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My 20-21 Penguins Team - MY PENS LECTURE - The 7 Needs and Reasons Why

Created by: Sidstick87
Team: 2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins
Initial Creation Date: May 6, 2020
Published: May 12, 2020
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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** ALL NHL TEAMS :
Get [1] Compliance & Complete Buy-Out of [1] player under Contract w/ & bc of The CAP staying Flat at [$81.5m]

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********** ALL PENS FANS SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THE 2020 - 2021 PITTSBURGH PENGUIN ROSTER LIKE THIS ***********

-------- Needs to Try & Reasons Why : {I have GMJR's phones tapped & this is what I kno to be a FACT} --------


[#1] ~ TRADE for a Top 6 RH - RWer to play w/ Sid or Geno ~ (The younger & cheaper - The Better)
~ This is a MUST to Fix the PP problem on Left Wall, to give PP another entry option guy, a good 5 on 5 guy, AND to give 87 / 71 another Star winger at this point of their careers.
** Having Necas at [$863,k] for next 2 years would be perfect


[#2] ~ The GOALIE situation : Murr's is going to have a great Playoff Run & price himself out of PIT.
~ I'm good w/ Jarry being the 1A but need to find a 1B type back-up & also maybe a younger Goalie as a #3.
** Ullmark would be a cheap / under rated option for a 1B


[#3] ~ Jack Johnson #3 will be a Compliance & Complete [Free] Buy-Out w/ Cap staying flat at [$81.5m] - (just put him on LTIR & move on)
~ Teams will be stuck w/ paying the remaining salary of player but the NHL must help Cap teams like Pens, somehow.


[#4] ~ POSITIONS NEEDED TO FILL Via a TRADE or Via a UFA : LHD - RHD - Wing
~ A 2nd OR 3rd Pairing LHD-man
* McCabe would be a steal at [$2.85m] even if for 1 yr.

~ A 3rd Pairing RHD-man
* Lyubushkin is a cheap / solid option / + have Juulsen pushing him

~ A 4th Line winger [w/ some Physicality if able to] BUT this depends on who all get traded??
*Girgensons & Janmark could both be great options - Girgy brings everything but I always liked Janmark.


[#5] ~ Get & Add - DEPTH, DEPTH, more DEPTH, & then some Extra DEPTH :
@ Forward / @ Defensive / @ Goalie
~ If the end of the [19'-20'] Season starts end of summer, Then we have a long Playoff run, AND then the [20'-21'] Season starts a month later..............
* WE WILL NEED AS MUCH DEPTH AS POSSIBLE


[#6] ~ ADD - DRAFT PICKS when making trades - maybe to get into 2nd Rd of [2020] Draft & for some mid Rd Picks in [2021] Draft.


[#7] ~ STOP TRADING BJUGSTAD for NOTHING [He is still a good player] & He is in a contract year (motivated) -
~ Why trade him when he has NO value? == STOP BEING DUMB!!!
+ GMJR loves the dude, I highly doubt he gives him away.

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*** I am Showing - [26] - Roster Players ------ [To show depth of Team & why Team is over the CAP] ***

Goalie ~ A. Hill #31 / RHD ~ N. Juulsen #56 / RW/C ~ S. Lafferty #37 ==== [$2.325m] of the CAP goes to WBS (AHL) ==== WITH [23] ROSTER PLAYERS ==== [$790,K] Under the CAP

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Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
3$2,500,000
3$3,000,000
2$775,000
2$750,000
2$750,000
2$2,000,000
2$775,000
1$1,200,000
1$775,000
2$775,000
2$1,400,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
1$1,000,000
1$1,500,000
1$1,250,000
2$750,000
1$750,000
1$750,000
Offer Sheets
Offer sheet annual average (AAV) is calculated by dividing the contract value by the lower of: 1. The contract length, or 2. Five years
PLAYERAAVCOMPENSATION
Hayden, John$775,000No Compensation
Trades
1.
PIT
  1. Mrázek, Petr
  2. Necas, Martin
  3. 2021 3rd round pick (CAR)
Additional Details:
**CONDITIONAL PICK**
2021 3rd Round Pick (CAR)
~ Conditional of Necas : Totaling UNDER - 60 Points or 25 goals in [20' - 21' season] - If Necas hits 60 points or 25 goals - Pick returns to (CAR).

