If the Pens miss the playoffs or are 1 and done

Team: 2024-25 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 10, 2024

Published: Jan. 10, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

If the Pens either miss the playoffs or get booted in the 1st round, I feel like there is a lot of moves that can be made to try and be better next year. Obviously, this can change if players start playing to their potential. Jarry is a BIG question mark and Ned has proven to be more consistent this year. So you make him the starter and bring MAF back for 1 year so he can retire as a Penguin like he should. Rust is the only player that needs to be moved solely so the Pens can resign Guentz. The other players just aren't performing well so if they can be moved, even for 5th-7th Rd picks, I feel that those salaries need to get off the books so new players can be brought in (and hopefully some prospects). I feel that Blueger is a piece that is missing from the bottom 6 and on the PK. Hanifin and DeMelo make the D much better than this year. Especially the 3rd pair. Do the moves make the team better??? I don't know. I thought this current team would be in a better position than their are this year, so who knows.

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