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Making Saad fit

Created by: Dan10900
Team: 2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins
Initial Creation Date: Dec. 30, 2019
Published: Dec. 30, 2019
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He's been one of my favorite players for a long time, still relatively young, is playing spectacular this year, one of CHI's two or three best forwards this year (and it's not like he's been bad previously) but due to age, he seems to be generally underappreciated, and might be able to be had for more of a bargain, I feel like he'd also be a spectacular winger for Malkin

Also imo every contract is fair and you're not changing my mind (except Demelo might be a bit low, he's been great this year, but you could probably tweak some of the other contracts or get the Hawks to retain a bit, only one year, to free up a few hundred K)
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$3,000,000
1$700,000
1$700,000
3$3,000,000
2$850,000
3$3,750,000
2$750,000
3$4,250,000
4$3,950,000
2$850,000
2$1,750,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
3$3,499,931
Trades
1.
PIT
  1. Saad, Brandon
CHI
  1. Bjugstad, Nick
  2. Poulin, Samuel
  3. 2020 5th round pick (PIT)
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I've seen trades that send a first and Galch, so I sent jugs (roughly=Galch imo) and a fifth bc 2020>>>>x1000 2019, and Poulin was a terrible pick imo, but he is a year farther into his development, and I feel like CHI, even if they move Saad will likely want to compete somewhat soon, also could be replaced by POJ and a higher pick or a different spec
2.
PIT
  1. 2020 7th round pick (LAK)
LAK
  1. Björkqvist, Kasper
  2. Johnson, Jack
  3. 2021 2nd round pick (PIT)
  4. 2022 3rd round pick (PIT)
Additional Details:
Any one of our lower level specs, should be PLENTY to move JJ
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DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2020
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2021
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2022
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
23$83,000,000$80,499,931$0$850,000$2,500,069
Left WingCentreRight Wing
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Guentzel, Jake
$4,500,000$4,500,000
LW, RW
UFA - 4
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Crosby, Sidney
$8,700,000$8,700,000
C
NMC
UFA - 5
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Rust, Bryan
$3,500,000$3,500,000
RW, LW
UFA - 2
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Kahun, Dominik
$3,000,000$3,000,000
LW, RW, C
UFA - 1
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Malkin, Evgeni
$9,500,000$9,500,000
C
NMC
UFA - 2
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Saad, Brandon
$5,000,000$5,000,000
LW, RW
M-NTC
UFA - 1
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Aston-Reese, Zach
$1,000,000$1,000,000
LW, RW
UFA - 1
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McCann, Jared
$3,750,000$3,750,000
C, LW
UFA - 2
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Hörnqvist, Patric
$5,300,000$5,300,000
RW
NTC
UFA - 3
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Simon, Dominik
$1,750,000$1,750,000
RW, LW
UFA - 1
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Blueger, Teddy
$750,000$750,000
C, LW
UFA - 1
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Tanev, Brandon
$3,500,000$3,500,000
LW, RW
M-NTC
UFA - 5
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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Dumoulin, Brian
$4,100,000$4,100,000
LD
M-NTC
UFA - 3
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Letang, Kris
$7,250,000$7,250,000
RD
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 2
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Pettersson, Marcus
$3,950,000$3,950,000
LD
UFA - 5
DeMelo, Dylan
$3,499,931$3,499,931
RD
UFA - 4
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Riikola, Juuso
$850,000$850,000
LD
UFA - 2
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Marino, John
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
RD
UFA - 1
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Jarry, Tristan
$3,000,000$3,000,000
G
UFA - 3
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Murray, Matt
$4,250,000$4,250,000
G
UFA - 4
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
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Ruhwedel, Chad
$700,000$700,000
RD
UFA - 1
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Blandisi, Joseph
$700,000$700,000
C
UFA - 1
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Lafferty, Sam
$850,000$850,000
RW, C, LW
UFA - 2

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Dec. 30, 2019 at 10:46 p.m.
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Stones6160
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I don’t think The pens would give up there first first rounder since Kapanen
Dec. 30, 2019 at 11:00 p.m.
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Quoting: StoneFan
I don’t think The pens would give up there first first rounder since Kapanen


Probably, I would give him up 101 times out of 100 before a 2020 first tho
Dec. 30, 2019 at 11:17 p.m.
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JackBurton
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Just coming in to show my appreciation that you ended up with $69 in cap space left.

By the way, saying Poulin is a "terrible pick" is not really a way to entice Stan Bowman...
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Dec. 30, 2019 at 11:24 p.m.
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why was Poulin a bad pick??????
Dec. 30, 2019 at 11:27 p.m.
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Quoting: JackBurton
Just coming in to show my appreciation that you ended up with $69 in cap space left.

By the way, saying Poulin is a "terrible pick" is not really a way to entice Stan Bowman...


Not trying to entice him, I'm not the GM ?? just trying to be neutral and stating my opinion, if I was GM and he didn't scout him I'd say he was in my top five ??
Dec. 30, 2019 at 11:29 p.m.
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Quoting: BigOaf69
why was Poulin a bad pick??????


