 LHD in Riikola who can play = as good on Right side & had a great 1st yr in NHL.

PIT

Additional Details:

*[PIT] gets a physical / non-stop skating 4th line LWer in Carrier & a depth #8 LHD-man that goes to WBS (AHL).

VGK

Additional Details:

*[VGK] get 2- bottom 6 Forwards. ZAR- the best analytically Defensive Forward in Hockey & a great PK guy. Sceviour- a smart do it all vet.

Buyouts

Jack Johnson: $1,166,667

Retained Salary Transactions

Nick Bjugstad: $2,050,000 (50%)

Buried

Sven Baertschi: $2,291,666 ($3,366,666)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2021
2022
2023

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$78,186,647	$0	$850,000	$3,313,353

Roster

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	Kapanen, Kasperi $3,200,000$3,200,000 RW UFA - 2
Rakell, Rickard $2,463,139$2,463,139 RW, LW UFA - 2	Malkin, Evgeni $9,500,000$9,500,000 C NMC UFA - 2	Granlund, Mikael $2,400,000$2,400,000 C, RW UFA - 1
	Gaudette, Adam $950,000$950,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Rust, Bryan $3,500,000$3,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
McCann, Jared $2,940,000$2,940,000 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
Carrier, William $1,400,000$1,400,000 LW UFA - 4

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 $3,500,000$3,500,000 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	Hill, Adin $800,000$800,000 G UFA - 1
Matheson, Michael $4,875,000$4,875,000 LD UFA - 6	Ceci, Cody $1,250,000$1,250,000 RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Lafferty, Sam $750,000$750,000 RW, C, LW UFA - 2		Howard, Jimmy $1,000,000$1,000,000 G UFA
Jankowski, Mark $700,000$700,000 C, LW UFA - 1		Stolarz, Anthony $750,000$750,000 G UFA - 1
Ruhwedel, Chad $700,000$700,000 RD UFA - 1		Poulin, Samuel $894,167$894,167 C, LW RFA - 4
		Angello, Anthony $725,000$725,000 C, RW UFA - 2
		Gaudreau, Frédérick $700,000$700,000 C, LW UFA - 1
		Ritchie, Brett $750,000$750,000 RW UFA - 1
		O'Connor, Drew $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) LW UFA - 2
		Dahlström, Carl $850,000$850,000 LD UFA - 1
		Joseph, Pierre-Olivier $863,333$863,333 ($212,500$212K) LD RFA - 2
		Maniscalco, Joshua $853,333$853,333 ($132,500$132K) RD UFA - 3
		Trotman, Zach $700,000$700,000 RD UFA - 1

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Rakell, R.		Guentzel, J.		Crosby, S.
	Letang, K.		Malkin, E.

Power Play 2
Kapanen, K.		Granlund, M.		McCann, J.
	Marino, J.		Matheson, M.

Penalty Kill 1
	Letang, K.	Dumoulin, B.
	Tanev, B.	Blueger, T.

Penalty Kill 2
	Marino, J.	Pettersson, M.
	Rust, B.	McCann, J.

Top Comments

Dec. 16, 2020 at 5:09 p.m.

Sidstick87

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Dec. 16, 2020 at 5:18 p.m.

pharrow

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why wouldn't VAN just trade the 1st for Rakell?

I think you put way to much faith in that 3rd pairing. Ceci is a tire fire waiting to has gas dumped all over it and Matheson needs someone who can play well to help him bounce back. Ceci paired with him, is almost assured to sink him. Which is why Ceci and Ruhwedel need to both sit down and let Maniscalco

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Dec. 16, 2020 at 5:20 p.m.

shmoeman

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Rakell is gonna cost a solid amount more, but like the thought you put into all this

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Dec. 16, 2020 at 5:21 p.m.

Salzy

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Ducks decline they don’t need a LHD at all, especially as a main part of the return for Rakell

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Dec. 16, 2020 at 5:25 p.m.

TheAlien

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Canucks don't need to make that trade they could just sign RNH or Schwartz in the offseason

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Part 1 2020-2021 of my 2yr Pens plan - Please for the Love of God

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