~ Necas is 1 of my fav young players in NHL, has potential to be a legit star w/ his skill, power, shot, speed, & physicality

~ GMJR & GMJB have a deal in place to move Mrazek to [BUF] - following trade.
CAR
  1. Murray, Matt [RFA Rights]
  2. Ruhwedel, Chad
Additional Details:
~ Moving Murr's-30 to CAR [same division] would be a risk & tough to do BUT Murray could be great on that young Canes team & the missing piece.

~ Ruhwedel is the best #7 D-man in NHL & very well should be at least a 3rd pairing guy. + If TVR goes in UFA & gives Bean or Kaski time.
2.
PIT
  1. McCabe, Jake
  2. Ullmark, Linus [RFA Rights]
Additional Details:
~ IMO, McCabe is a very good Top 4 LHD-man but stuck on a bad team & he could be a smaller version of Dumo here.

~ Ullmark is a very under rated 6'-4" Talented Goalie & is still very raw at only 26. Love this dudes style & would be a great & cheaper 1B type Goalie.
BUF
  1. Aston-Reese, Zach
  2. Mrázek, Petr
Additional Details:
- Mrazek gives BUF a #1 type Goalie until Ukko-Pecca is ready to take over in Net.

- ZAR is prob the best defensive forward in NHL, a very good LWer that can play on any line, & a great PK guy.
3.
PIT
  1. Juulsen, Noah [RFA Rights]
Additional Details:
~ Juulsen has had concussion issues but he is worth the chance to me.
- A French Canadian, RHD-man that wears #58 ???? YES, I take that chance, lol.
MTL
  1. DeSmith, Casey
Additional Details:
- DeSmith is still a very good Back-up Goalie but is stuck in AHL bc we have 2- #1's in Net.
+ Gives Primeau AHL time instead of sitting on bench.
4.
PIT
  1. 2020 3rd round pick (ANA)
Additional Details:
Need another 3rd Rdr in 20' Draft to be able to Trade back into 2nd Rd to get that 1st Rd type prospect that falls into 2nd Rd for some reason or another that GMJR loves to target.
ANA
  1. Knott, Graham [RFA Rights]
  2. Riikola, Juuso [RFA Rights]
Additional Details:
Riikola is a #4 to #7 - LHD-man that can play both sides equally as good & never got a fair chance in PIT. + his lytics are very good.
5.
PIT
  1. Hill, Adin [RFA Rights]
  2. Lyubushkin, Ilya [RFA Rights]
Additional Details:
~ Adin Hill will be a legit Starting Goalie in NHL in a yr or 2 [IMO]. I absolutely Love this kids ability & his 6'-5" size. + Reminds me of Matt Murray (always in good position).

~ Lyubushkin is a young / solid RH- Defensive D-man. + Adds some physicality on back-end.
ARI
  1. Nyberg, John [RFA Rights]
  2. Simon, Dominik [RFA Rights]
Additional Details:
- HCRT knows how good of a 2-way player Simon is & how skilled he is. + ARZ will love his analytics.

