Not deep enough

Created by: okrepps185

Team: 2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 3, 2021

Published: Mar. 3, 2021

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

The Penguins are simply not deep enough.

Jason Zucker is really the only major injury the Penguins have at forward. Don't try and tell me that losing Evan Rodrigues was a big deal. The Penguins are currently playing both Anthony Angello and Josh Currie on their second PP unit. It is simply not good enough but for the Penguins to get better they need to get deeper- and to do that they probably need to make a trade. The problem is.... look at the draft picks.... and the prospect pool. They are nonexistent.

Below are my "lines" in a perfect world. The Penguins need a third line center and a top six winger. Problem is... I have no idea how they get them or even who to get.

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Free Agent Signings

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Top-line, Winger		1	$700,000
Bottom-Six, Forward		1	$700,000

Buyouts

Jack Johnson: $1,166,667

Retained Salary Transactions

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

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
33	$81,500,000	$85,420,175	$0	$1,912,500	-$3,920,175

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	Top-line, Winger $700,000$700,000
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
McCann, Jared $2,940,000$2,940,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Bottom-Six, Forward $700,000$700,000	Kapanen, Kasperi $3,200,000$3,200,000 RW UFA - 2
Aston-Reese, Zach $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 1		Tanev, Brandon $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 5
O'Connor, Drew $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) LW UFA - 2	Blueger, Teddy $750,000$750,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Sceviour, Colton $1,200,000$1,200,000 RW, C UFA - 1
Jankowski, Mark $700,000$700,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Lafferty, Sam $750,000$750,000 RW, C, LW UFA - 2	Currie, Josh $700,000$700,000 RW, C UFA - 1
Gaudreau, Frédérick $700,000$700,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Angello, Anthony $725,000$725,000 C, RW UFA - 2	Rodrigues, Evan $700,000$700,000 LW, C UFA - 1

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
Matheson, Michael $4,875,000$4,875,000 LD UFA - 6	Marino, John $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RD UFA - 1	DeSmith, Casey $1,250,000$1,250,000 G UFA - 2
Pettersson, Marcus $4,025,175$4,025,175 LD UFA - 5	Ceci, Cody $1,250,000$1,250,000 RD UFA - 1
Riikola, Juuso $1,150,000$1,150,000 LD UFA - 2	Friedman, Mark $725,000$725,000 LD/RD UFA - 2
Joseph, Pierre-Olivier $863,333$863,333 ($212,500$212K) LD RFA - 2	Ruhwedel, Chad $700,000$700,000 RD UFA - 1
Weber, Yannick $700,000$700,000 RD UFA - 1

Taxi Squad
Larmi, Emil $792,500$792,500 ($0$0$0$0) ($132,500$132K) G UFA - 1

Top Comments

Mar. 3, 2021 at 4:17 p.m.

Masonh618

MGITBPITNHL

Joined: Aug. 2020

Posts: 3,507

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5 1/2 defensive pairs and 6 2/3 forward lines looks pretty deep to me

Mar. 3, 2021 at 4:31 p.m.

Steinthekid

Joined: May 2018

Posts: 157

Likes: 36

Oh wow, I didnt know Mike Sullivan had a Capfriendly account, hey coach! Can you tell all of us why you refuse to play Kapanen in a top 6 capacity despite the fact that is the roll he is best suited for?

okrepps185 liked this.

Mar. 3, 2021 at 4:50 p.m.

CHUG

Joined: Jul. 2019

Posts: 504

Likes: 93

Bobby Ryan and Luke Glendening. fit those roles and shouldn't be out of the pens price range, swap with sceviour to make salaries fit

Mar. 3, 2021 at 6:08 p.m.

okrepps185

Okrepps85

Joined: Sep. 2017

Posts: 1,563

Likes: 148

Quoting: CHUG

Bobby Ryan and Luke Glendening. fit those roles and shouldn't be out of the pens price range, swap with sceviour to make salaries fit

Thats a good idea.

Mar. 3, 2021 at 6:09 p.m.

okrepps185

Okrepps85

Joined: Sep. 2017

Posts: 1,563

Likes: 148

Quoting: Steinthekid

(In strong Boston accent)

"Well Kasperi is a good plyr but I don't see him in a top six role. I would much prefer to have someone like Dominik Simon."

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