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Zuccarello

Created by: Chigurrhh
Team: 2018-19 Pittsburgh Penguins
Initial Creation Date: Jul. 9, 2018
Published: Jul. 9, 2018
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The Rangers showed us last year that they aren't afraid to trade in-division during their rebuild. Let's reunite Hagelin, Brassard, and Zuccarello.
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$1,700,000
Trades
PIT
  1. Zuccarello, Mats ($2,250,000 retained)
NYR
  1. Sprong, Daniel
  2. 2019 1st round pick (PIT)
  3. 2021 3rd round pick (PIT)
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2019
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2020
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2021
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
22$79,500,000$74,942,392$0$132,500$4,557,608
Left WingCentreRight Wing
$734,167$734,167 (Performance Bonus$132,500$132K)
LW, RW
UFA - 1
$8,700,000$8,700,000
C
NMC
UFA - 7
$5,300,000$5,300,000
RW
NTC
UFA - 5
$3,500,000$3,500,000
RW, LW
UFA - 4
$9,500,000$9,500,000
C
NMC
UFA - 4
$6,800,000$6,800,000
RW
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 4
$1,875,000$1,875,000
LW
UFA - 1
$3,000,000$3,000,000
C, LW
M-NTC
UFA - 1
$900,000$900,000
RW, LW
UFA - 1
$750,000$750,000
RW, LW
UFA - 2
$2,100,000$2,100,000
LW, C
UFA - 1
$925,000$925,000
LW, RW
UFA - 1
$650,000$650,000
C, LW
UFA - 1
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
$4,100,000$4,100,000
LD
UFA - 5
$7,250,000$7,250,000
RD
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 4
$3,750,000$3,750,000
G
UFA - 2
$3,333,225$3,333,225
LD
UFA - 4
$5,500,000$5,500,000
RD
M-NTC
UFA - 2
$675,000$675,000
G
UFA - 1
$3,250,000$3,250,000
LD
UFA - 5
$1,700,000$1,700,000
LD/RD
UFA - 3
$650,000$650,000
RD
UFA - 1

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Jul. 9, 2018 at 3:53 p.m.
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Phil Swift
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lol no. not worth losing sprong for someone who's older and more expensive
Jul. 9, 2018 at 3:56 p.m.
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Quoting: Yinz3r
lol no. not worth losing sprong for someone who's older and more expensive


Agreed. I’m all for bringing in zucerello but not at the expense of sprong. What if you insert kasper bjorkvist in exchange for sprong?
Jul. 9, 2018 at 4:06 p.m.
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Quoting: Yinz3r
lol no. not worth losing sprong for someone who's older and more expensive


Well, that depends on your opinion of Sprong. Rutherford and Sullivan seem divided on the issue. Apparently, Rutherford was more eager to have him on the team last season than Sullivan was. And in the games he played, he produced very little outside of that one game against the Islanders. And this is despite playing the Crosby.

I'm still not entirely sold on him as a prospect. Cup window is small. Why not go for it all with a legitimate, proven top line player?

But yeah, someone less valuable than Sprong would be preferred. The cupboard is pretty empty, though.
Jul. 9, 2018 at 4:14 p.m.
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Phil Swift
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Quoting: Chigurrhh
Well, that depends on your opinion of Sprong. Rutherford and Sullivan seem divided on the issue. Apparently, Rutherford was more eager to have him on the team last season than Sullivan was. And in the games he played, he produced very little outside of that one game against the Islanders. And this is despite playing the Crosby.

I'm still not entirely sold on him as a prospect. Cup window is small. Why not go for it all with a legitimate, proven top line player?

But yeah, someone less valuable than Sprong would be preferred. But the cupboard is pretty empty.


GMJR said sprong will be a regular in the lineup this season so i can't see him trading him anyway. but we now have sprong for the next two years on a cheap contract. pens have won by banking on young cheap players like rust, sheary, ect. and none of them are nearly as talented as sprong so this season when sprong gets a full time spot i'm positive he'll produce. i think he has more talent than a pastrnak or a Boeser he just hasn't had the chance to prove it because the pens have been stacked at forward the past couple years. but with sheary gone sprong's time is now
Jul. 9, 2018 at 4:16 p.m.
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Quoting: Chigurrhh
Well, that depends on your opinion of Sprong. Rutherford and Sullivan seem divided on the issue. Apparently, Rutherford was more eager to have him on the team last season than Sullivan was. And in the games he played, he produced very little outside of that one game against the Islanders. And this is despite playing the Crosby.

I'm still not entirely sold on him as a prospect. Cup window is small. Why not go for it all with a legitimate, proven top line player?

