Just Spitballing

Created by: pens1991

Team: 2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 17, 2024

Published: Jan. 21, 2024

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

I think a trade like this is the most realistic trade over the next month, just a straight player swap.

Reilly Smith isn't a bad player and he won a cup last year, he just has not fit into the pens system.

He's slightly more expensive than Saad ($500K more AAV) but less term than Saad. STL could flip Smith next year at the deadline as well.

I know a lot of pens fans wouldn't be thrilled about Saad, but feel like it's the best shot at making an adjustment.

Not a lot of other moves to be made imo with cap issues around the league.

Trades

PIT

Saad, Brandon

STL

Smith, Reilly

Additional Details:

Hockey trade. Smith has one less year on his deal than Saad.

Could turn around and flip him again as well.

Buyouts

Jack Johnson: $916,667

Retained Salary Transactions

Jeff Petry: $1,562,500 (25%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$83,500,000	$81,342,675	$0	$0	$2,157,325

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Guentzel, Jake $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 1	Crosby, Sidney $8,700,000$8,700,000 C NMC UFA - 2	Rust, Bryan $5,125,000$5,125,000 RW, LW NMC UFA - 5
O'Connor, Drew $925,000$925,000 LW UFA - 2	Malkin, Evgeni $6,100,000$6,100,000 C NMC UFA - 3	Rakell, Rickard $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 5
Saad, Brandon $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, RW NTC UFA - 3	Poulin, Samuel $863,333$863,333 C, LW RFA - 1	Puustinen, Valtteri $775,000$775,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Nieto, Matt $900,000$900,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Eller, Lars $2,450,000$2,450,000 C UFA - 2	Acciari, Noel $2,000,000$2,000,000 C, RW M-NTC UFA - 3
		Carter, Jeff $3,125,000$3,125,000 RW, C NMC UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Pettersson, Marcus $4,025,175$4,025,175 LD M-NTC UFA - 2	Letang, Kris $6,100,000$6,100,000 RD NMC UFA - 5	Jarry, Tristan $5,375,000$5,375,000 G M-NTC UFA - 5
Graves, Ryan $4,500,000$4,500,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 6	Karlsson, Erik $10,000,000$10,000,000 RD NMC UFA - 4	Nedeljkovic, Alex $1,500,000$1,500,000 G UFA - 1
Ludvig, John $775,000$775,000 LD RFA - 2	Ruhwedel, Chad $800,000$800,000 RD UFA - 1
Joseph, Pierre-Olivier $825,000$825,000 LD RFA - 1

Top Comments

Jan. 21 at 11:48 a.m.

PensGMwannabe

Joined: Jun. 2022

Posts: 651

Likes: 293

I would do Saad for Smith, but to me the bigger issue is why do so many players come here and underperform under this coach and system? I really think it's time for a fresh voice and system. Too many examples of players either coming here and struggling or leaving here and flourishing. Zero accountability. Horrendous power play. Something needs to change.

pensgm liked this.

Jan. 21 at 11:58 a.m.

pensgm

Joined: Feb. 2023

Posts: 572

Likes: 176

Quoting: PensGMwannabe

I like what you said. I wouldnt mind this deal but not sure smith waives

Jan. 21 at 12:12 p.m.

noted

Joined: May 2021

Posts: 2,728

Likes: 979

Meh

Jan. 21 at 12:48 p.m.

pens1991

Joined: Jul. 2022

Posts: 2,980

Likes: 1,099

Quoting: PensGMwannabe

i'm all for Reirden getting axed, It needs to happen imo.

Sullivan is fine for me, he's made a lot of adjustments this year on the fly.

As for players underperforming here? Idk... I think it depends on the player personally. Smith seems completely uninterested in being in Pittsburgh, I think getting traded off a cup winner kind of hurt his confidence.

I'm not sure what players you're specifically referring to, but think some of it is just bad luck.

Jan. 21 at 1:28 p.m.

AC14

Joined: Dec. 2022

Posts: 2,856

Likes: 1,455

Would do. Shedding the salary a year earlier makes a ton of sense for us.

See All

DISPLAY SETTING

BETTING ODDS

LOCALE

ARCHIVE

CBA

CALCULATORS

FANTASY HOCKEY TOOLS

TOOLS

PLAYERS

WESTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

INTERACTIVE FEATURES