Rust Trade Ideas

Created by: jimmmyg

Team: 2021-22 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Feb. 3, 2022

Published: Feb. 3, 2022

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

With the Jeff Carter signing, it is hard for me to see a way the Pens fit Bryan Rust into their current window. Obviously would help if they could unload a Zucker, Matheson or Pettersson, but I don't believe that is likely unless GMJR comes calling.

With that said, you either keep Rust as your 'Deadline Acquisition', or you can try trading him somewhere and getting a body back with term. These are a few that I think could be useful, or at the very least would be interesting discussions. Personally, I am okay with letting him ride it out and cashing his big ticket this summer. GMRH does strike me as someone who would want to make the most out of an expiring asset, so a few ideas that I think could work below. Looking forward to the enthusiasm, boys!

Free Agent Signings

CREATED	YEARS	CAP HIT
Rust, Bryan	1	$3,500,000
Rust, Bryan	1	$3,500,000
Rust, Bryan	1	$3,500,000
Rust, Bryan	1	$3,500,000
Rust, Bryan	1	$3,500,000
Rust, Bryan	1	$3,500,000

Trades

PIT

Foegele, Warren
Russell, Kris ($500,000 retained)

EDM

Rust, Bryan
2022 6th round pick (PIT)

PIT

Dubé, Dillon
2023 3rd round pick (CGY)

CGY

Rust, Bryan ($250,000 retained)

Additional Details:

- if they can resign, softens a potential blow to losing one of Tkachuk / Gaudreau

PIT

Garland, Conor
2022 4th round pick (VAN)

VAN

Rust, Bryan
Heinen, Danton
2022 5th round pick (PIT)

Additional Details:

GMJR can't necessarily take on Zucker and Rust... Can he?!

PIT

Comtois, Maxime
Shattenkirk, Kevin
2022 5th round pick (ANA)

ANA

Rust, Bryan ($500,000 retained)
Kapanen, Kasperi

Additional Details:

Didn't realize how much cap space the Ducks had.. potentially can resign both?

PIT

Holtby, Braden
Klingberg, John ($1,700,000 retained)
2022 4th round pick (DAL)

Additional Details:

- Letang Insurance?
- Dallas would likely do better dealing both individually

DAL

Rust, Bryan
DeSmith, Casey
2022 1st round pick (PIT)

Additional Details:

- A bit contradicting to trade Klingberg and bring in a Winger, but assuming Dallas would benefit offensively. Not sure this one really makes sense for both sides

PIT

Zadina, Filip

Additional Details:

- Probably does not help the team right now, but could be a decent risk to take

DET

Rust, Bryan

Additional Details:

- Can easily resign this offseason

PIT

Meloche, Nicolas
Reimer, James
2022 3rd round pick (SJS)

Additional Details:

- Conditional 3rd Round Pick that he resigns w/ SJ

SJS

Rust, Bryan

Buyouts

Jack Johnson: $1,166,667

Retained Salary Transactions

Bryan Rust: $250,000 (7.14%)
Bryan Rust: $500,000 (14.29%)

Buried

Juuso Riikola: $25,000 ($1,150,000)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2022
2023
2024

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
29	$81,500,000	$96,734,873	$0	$850,000	-$15,234,873

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Guentzel, Jake $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 3	Crosby, Sidney $8,700,000$8,700,000 C NMC UFA - 4	Rodrigues, Evan $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, C UFA - 1
Garland, Conor $4,950,000$4,950,000 RW, LW UFA - 5	Malkin, Evgeni $9,500,000$9,500,000 C NMC UFA - 1	Zadina, Filip $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 1
Zucker, Jason $5,500,000$5,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 2	Carter, Jeff $2,636,364$2,636,364 RW, C UFA - 1	Dubé, Dillon $2,300,000$2,300,000 LW, RW, C RFA - 3
Comtois, Maxime $2,037,500$2,037,500 LW RFA - 2	Blueger, Teddy $2,200,000$2,200,000 C, LW UFA - 2	McGinn, Brock $2,750,000$2,750,000 LW, RW UFA - 4
Foegele, Warren $2,750,000$2,750,000 LW, RW UFA - 3
Aston-Reese, Zach $1,725,000$1,725,000 LW, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Dumoulin, Brian $4,100,000$4,100,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2	Letang, Kris $7,250,000$7,250,000 RD M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1	Jarry, Tristan $3,500,000$3,500,000 G UFA - 2
Pettersson, Marcus $4,025,175$4,025,175 LD UFA - 4	Russell, Kris $750,000$750,000 LD/RD UFA - 1
Matheson, Michael $4,875,000$4,875,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 5	Marino, John $4,400,000$4,400,000 RD UFA - 6	Holtby, Braden $2,000,000$2,000,000 G UFA - 1
Shattenkirk, Kevin $3,900,000$3,900,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 2		Reimer, James $2,250,000$2,250,000 G M-NTC UFA - 2
Klingberg, John $2,550,000$2,550,000 RD UFA - 1
Meloche, Nicolas $750,000$750,000 RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Boyle, Brian $750,000$750,000 LW, C UFA - 1	Domingue, Louis $750,000$750,000 G UFA - 1	O'Connor, Drew $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) LW UFA - 1
Simon, Dominik $750,000$750,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Ruhwedel, Chad $750,000$750,000 RD UFA - 1

Top Comments

Feb. 3, 2022 at 12:50 p.m.

crankshaft

Joined: Jun. 2020

Posts: 2,686

Likes: 1,219

We'll take Rust. Need a Right handed shot in our top six.
How about Alex Barabanov and a 3rd.

Feb. 3, 2022 at 12:51 p.m.

jimmmyg

Joined: Mar. 2017

Posts: 737

Likes: 191

Quoting: crankshaft

We'll take Rust. Need a Right handed shot in our top six.

Not sure why I glanced over San Jose, I am sure that there can be something that works for both!

Feb. 3, 2022 at 12:53 p.m.

Pensfan89

Joined: Jul. 2017

Posts: 5,418

Likes: 1,440

If these are the returns for rust, would be better off just keeping him. These returns are pretty terrible for how well Rust is playing.

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Feb. 3, 2022 at 12:55 p.m.

Imagine875948

Pens are the best

Joined: Mar. 2021

Posts: 5,390

Likes: 1,691

1st off, Rust is worth way more than this. 2nd off, were not trading him

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Feb. 3, 2022 at 12:55 p.m.

crankshaft

Joined: Jun. 2020

Posts: 2,686

Likes: 1,219

Quoting: Pensfan89

If these are the returns for rust, would be better off just keeping him. These returns are pretty terrible for how well Rust is playing.

Is he good defensively too?

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