Goose

Created by: Brian2016

Team: 2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 9, 2021

Published: Apr. 9, 2021

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

Gusev was one of the Devils best offensive players last season. He's got serious offensive upside in the right situation. I know the cost will be low, but someone should target him.

Trades

PIT

Gusev, Nikita ($2,250,000 retained)

NJD

2021 5th round pick (PIT)

Additional Details:

Pick upgrades to a 2022 4th round pick if Gusev plays in at least 10 playoff games for PIT this season.

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
24	$81,500,000	$71,074,342	$0	$1,832,500	$10,425,658

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	Lafferty, Sam $750,000$750,000 RW, C, LW UFA - 2	Sceviour, Colton $1,200,000$1,200,000 RW, C UFA - 1
McCann, Jared $2,940,000$2,940,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Gaudreau, Frédérick $700,000$700,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Rodrigues, Evan $700,000$700,000 LW, C UFA - 1
Aston-Reese, Zach $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 1
O'Connor, Drew $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) LW UFA - 2		Gusev, Nikita -$1,250,000-$1,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Zohorna, Radim $792,500$792,500 ($132,500$132K) LW, RW UFA - 1
Jankowski, Mark $700,000$700,000 C, LW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Matheson, Michael $4,875,000$4,875,000 LD UFA - 6	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
Dumoulin, Brian $4,100,000$4,100,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 3	Ceci, Cody $1,250,000$1,250,000 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	Marino, John $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RD UFA - 1
Riikola, Juuso $1,150,000$1,150,000 LD UFA - 2	Ruhwedel, Chad $700,000$700,000 RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
	Tanev, Brandon $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 5	Malkin, Evgeni $9,500,000$9,500,000 C NMC UFA - 2
	Kapanen, Kasperi $3,200,000$3,200,000 RW UFA - 2
	Blueger, Teddy $750,000$750,000 C, LW UFA - 1
	Friedman, Mark $725,000$725,000 LD/RD UFA - 2

Taxi Squad
Larmi, Emil $792,500$792,500 ($0$0$0$0) ($132,500$132K) G UFA - 1
Angello, Anthony $725,000$725,000 ($0$0$0$0) C, RW UFA - 2
Weber, Yannick $700,000$700,000 ($0$0$0$0) RD UFA - 1
Currie, Josh $700,000$700,000 ($0$0$0$0) RW, C UFA - 1

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Apr. 9, 2021 at 5:24 a.m.

pharrow

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he can't play anywhere but top 6...and he's not that great of a top 6 player.
That's his problem.

Apr. 9, 2021 at 6:16 a.m.

NHLfan10506

Joined: May 2019

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Quoting: pharrow

he can't play anywhere but top 6...and he's not that great of a top 6 player.
That's his problem.

I partially agree with this.
He can play on a 3rd/4th line a d be puck possession player for that line (if style fits) . He never fit into Lindy’s system (that made Centers big part of rush) whereas he thrived in 2nd half last year under Hines/Nas’s system (which held centers back and let wings lead offensive attack).

He is great at puck-control, passing. He can be very shifty, creative playmaker. He is a good skater, but not a burner. Right-hand shot that plays LW and likes to cut in towards middle (why he is better in system with centers behind him so he has space).

I think he would best fit in a situation where a team has a strong, defensive center on 3rd line, and he could match with another creative RW (similar to Gusev/Datsyuk/Kaprizov line from Olympics, or Gusev/Zacha/Bratt from from 2nd half last year).

At 50% salary, he should be worth it for some team to take him. Not sure Pens are the best fit however.

Apr. 9, 2021 at 4:57 p.m.

Brian2016

Joined: Dec. 2017

Posts: 5,012

Likes: 3,523

Quoting: pharrow

he can't play anywhere but top 6...and he's not that great of a top 6 player.
That's his problem.

Agreed. But for a 5th round pick you'd think someone would take a flier on him. There's always injuries around playoff time.

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