Ideal Starting Point

Created by: Mr_Gardoki

Team: 2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 11, 2022

Published: Mar. 11, 2022

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

This is based on no significant moves at this year's deadline.

Seravalli has reported Letang is willing to take in the $7M range on a five year contract.

I'm low-balling Geno's cap hit by a little. I'm expecting the $7.1M contract, but I'm shaving off a little more just as a "best case" scenario.

I'm also a believer in Valeri Puustinen and think he's going to make an impact.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Björkqvist, Kasper	2	$800,000
D'Orio, Alex	2	$800,000
Heinen, Danton	3	$2,250,000
Joseph, Pierre-Olivier	3	$900,000
Nylander, Alexander	2	$900,000
O'Connor, Drew	3	$950,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Letang, Kris	5	$7,500,000
Malkin, Evgeni	4	$6,500,000
Rust, Bryan	6	$6,500,000
Friedman, Mark	2	$850,000
Pavelski, Joe	3	$6,000,000
Larsson, Johan	3	$1,625,000

Trades

PIT

Smith, Givani
2022 2nd round pick (WSH)

PIT

Kassian, Zack
2023 4th round pick (EDM)

EDM

Zucker, Jason

Buyouts

Jack Johnson: $1,916,667

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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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$82,500,000	$80,559,167	$0	$82,500	$1,940,833

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Guentzel, Jake $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 2	Crosby, Sidney $8,700,000$8,700,000 C NMC UFA - 3	Rust, Bryan $6,500,000$6,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 6
Heinen, Danton $2,250,000$2,250,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Malkin, Evgeni $6,500,000$6,500,000 C UFA - 4	Pavelski, Joe $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW UFA - 1
Puustinen, Valtteri $842,500$842,500 ($82,500$82K) RW, LW UFA - 1	Carter, Jeff $3,125,000$3,125,000 RW, C NMC UFA - 2	Kassian, Zack $3,200,000$3,200,000 RW UFA - 2
Larsson, Johan $1,625,000$1,625,000 C, LW UFA	Blueger, Teddy $2,200,000$2,200,000 C, LW UFA - 1	McGinn, Brock $2,750,000$2,750,000 LW, RW UFA - 3
Smith, Givani $750,000$750,000 LW, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Dumoulin, Brian $4,100,000$4,100,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 1	Letang, Kris $7,500,000$7,500,000 RD UFA - 6	Jarry, Tristan $3,500,000$3,500,000 G UFA - 1
Soucy, Carson $2,750,000$2,750,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Marino, John $4,400,000$4,400,000 RD UFA - 5	Lindberg, Filip $925,000$925,000 G RFA - 1
Matheson, Michael $4,875,000$4,875,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 4	Ruhwedel, Chad $800,000$800,000 RD UFA - 2
Friedman, Mark $850,000$850,000 LD/RD UFA - 2

Top Comments

Mar. 11, 2022 at 10:12 a.m.

Lenny7

Joined: Jan. 2017

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Isn't the cap staying flat? Also, I feel like Edmonton absolutely can't afford to add any cap right now.

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Mar. 11, 2022 at 10:17 a.m.

Mr_Gardoki

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Quoting: Lenny7

Isn't the cap staying flat? Also, I feel like Edmonton absolutely can't afford to add any cap right now.

No, it's going up by $1M.

As far as their cap is concerned, I'm not sure only because I don't who they're keeping and/or re-signing. It would be a $2M increase for one year and then they'd be free, whereas with Kassian he's got two more years.

I'm sure EDM fans will yell at me if I"m wrong about that.

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Mar. 11, 2022 at 10:46 a.m.

zadinaveleno

Joined: Mar. 2019

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Pass from Detroit.

Not giving up 2 2nds for him, you are over-valuing Pettersson.

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Mar. 11, 2022 at 10:52 a.m.

Lenny7

Joined: Jan. 2017

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Quoting: Mr_Gardoki

Yeah, I'm 100% wrong, and I don't know why I thought that...I just feel like I read somewhere recently that it was staying at $81.5, and then rolled with it for some reason.

With Kassian...I don't know. I get it, you drop an extra year of the contract, but they've only got like $10 mil free next year, with Poolparty, and a few other to sign, including a goalie if they're not running Smith...Unless they can get out of the Barrie contract, they really can't afford to take something like that on right now, IMO. Gotta somehow upgrade the D.

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Mar. 11, 2022 at 10:55 a.m.

Imagine875948

Pens are the best

Joined: Mar. 2021

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I feel like the pens should decline that Kassian trade. It just adds more term that will hurt us in the future

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