Pens constant retool with Sid extention

Created by: Pens3lieve

Team: 2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 21, 2024

Published: Mar. 23, 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

playing off my last ACGM... pens move any and all expiring deals they can for mainly prospects, change of scenery trades and moving bigger deals out...

don't take most of this too seriously, i'm not a prospect expert, and everyone and their mother including overvalues prospects at times (see Sprong, Daniel) but most of these moves are more theories about the general direction of PIT

NOTE-some of these trades happen this upcoming offseason and next years TDL in advance of the SID extention, another FA, etc...

stick tap to @F50Marco for the MTL trade idea

@mokumboi your thoughts on the STL idea for Pettersson at 50% retained?

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Barron, Justin	2	$1,150,000
Bemström, Emil	1	$900,000
Cajkovic, Maxim	1	$775,000
Gauthier, Taylor	2	$775,000
Hamaliuk, Dillon	2	$775,000
Ponomarev, Vasili	2	$775,000
Rathbone, Jack	2	$775,000
St. Ivany, Jack	2	$775,000
Svejkovsky, Lukas	2	$775,000
Puustinen, Valtteri	2	$1,100,000
Poulin, Samuel	2	$950,000
Ludvig, John	2	$850,000
Joseph, Pierre-Olivier	2	$900,000
Holmberg, Pontus	2	$850,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Crosby, Sidney	3	$8,700,000
O'Connor, Drew	2	$1,700,000
Puljujärvi, Jesse	1	$800,000
Stalock, Alex	1	$775,000
Nedeljkovic, Alex	2	$2,500,000

Trades

PIT

Holmberg, Pontus [RFA Rights]

TOR

Acciari, Noel

PIT

Anderson, Josh
Barron, Justin [RFA Rights]
2024 1st round pick (WPG)
2024 7th round pick (WSH)
2025 3rd round pick (VAN)

MTL

2024 2nd round pick (PHI)

Additional Details:

Reilly Smith, 1x$5M
Note: the 2024 2nd is conditional and can be upgraded to a 1st if CAR makes the SC Final, this post assumes they don't

PIT

NJD

Graves, Ryan

Additional Details:

Matt Nieto 1x900K

PIT

Edwards, Ethan [Reserve List]
Málek, Jakub [Reserve List]
2026 2nd round pick (NJD)
2026 4th round pick (NJD)

Additional Details:

2026 2nd condition-upgrades to a 1st if NJD makes the EC final
2026 4th condition-the best of the 3 4rd round picks

NJD

Jarry, Tristan

PIT

Kaskimäki, Aleksanteri [Reserve List]
Lindstein, Theo
2025 2nd round pick (STL)
2025 5th round pick (STL)

Additional Details:

STL #5/#14 prospects per the Athletic
2nd upgrades to a 1st in either 2025 or 2026 (STL choice) if STL makes it to the 2nd round of playoffs

STL

Gruden, Jonathan [RFA Rights]

Additional Details:

LHD Marcus Pettersson 50% retained, 1x~2M

PIT

2026 3rd round pick (COL)
2026 6th round pick (MIN)

MIN

C Lars Eller, 50% retained, 1x1.225M

PIT

2025 6th round pick (BOS)
2026 3rd round pick (BOS)

BOS

Haula, Erik ($1,575,000 retained)

Buyouts

Jack Johnson: $916,667

Retained Salary Transactions

Erik Haula: $1,575,000 (50%)

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

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$91,500,000	$74,577,500	$0	$557,500	$16,922,500

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Palat, Ondrej $6,000,000$6,000,000 LW, RW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 2	Crosby, Sidney $8,700,000$8,700,000 C UFA	Rust, Bryan $5,125,000$5,125,000 RW, LW UFA - 3
Bunting, Michael $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW UFA - 1	Malkin, Evgeni $6,100,000$6,100,000 C NMC UFA - 1	Anderson, Josh $5,500,000$5,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 2
Puustinen, Valtteri $1,100,000$1,100,000 RW, LW UFA	O'Connor, Drew $1,700,000$1,700,000 LW UFA	Rakell, Rickard $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 3
Holmberg, Pontus $850,000$850,000 C, LW RFA	Poulin, Samuel $950,000$950,000 C, LW RFA	Bemström, Emil $900,000$900,000 RW, LW RFA

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Joseph, Pierre-Olivier $900,000$900,000 LD RFA	Letang, Kris $6,100,000$6,100,000 RD NMC UFA - 3	Nedeljkovic, Alex $2,500,000$2,500,000 G UFA
Ludvig, John $850,000$850,000 LD RFA	Karlsson, Erik $10,000,000$10,000,000 RD NMC UFA - 2	Blomqvist, Joel $886,667$886,667 G RFA - 1
Pickering, Owen $918,333$918,333 ($500,000$500K) LD RFA - 1	Barron, Justin $1,150,000$1,150,000 RD RFA

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Koivunen, Ville $805,833$805,833 ($57,500$58K) RW RFA - 1
Ponomarev, Vasili $775,000$775,000 C RFA
St. Ivany, Jack $775,000$775,000 RD RFA

Taxi Squad
Stalock, Alex $775,000$775,000 ($0$0$0$0) G UFA
Puljujärvi, Jesse $800,000$800,000 ($0$0$0$0) RW UFA

Top Comments

Mar. 23 at 1:59 p.m.

Pens3lieve

Hockey IQ

Joined: May 2019

Posts: 3,009

Likes: 1,484

stick tap to @F50Marco for the MTL trade idea

@mokumboi your thoughts on the STL idea for Pettersson at 50% retained?

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Mar. 23 at 2:03 p.m.

GuyGuyGuy

Prime Primeau

Joined: Apr. 2023

Posts: 5,443

Likes: 2,157

We have near 20m in cap space for next season. Why exactly should we pay a first and a very good RD prospect to dump Anderson?

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Mar. 23 at 2:04 p.m.

NorthernLeafsFan05

Amirov Forever

Joined: Mar. 2022

Posts: 6,580

Likes: 6,053

Not only is Holmberg better than Acciari, but he is also cheaper and younger. Literally zero reason for Toronto to do that

Mar. 23 at 2:04 p.m.

mokumboi

Joined: Apr. 2019

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Quoting: Pens3lieve

stick tap to F50Marco for the MTL trade idea

mokumboi your thoughts on the STL idea for Pettersson at 50% retained?

Pettersson retained for one year doesn't even get you Lindstein, sir. If Krug goes they might do the conditional 2nd and a different LD prospect like Buchinger or Gaudet or Loof. Maybe even Perunovich. Lindstein isn't available.

Mar. 23 at 2:11 p.m.

Pens3lieve

Hockey IQ

Joined: May 2019

Posts: 3,009

Likes: 1,484

Quoting: GuyGuyGuy

We have near 20m in cap space for next season. Why exactly should we pay a first and a very good RD prospect to dump Anderson?

did you miss the 2nd and Reilly Smith going the other way lol?

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PIT

MTL

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STL

PIT

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PIT

BOS

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Retained Salary Transactions

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