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Huge Offseason Retool

Created by: ferreiiraa9
Team: 2019-20 Pittsburgh Penguins
Initial Creation Date: Feb. 25, 2019
Published: Feb. 25, 2019
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
Description
Start off by firing Rutherford, his recent trades and signings have turned this team into a disaster. Move Hornqvist, and Kessel for picks and younger player with some good upside in Fiala. Buy out JJ & Gudbranson. Banking on Murray, and Maatta to bounce back as well. Attack the free agent market and add some depth and grit up front. Sign Eberle, Dzingel and Ferland for some very good depth scoring and as well as speed and grit.
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$1,500,000
4$3,750,000
2$850,000
2$1,850,000
2$1,000,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$700,000
5$4,750,000
6$4,750,000
5$4,500,000
Trades
1.
PIT
  1. 2019 3rd round pick (CGY)
  2. 2020 2nd round pick (CGY)
CGY
  1. Hörnqvist, Patric
  2. Simon, Dominik
2.
PIT
  1. 2019 2nd round pick (MIN)
Additional Details:
Rights to Kevin Fiala
MIN
  1. Kessel, Phil
3.
PIT
  1. 2019 4th round pick (EDM)
EDM
  1. DeSmith, Casey
Buyouts
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2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
21$83,000,000$78,911,558$132,500$0$4,088,442
Left WingCentreRight Wing
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Guentzel, Jake
$4,500,000$4,500,000
LW, RW
UFA - 5
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Crosby, Sidney
$8,700,000$8,700,000
C
NMC
UFA - 6
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Rust, Bryan
$3,500,000$3,500,000
RW, LW
UFA - 3
Fiala, Kevin
$3,750,000$3,750,000
RW, LW
UFA - 2
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Malkin, Evgeni
$9,500,000$9,500,000
C
NMC
UFA - 3
Eberle, Jordan
$4,750,000$4,750,000
RW
UFA - 5
Dzingel, Ryan
$4,750,000$4,750,000
LW, RW, C
UFA - 2
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Bjugstad, Nick
$2,050,000$2,050,000
C, RW
UFA - 2
Ferland, Micheal
$4,500,000$4,500,000
LW, RW
UFA - 4
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Blueger, Teddy
$850,000$850,000
C, LW
UFA - 2
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McCann, Jared
$1,250,000$1,250,000
C, LW
UFA - 1
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Aston-Reese, Zach
$1,500,000$1,500,000
LW, RW
UFA - 2
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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Dumoulin, Brian
$4,100,000$4,100,000
LD
M-NTC
UFA - 4
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Letang, Kris
$7,250,000$7,250,000
RD
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 3
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Murray, Matt
$3,750,000$3,750,000
G
UFA - 1
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Määttä, Olli
$3,333,225$3,333,225
LD
UFA - 3
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Schultz, Justin
$5,500,000$5,500,000
RD
M-NTC
UFA - 1
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Riikola, Juuso
$1,000,000$1,000,000
LD
UFA - 1
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Jarry, Tristan
$675,000$675,000
G
UFA - 1
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Pettersson, Marcus
$1,850,000$1,850,000
LD
UFA - 1
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Prow, Ethan
$700,000$700,000
RD
UFA - 2

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Feb. 25, 2019 at 8:36 p.m.
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Ghost789
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You’re still over cap and need 2 more skaters... Pittsburgh is going to end up in the dumps anyways. Crosby/Malkin’s best days are behind them. The next 10-15 years in that market are doomed. Fans will likely give up on the team. They won the cups.. time to move on and retool for the future. This is why franchises end up in the ****ter because they’re unwilling to part ways with past prime Elite skaters.
Feb. 25, 2019 at 8:39 p.m.
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ferreiiraa9
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Quoting: Dotz789
You’re still over cap and need 2 more skaters... Pittsburgh is going to end up in the dumps anyways. Crosby/Malkin’s best days are behind them. The next 10-15 years in that market are doomed. Fans will likely give up on the team. They won the cups.. time to move on and retool for the future. This is why franchises end up in the ****ter because they’re unwilling to part ways with past prime Elite skaters.


Can easily move Bjustad and get the 4.1M off the books. McCann takes over has 3 line centre. Crosby/Malkin are still great. Its mostly the players around them who aren't showing up. GMJR making some horrible signings and trades don't help either.
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Feb. 25, 2019 at 8:40 p.m.
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Quoting: Dotz789
You’re still over cap and need 2 more skaters... Pittsburgh is going to end up in the dumps anyways. Crosby/Malkin’s best days are behind them. The next 10-15 years in that market are doomed. Fans will likely give up on the team. They won the cups.. time to move on and retool for the future. This is why franchises end up in the ****ter because they’re unwilling to part ways with past prime Elite skaters.


certainly not true. pens could remain elite contenders for years via savvy management and GMJR is completely blowing it right now. fire him ASAP before he can screw us over any worse than he already has
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Feb. 25, 2019 at 8:41 p.m.
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Quoting: mhockey91
certainly not true. pens could remain elite contenders for years via savvy management and GMJR is completely blowing it right now. fire him ASAP before he can screw us over any worse than he already has


Exactly, there is still many good pieces. GMJR needs to go, he's going to drive us to the ground like he did with the Canes.
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Feb. 25, 2019 at 8:44 p.m.
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Exactly, there is still many good pieces. GMJR needs to go, he's going to drive us to the ground like he did with the Canes.


exactly. crazy how a few seasons ago the same GM who turned scuderi into Daley has now added Johnson and Gubranson. he's lost his touch. I hope ownership/senior management like David Morehouse, Lemeuix, and Burkle recognize this and move on. Blind loyalty is a real killer in the hockey world.
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Feb. 25, 2019 at 8:44 p.m.
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Quoting: ferreiiraa9
Can easily move Bjustad and get the 4.1M off the books. McCann takes over has 3 line centre. Crosby/Malkin are still great. Its mostly the players around them who aren't showing up. GMJR making some horrible signings and trades don't help either.


I agree to disagree with that guys comment. Yiu said it yourself, its the players around them that arent showing up so why make it worse by trading kessel for that
Feb. 25, 2019 at 8:52 p.m.
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Think you have to eat the bullet until the lockout to buyout Gudbranson and Johnson, or find someone dumb enough to take them. But at the end of the day you still have Crosby, Malkin, Guentzel, Kessel, Letang, Dumo, Schultz, Maatta, and Murray. That's a good group of guys.
Feb. 25, 2019 at 11:26 p.m.
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I agree to disagree with that guys comment. Yiu said it yourself, its the players around them that arent showing up so why make it worse by trading kessel for that

I like Kessel but he's been terrible since after the All-Star break.It doesn't even look like he wants to play half the time. I feel like at his age, its the best time to cash in on him and get some future assets in return to make up for some that we've lost with some of the terrible trades GMJR has made. Not to mention it clears cap space to add more depth considering were gonna be tight with JJ & Gudbranson buyouts that I have. I also feel like Fiala has a lot of upside and him and Jake can be a solid 1-2 punch on the left side.
Feb. 26, 2019 at 11:24 a.m.
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I like Kessel but he's been terrible since after the All-Star break.It doesn't even look like he wants to play half the time. I feel like at his age, its the best time to cash in on him and get some future assets in return to make up for some that we've lost with some of the terrible trades GMJR has made. Not to mention it clears cap space to add more depth considering were gonna be tight with JJ & Gudbranson buyouts that I have. I also feel like Fiala has a lot of upside and him and Jake can be a solid 1-2 punch on the left side.


If the team ever looks like this. Ill cry.
 
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