Andrew Ladds Guide to a Perfect ACGM Team

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Created by: AndrewLadd

Team: 2019-20 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Nov. 13, 2019

Published: Nov. 13, 2019

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Step 1. A buyout when buyouts aren’t even possible at this time of year is a great start to a ACGM team.
Step 2. A Jack Johnson trade is almost a must, and Linus Ölund is almost always the best option as a sweetener. *Side Note* Trading Jack Johnson to a team near the cap ceiling is ideal.
Step 3. Next, make a trade that doesn’t work cap wise.
Step 4. Put a prospect that is not even close to NHL ready in a prominent role in the lineup.
Step 5. Trade a former UFA that you’re team just signed, as well as get something significant in return.
Step 6. Acquire Ryan Pulock is a completely lopsided trade.
Step 7. A Taylor Hall trade is a MUST. *Side note* ALWAYS throw in a “hometown discount,” no matter how far from home he actually is.
Step 8. After the first 7 steps, just make sure u made AT LEAST 5 trades, if not get to that mark, as u must complete an unrealistic amount of trades.

Trades

PIT

CGY

PIT

2020 2nd round pick (NYR)

NYR

Hörnqvist, Patric

PIT

2020 2nd round pick (NSH)
2020 2nd round pick (NJD)

Additional Details:

Comes with 6x6 extension.

NJD

Hållander, Filip
Ruhwedel, Chad
2020 1st round pick (PIT)

Additional Details:

Top 25 protected 1st.

Buyouts

Nick Bjugstad: $808,333

Buried

Casey DeSmith: $175,000 ($1,250,000)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2020
2021
2022

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
21	$81,500,000	$66,582,458	$132,500	$982,500	$14,917,542

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Hall, Taylor $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW UFA - 1	Malkin, Evgeni $9,500,000$9,500,000 C NMC UFA - 3	Poulin, Samuel $925,000$925,000 C, LW RFA - 5
Guentzel, Jake $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 5	Crosby, Sidney $8,700,000$8,700,000 C NMC UFA - 6	Galchenyuk, Alex $4,900,000$4,900,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 1
	Lafferty, Sam $767,500$767,500 ($132,500$132K) RW, C, LW UFA - 1	Rust, Bryan $3,500,000$3,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 3
McCann, Jared $1,250,000$1,250,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Blueger, Teddy $750,000$750,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Simon, Dominik $750,000$750,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Aston-Reese, Zach $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Dumoulin, Brian $4,100,000$4,100,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 4	Letang, Kris $7,250,000$7,250,000 RD M-NTC, NMC UFA - 3	Murray, Matt $3,750,000$3,750,000 G UFA - 1
Pettersson, Marcus $874,125$874,125 LD UFA - 1	Pulock, Ryan $2,000,000$2,000,000 RD UFA - 1	Jarry, Tristan $675,000$675,000 G UFA - 1
Marino, John $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RD UFA - 2	Schultz, Justin $5,500,000$5,500,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Riikola, Juuso $850,000$850,000 LD UFA - 1

Nov. 13, 2019 at 12:38 p.m.

TrueNorth

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Well crafted. Words to live by.

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Nov. 13, 2019 at 12:38 p.m.

TopLineTom43

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When you retire you’ll have a bright future as a gm

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Nov. 13, 2019 at 12:39 p.m.

Lenny7

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Kinda wish that was a top 30 protected 1st, TBH.

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Nov. 13, 2019 at 12:39 p.m.

JayTea

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So close, but where's the salary retention on Hall and Pulock?

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Nov. 13, 2019 at 12:40 p.m.

AndrewLadd

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Quoting: JayTea

So close, but where's the salary retention on Hall and Pulock?

I’d be under the cap floor, and that would just be ridiculous

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Nov. 13, 2019 at 12:41 p.m.

yikes

EklundCelebriniSmith

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Secret tip - for the elite kids - trade Jesse Puljujarvi for a blue chip piece coming back. He has value trust me, he’s scoring in Finland.

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Nov. 13, 2019 at 12:50 p.m.

AndrewLadd

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Secret tip - for the elite kids - trade Jesse Puljujarvi for a blue chip piece coming back. He has value trust me, he’s scoring in Finland.

This is step 9 everyone

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Nov. 13, 2019 at 12:50 p.m.

JayTea

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Quoting: yikes

Secret tip - for the elite kids - trade Jesse Puljujarvi for a blue chip piece coming back. He has value trust me, he’s scoring in Finland.

Or Petan, because even though he's been on waivers multiple times, someone will give up an asset for him.

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Nov. 13, 2019 at 12:54 p.m.

yikes

EklundCelebriniSmith

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Quoting: JayTea

Or Petan, because even though he's been on waivers multiple times, someone will give up an asset for him.

Same with Djoos; he’s an steady top 4 dman. He’s just unlucky this year. Should be costing atleast a first

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Nov. 13, 2019 at 12:54 p.m.

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Quoting: JayTea

Or Petan, because even though he's been on waivers multiple times, someone will give up an asset for him.

Another good option if you don’t have the bait necessary to reel in a fish as big as Puljujarvi

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Nov. 13, 2019 at 12:56 p.m.

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yikes

EklundCelebriniSmith

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Quoting: AndrewLadd

Another good option if you don’t have the bait necessary to reel in a fish as big as Puljujarvi

He is quite large. Id think if you can’t acquire either you could use the already acquire hall and instead flip him for more assets you sent; likely to a bottom of the pond team and acquire their first round lottery pick + assets (unprotected obviously you’re sending them taylor FRICKING hall) even if they only use in for the last 2 months of the regular season

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Nov. 13, 2019 at 12:57 p.m.

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Quoting: yikes

Same with Djoos; he’s an steady top 4 dman. He’s just unlucky this year. Should be costing atleast a first

Same thing with Lias Andersson, he’s a great player just gets a bad wrap cuz he threw his Silver Medal

Nov. 13, 2019 at 12:59 p.m.

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Well the leafs fans r really benefitted here because if they send Mitch Marner who’s on a GREAT CONTRACT and better than Taylor FRICKING Hall u could probably get the sens and sharks first round pick as well as Thomas Chabot to fix their defense

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Nov. 13, 2019 at 1:01 p.m.

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yikes

EklundCelebriniSmith

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Leafs would have to retain close to 25-50% tho. It’s only fair. Let’s not be savages here

Nov. 13, 2019 at 1:02 p.m.

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Quoting: yikes

Leafs would have to retain close to 25-50% tho. It’s only fair. Let’s not be savages here

That would make sense but let’s be real he’s already gone have been traded anyway for Matt Dumba and an unprotected 1st

Nov. 13, 2019 at 1:16 p.m.

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You forgot to add a permanent AHL “prospect” for a bottom 6 winger. But the rest seems legit.

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