- Nyberg is a 23 yr old depth D-man.
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2020
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2021
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Logo of the CAR
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Logo of the ANA
2022
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
23$81,500,000$79,488,508$0$1,387,500$2,011,492

Roster

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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Zucker, Jason
$5,500,000$5,500,000
LW, RW
M-NTC
UFA - 3
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McCann, Jared
$3,000,000$3,000,000
C, LW
UFA - 2
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Malkin, Evgeni
$9,500,000$9,500,000
C
NMC
UFA - 2
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Necas, Martin
$863,333$863,333 (Performance Bonus$537,500$538K)
RW
RFA - 2
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Rust, Bryan
$3,500,000$3,500,000
RW, LW
UFA - 2
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Bjugstad, Nick
$2,050,000$2,050,000
C, RW
UFA - 1
Girgensons, Zemgus
$1,500,000$1,500,000
LW, C
UFA - 3
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Blueger, Teddy
$750,000$750,000
C, LW
UFA - 1
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Hörnqvist, Patric
$5,300,000$5,300,000
RW
NTC
UFA - 3
Janmark, Mattias
$1,250,000$1,250,000
LW, RW
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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Jarry, Tristan
$2,500,000$2,500,000
G
UFA - 3
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McCabe, Jake
$2,850,000$2,850,000
LD/RD
UFA - 1
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Marino, John
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
RD
UFA - 1
Ullmark, Linus
$2,000,000$2,000,000
G
UFA - 1
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Pettersson, Marcus
$4,025,175$4,025,175
LD
UFA - 5
Lyubushkin, Ilya
$1,400,000$1,400,000
RD
UFA - 1
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
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Rodrigues, Evan
$1,200,000$1,200,000
LW, C
UFA - 1
Hill, Adin
$775,000$775,000
G
UFA - 1
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Johnson, Jack
$1,150,000$1,150,000
LD
UFA - 1
Daley, Trevor
$1,000,000$1,000,000
RD
UFA
Juulsen, Noah
$775,000$775,000
RD
UFA - 1
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Lafferty, Sam
$775,000$775,000
RW, C, LW
UFA - 2

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May 14, 2020 at 5:36 a.m.
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Quoting: Sidstick87
- Bjugstad is a tough one for me bc I like him but cant stay healthy just wish his cap like $1.6m , lol

- Ullmark will be a much better Goalie than DeSmith, + he would never go on waivers like DeSmith and Ullmark actually would get claimed

- Go back and watch last years playoffs - ZAR was one of the worst hockey players Ive ever seen...
It is true tho he has got a ton better (Tanev Factor) and is a great defensive Forward but 37 points in 129 NHL games for a 4th line winger who only plays physical once every 10-15 games

- Bro if u dont think Guentzel & Sid will be put rite back together... I just dont kno what to say then... lol


There's no substantial need to pair Guenztel back with Sid.. Zucker has displayed great chemistry with Sid & Jake has = to or as good chemistry with Malkin as he does with Sid. I'd rather a more balanced top 6 than play Jake-Sid-Zucker and McCann-Malkin-Rust
May 14, 2020 at 8:12 a.m.
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Quoting: gregb569
There's no substantial need to pair Guenztel back with Sid.. Zucker has displayed great chemistry with Sid & Jake has = to or as good chemistry with Malkin as he does with Sid. I'd rather a more balanced top 6 than play Jake-Sid-Zucker and McCann-Malkin-Rust


2-3 weeks ago , on NBCS Sully was asked if Guentzel was healthy and he said Yes he is on the rite path to be fully healthy and then was asked where does he fit with all the Forward depth?
And Sully laughed and said "we have had Sid & Jake as a duo on a line with usually 1 other winger rotating on & off that line... so we will probably stick with those 2".
If u think thats changing, well its just not homie.
May 15, 2020 at 11:10 a.m.
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Quoting: gregb569
There's no substantial need to pair Guenztel back with Sid.. Zucker has displayed great chemistry with Sid & Jake has = to or as good chemistry with Malkin as he does with Sid. I'd rather a more balanced top 6 than play Jake-Sid-Zucker and McCann-Malkin-Rust


Did u see the interview with Sully yesterday in DK Sports??? LOL

Title - Sully knows Guentzel's Center
Then it says - It will be Sid & Jake together (like I said)
 
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