Pens-Flames Hockey Trade

Team: 2021-22 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 2, 2021

Published: Jun. 2, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

This is coming from a Pens fan, so I am open to any constructive criticism from the Calgary folks on here.

It seems that almost every AGM on here has Zucker as the expansion get for Seattle from Pittsburgh, so I just went with the trend.

I don't think the Pens are going to undergo any major roster surgery this offseason as some folks on here seem to predict (joking or not).

Here's my logic on the trade:
- I think Tkachuk is the best player in the trade. I think the order of value of players in this trade, from high to low, is Tkachuk, Guentzel, Marino, Tanev, Pettersson, Lucic. I think Tkachuk to Guentzel is a slight drop off, Marino to Tanev is a slight drop off, Pettersson to Lucic is a slight drop off.
- The youth that Calgary loses in the forward group by trading Tkachuk (23) for Guentzel (26) is made up on the back end by swapping out a 31 YO Tanev for a 24 YO Marino.
- Pens take on Lucic for another big body in the forward group.
- Pettersson goes to CGY to balance out salaries. Pettersson has a bit more upside, is 1M cheaper per year but at 1 year longer than Lucic. Pettersson is probably the more useful player, but it's sort of a swapping of dead contracts. Pens pay more per year but get out one year sooner.

Happy to receive any and all feedback! Thanks for reading!

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