But yeah, someone less valuable than Sprong would be preferred. The cupboard is pretty empty, though.


with that said it would be nice to have Zuc but lets be real, Brass likely won't get resigned so neither would Zuc. hags might but his contract would be cheaper
Jul. 9, 2018 at 4:25 p.m.
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Quoting: Yinz3r
GMJR said sprong will be a regular in the lineup this season so i can't see him trading him anyway. but we now have sprong for the next two years on a cheap contract. pens have won by banking on young cheap players like rust, sheary, ect. and none of them are nearly as talented as sprong so this season when sprong gets a full time spot i'm positive he'll produce. i think he has more talent than a pastrnak or a Boeser he just hasn't had the chance to prove it because the pens have been stacked at forward the past couple years. but with sheary gone sprong's time is now


That's kinda my point. GMJR is saying one thing but Sullivan is the one that makes lineup decisions and the has not been happy with Sprong so far. He had plenty of opportunity to make the team at various points last season. He's certainly more talented than Simon or ZAR. But like I said, 3 points in 8 games with Crosby isn't great. Players like Sheary produced when given a chance to.

And no, he's not close to as good or as talented as Boeser and Pastrnak. So far he has a shown that he has an impressive shot and little else.
Jul. 9, 2018 at 4:42 p.m.
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Seems like a pretty drastic overpay for 1 year of Zuc. Pens didn't give up that much for 2 years of a playoff run with Brassard.
Jul. 9, 2018 at 4:43 p.m.
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Sold!
Jul. 9, 2018 at 4:46 p.m.
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Deal. 3rd isn't really neccesary, I feel like Sprong and a conditional 1st/2nd would get it done.
Jul. 9, 2018 at 4:54 p.m.
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Quoting: ShattenkirkIsARanger
Deal. 3rd isn't really neccesary, I feel like Sprong and a conditional 1st/2nd would get it done.


Even with half of the salary retained?
Jul. 9, 2018 at 4:56 p.m.
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Quoting: Chigurrhh
That's kinda my point. GMJR is saying one thing but Sullivan is the one that makes lineup decisions and the has not been happy with Sprong so far. He had plenty of opportunity to make the team at various points last season. He's certainly more talented than Simon or ZAR. But like I said, 3 points in 8 games with Crosby isn't great. Players like Sheary produced when given a chance to.

And no, he's not close to as good or as talented as Boeser and Pastrnak. So far he has a shown that he has an impressive shot and little else.


sprong hasn't had a chance to play a full season. sheary had 2 good years with sid but he isn't nearly as talented or consistent. sprong with a full season will produce . how is he not happy with sprong ? don't know where you got that from. sully said he's a good, nhl ready player and he's happy to have him.
Jul. 9, 2018 at 4:58 p.m.
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Quoting: steveospeak
Seems like a pretty drastic overpay for 1 year of Zuc. Pens didn't give up that much for 2 years of a playoff run with Brassard.


Zuccarello is generally considered to be a better player, though he plays a less valuable position. Pens gave up Filip Gustavsson, Ryan Reaves, Ian Cole (a 3rd round pick), a third round pick, and a 1st round pick to get Brassard and 2 million retained (though the amount Vegas is paying is actually lower because his salary was front loaded).

Gustavsson was a former second round pick like Sprong. They definitely gave up more value in the Brassard trade.
Jul. 9, 2018 at 5:12 p.m.
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one year of zuc for sprong, a first, and a third? I would say that's too much for basically ANY rental player out there.
Jul. 9, 2018 at 6:32 p.m.
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I'd take this all day
Jul. 9, 2018 at 10:19 p.m.
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As a Ranger fan this would kill me, but I would do it. Pens fans are overrating sprong. Remember, Rangers got a first, decent prospect and ryan spooner for nash. So this is pretty close to fair
Jul. 10, 2018 at 12:30 p.m.
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Quoting: Chigurrhh
Zuccarello is generally considered to be a better player, though he plays a less valuable position. Pens gave up Filip Gustavsson, Ryan Reaves, Ian Cole (a 3rd round pick), a third round pick, and a 1st round pick to get Brassard and 2 million retained (though the amount Vegas is paying is actually lower because his salary was front loaded).

Gustavsson was a former second round pick like Sprong. They definitely gave up more value in the Brassard trade.


Remember the Pens got a high 3rd rd pick and a prospect (Lindberg) back as part of the deal in moving guys like Cole and Reeves to make it work cap wise.

I don't see Zuc being better than Brassard even ignoring positions, I think they are players of a similar impact level. Add in the positional advantage and the extra year of control and clearly Brassard should cost more via trade.

Also just because both Sprong and Gustavsson were both 2nd rd picks it doesn't mean they are equal in terms of trade value. Sprong has always been the more valuable prospect, generally ranked as a top 50 or even top 25 prospect in all of hockey. He's also NHL ready something that Gustavsson is not. If Ottawa offered Gustavsson back to the Pens for Sprong they would clearly turn them down.
 
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