If Only We NEVER Hired MoRon Hextall

Created by: Sidstick87

Team: 2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Nov. 2, 2022

Published: Nov. 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

Trades

PIT

McCann, Jared

Additional Details:

Protect the 25yr old Star Not the 38yr old

SEA

Carter, Jeff

Additional Details:

Never Re-Signed if not taken in Exp. Draft

PIT

Gaudreau, Frédérick

Additional Details:

21'-22' Off-Season =
Sign the Cheaper better Player

MIN

McGinn, Brock

Additional Details:

Seriously, 4yrs @ $2.75 for this?

PIT

Vilardi, Gabriel

Additional Details:

- I've Targeted Vilardi for 3yrs now
(Not just bc he is good now)

LAK

Dumoulin, Brian

Additional Details:

Dumo been in Decline for 3+yrs.
- Trade him for value in 21'-22' Off-Season

PIT

McCabe, Jake

CHI

- Sign UFA in 21'-22' Off-Season
Always Loved McCabe since a Rookie w/ BUF

PIT

Comrie, Eric

Additional Details:

- I would have Signed the Younger / Better / injury Free Goalie w/ much more Up-Side @ the same $

BUF

DeSmith, Casey

Additional Details:

- No way I Sign the Injury Prone 30+ Goalie

PIT

Rutta is a solid 3rd Pairing BUT just not a need here. No Chance I'd sign.

ANA

Rutta, Jan

PIT

Marino, John

Additional Details:

- WHY would u Trade a 25yr old Top RHD-man w/ his skill set & a fair long term deal in place??
*Never Trade young players bc of an extended sophomore Slump, So DUMB.

NJD

Smith, Ty
2023 3rd round pick (NJD)

Additional Details:

- I like Smith a ton & he could be a great Top 4 Dman in 2 or 3yrs..... But what does that help then???

PIT

Matheson, Michael
2023 4th round pick (PIT)

Additional Details:

-WHY in Gods name would u Trade the Fastest Player on the team, when u have an already Slow & Old Team?????

MTL

Additional Details:

- A 34yr old Slow Dman that has a higher Cap hit than Letang???
Seriously?? WTF is Hextall on??

PIT

Lundeström, Isac

Additional Details:

- Always Loved Lundestrom's game as C/LWer McCann type skilled player.

* Fair Trade of 2- former late 1st Rdrs & both were RFA's

ANA

Kapanen, Kasperi

Additional Details:

- I've always liked Kappy BUT it was Insane not to Trade him this Off-Season. NOT Re-Sign him for 2yrs??

10.

PIT

Fleury, Haydn

TBL

Would have signed as UFA

11.

PIT

Balcers, Rūdolfs

FLA

Signed as UFA

Buyouts

Jack Johnson: $1,916,667

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2023
2024
2025

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$82,500,000	$78,704,342	$0	$0	$3,795,658

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 $5,125,000$5,125,000 RW, LW NMC UFA - 6
McCann, Jared $5,000,000$5,000,000 C, LW UFA - 5	Malkin, Evgeni $6,100,000$6,100,000 C NMC UFA - 4	Rakell, Rickard $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 6
Zucker, Jason $5,500,000$5,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 1	Lundeström, Isac $1,800,000$1,800,000 C, LW RFA - 2	Vilardi, Gabriel $825,000$825,000 RW, C RFA - 1
Heinen, Danton $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Blueger, Teddy $2,200,000$2,200,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Gaudreau, Frédérick $1,200,000$1,200,000 C, LW UFA - 1
	Balcers, Rūdolfs $750,000$750,000 LW, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
McCabe, Jake $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 3	Letang, Kris $6,100,000$6,100,000 RD NMC UFA - 6	Jarry, Tristan $3,500,000$3,500,000 G UFA - 1
Pettersson, Marcus $4,025,175$4,025,175 LD UFA - 3	Marino, John $4,400,000$4,400,000 RD UFA - 5
Matheson, Michael $4,875,000$4,875,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 4	Ruhwedel, Chad $800,000$800,000 RD UFA - 2	Comrie, Eric $1,800,000$1,800,000 G UFA - 2
Joseph, Pierre-Olivier $825,000$825,000 LD RFA - 2	Fleury, Haydn $762,500$762,500 LD/RD UFA - 2

Taxi Squad
Poulin, Samuel $863,333$863,333 ($0$0$0$0) C, LW RFA - 2
Archibald, Josh $900,000$900,000 ($0$0$0$0) RW, LW UFA - 1
O'Connor, Drew $750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0) LW UFA - 1
Puustinen, Valtteri $842,500$842,500 ($0$0$0$0) ($82,500$82K) RW, LW UFA - 1
Nylander, Alexander $750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0) RW, LW RFA - 1
Andonovski, Corey $925,000$925,000 ($0$0$0$0) RW RFA - 2
Ouellet, Xavier $762,500$762,500 ($0$0$0$0) LD/RD UFA - 2
Friedman, Mark $775,000$775,000 ($0$0$0$0) LD/RD UFA - 2
Fedun, Taylor $762,500$762,500 ($0$0$0$0) RD UFA - 2
Tokarski, Dustin $775,000$775,000 ($0$0$0$0) G UFA - 1

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Nov. 3, 2022 at 10:02 a.m.

earl08

Joined: Jan. 2019

Posts: 3,786

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yeah, what was revealed about him in PHI, having spies in the locker room, etc. V toxic

Nov. 3, 2022 at 10:05 a.m.

mondo

torontos finest

Joined: Jul. 2019

Posts: 9,568

Likes: 11,207

good to know we're not the only fanbase having a meltdown

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Nov. 3, 2022 at 10:09 a.m.

LukaTAG

Joined: Jun. 2021

Posts: 1,252

Likes: 465

You're just a beacon of good decisions huh

Nov. 3, 2022 at 10:10 a.m.

littlejerryseinfeld

Joined: Nov. 2017

Posts: 28,062

Likes: 14,668

Comrie signed in Buffalo to be the starter. He wouldn't sign in Pitt to back up Jarry

Nov. 3, 2022 at 11:11 a.m.

MisstheWhalers

Joined: Jan. 2019

Posts: 23,818

Likes: 12,461

Not a Pens fan but I agree with most of this, some really puzzling moves by Pens management.

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