He just doesn't really impressed me, he's sluggish, like a worse Maata skating wise, seems like his ceiling is a Patric Hornqvist lite, he can use his size to almost bully kids in juniors, but 99% won't be able to do that in the pros
Dec. 31, 2019 at 12:14 a.m.
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Quoting: JackBurton
Just coming in to show my appreciation that you ended up with $69 in cap space left.

By the way, saying Poulin is a "terrible pick" is not really a way to entice Stan Bowman...


I’d say confidently that Stan probably doesn’t read this website... however based upon his recent moves... ?
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Dec. 31, 2019 at 12:20 a.m.
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Quoting: AFOX10900
He just doesn't really impressed me, he's sluggish, like a worse Maata skating wise, seems like his ceiling is a Patric Hornqvist lite, he can use his size to almost bully kids in juniors, but 99% won't be able to do that in the pros


interesting take.. none of his draft reports really stated he was sluggish or a poor skater, mostly good first step and good work ethic??

Patric Hornqvist comparison is also nothing to snuff at, 8 straight (full) seasons with 20 goals from '09/'10 - '17/'18
Dec. 31, 2019 at 12:27 a.m.
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Quoting: Jco5ta5
I’d say confidently that Stan probably doesn’t read this website... however based upon his recent moves... ?


He's still the guy who stuck Edmonton with Manning and got Caggiula for Chiarelli's stupidity, so Stan deserved some credit before the ****ing Nylander swap... For that, he can get drive into the lake.
Dec. 31, 2019 at 12:45 a.m.
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Quoting: JackBurton
He's still the guy who stuck Edmonton with Manning and got Caggiula for Chiarelli's stupidity, so Stan deserved some credit before the ****ing Nylander swap... For that, he can get drive into the lake.


So many great moves like turning Cam Barker into Nick Leddy, Oduya trade (first one), Hartman for Beaudin and Kurashev... but then the **** like trading Teraveinan, Panarin, and Jokiharju. I just can’t.
Dec. 31, 2019 at 12:57 a.m.
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Oh. So he’s trying to get murdered
Dec. 31, 2019 at 6:10 a.m.
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Why are people so infatuated with the Pens getting Saad?

Rust + Tanev are both players who play EXACTLY like him..
Dec. 31, 2019 at 10:27 a.m.
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Quoting: gregb569
Why are people so infatuated with the Pens getting Saad?

Rust + Tanev are both players who play EXACTLY like him..


Bc he's better than both of them, not really a similar player to Tanev, Tanev is just pure speed and work ethic and yes Rust is playing spectacular this year, but Saad isn't doing much worse, and was consistently better over the rest of their careers, plus he's from Pittsburgh, and I made this just bc he's one of my favorite players in the league, and has been for years
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Dec. 31, 2019 at 12:15 p.m.
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Quoting: AFOX10900
Bc he's better than both of them, not really a similar player to Tanev, Tanev is just pure speed and work ethic and yes Rust is playing spectacular this year, but Saad isn't doing much worse, and was consistently better over the rest of their careers, plus he's from Pittsburgh, and I made this just bc he's one of my favorite players in the league, and has been for years


Rust is playing far superior than Saad is and Tanev is about equal I'd say. Definitely doesn't warrant giving up 5 more years of Tanev and paying Saad 2.5M more annually (especially with our RFAs)

I like Saad, just think Tanev and ESPECIALLY Rust are a better fit for this team.
I'd bring Saad in if he was 2-2.5M cheaper and had more term though for sure
Dec. 31, 2019 at 12:25 p.m.
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Quoting: gregb569
Rust is playing far superior than Saad is and Tanev is about equal I'd say. Definitely doesn't warrant giving up 5 more years of Tanev and paying Saad 2.5M more annually (especially with our RFAs)

I like Saad, just think Tanev and ESPECIALLY Rust are a better fit for this team.
I'd bring Saad in if he was 2-2.5M cheaper and had more term though for sure


Saad is so much better than Tanev, Tanev is a bottom 6 energy guy, he's really good at what he does, but he's not a top 6 forward, Saad is a legit top 6 forward, nearly as good defenseively as ZAR/Kahun/Simon, and can score like a legit top 6 forward
Jan. 10, 2020 at 6:04 p.m.
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Saad >>>>>>>Bjugstad
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Jan. 10, 2020 at 6:33 p.m.
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Quoting: Billy739
Saad >>>>>>>Bjugstad


Uhhhh.... Yeah.... Poulin was our first rounder last year...
Jan. 10, 2020 at 7:02 p.m.
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This would be such an annoying and scary team to face.
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Jan. 10, 2020 at 7:05 p.m.
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Quoting: ExpiredmilkYT
This would be such an annoying and scary team to face.


Ik, Saad is so good, I hope we can get him, he'd be a great underrated/undervalued pickup
Jan. 10, 2020 at 7:12 p.m.
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Quoting: AFOX10900
Ik, Saad is so good, I hope we can get him, he'd be a great underrated/undervalued pickup


Ya he just hasn't really had much puck luck this year imo. Would be a really good top 6 add to this team.
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