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Botts is Coming Back- Brings a cpl assets in Trade - Thank You BUF

Created by: Sidstick87

Team: 2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 16, 2020

Published: Jun. 21, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

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** With Cap Staying Flat = All NHL Teams get [1] Complete Buy-Out of 1- Roster player ~
(Salary is still paid to player but The Cap Hit is off the books)

~ Pens select - LHD- Jack Johnson #3 {put on LTIR to show}
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BUFFALO TRADE :
MY THINKING - It would be tough to trade Murr's to BUF & It would prob be tough for BUF to give up on Mittelstadt.

~ IMO Murray would give BUF a Legit #1 until UPL is ready or ready to split time & ZAR is a great bottom 6 guy that has a controlled contract.
+ I really like Mittelstadt's potential still BUT not shore of his value now after a tough yr.
- Even if Mittelstadt needs to start in WBS to get confidence back, we have McCann to fill in at 3C till he is ready?
- Ullmark is an underrated Goalie IMO & just keeps getting better - Steal?
- McCabe is a perfect Penguin type Dman - Bet he would flourish on a good team.
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VEGAS TRADE :
** I KNOW - I KNOW - It may seem like an Unfair Trade at 1st but when u look at both Tuch & Bjugstad they are very very similar players & are both a Trade Risk. [Why I added Conditional Picks in Trade]

~ BOTH - Juggs & Tuch are - only 2 1/2 yrs apart in age / 2" difference in Ht. / both R-Handed / both around 215-220 lbs / both better skaters than they appear to be.
~ BOTH are injury prone tho, w/ Juggs out all this yr, only playing 12-15 gms & Tuch missing 30+ gms this yr, while having a down yr when played.
~ BOTH only hitting 20 Goal mark once [Juggs - 24, 19, 16, 15 Goal seasons] & [Tuch - 20 & 15 Goal seasons]
UPSIDE of EACH is -
Juggs can play C or RW equally as good in Top 9, is more proven over time & only has 1 yr left on contract @ $4.1m
Tuch is 2 1/2 yrs younger [more upside] & is signed long term @ a fair $4.75m per
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MONTREAL TRADE :
~ This mite be a risk trading for a player w/ head issues & Migraines but everything I have read seems that Juulsen is healthy finally & ready to play.
A change of scenery could be good to re-start Juulsen's career & if healthy - Juulsen could be a steal.
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UFA SIGNINGS :
~ LW/RW- M. Granlund #64 - This could be a perfect wing for Sid bc he plays like D. Simon but is 100 X's more skilled. + Zucker gets his former teamate to come to PIT after a down yr in NSH.
~ RHD- M. Bowey #74 [Not Tendered] - Bowey is insurance for Juulsen & his health.

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Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Jarry, Tristan	3	$2,750,000
McCann, Jared	3	$3,000,000
Mittelstadt, Casey	3	$1,250,000
Angello, Anthony	2	$725,000
Lafferty, Sam	2	$775,000
Miletic, Sam	2	$700,000
Simon, Dominik	2	$1,000,000
Juulsen, Noah	2	$950,000
Ullmark, Linus	2	$1,750,000
Bowey, Madison	1	$900,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Johnson, Adam	1	$700,000
Granlund, Mikael	1	$3,250,000
Starrett, Shane	2	$750,000
Lettieri, Vinni	2	$750,000
Barber, Riley	1	$750,000
Sautner, Ashton	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

PLAYER	AAV	COMPENSATION
Bowey, Madison	$900,000	No Compensation

Trades

PIT

McCabe, Jake ($1,425,000 retained)
Mittelstadt, Casey [RFA Rights]
Ullmark, Linus [RFA Rights]
2020 2nd round pick (BUF)

Additional Details:

~ After a down yr, I'm still a big Mittelstadt fan & see him as a strong Future 2nd to 3rd Line Center. PLUS - Learning from 87 & 71 wouldn't hurt?
~ Also a big Ullmark fan & on a better team he could be a great 1B Goalie.
~ McCabe seems like a Penguin type D-man.
~ Moving up 3 Rds & getting a 2nd Rdr would be big in picking up another decent prospect in upcoming draft.

BUF

Aston-Reese, Zach
Murray, Matt [RFA Rights]
2020 5th round pick (PIT)

Additional Details:

Value of Trade is "IF"....
Murray wins 2 - 3 Series w/ Jarry winning 1 series & Re-boosting Murr's value by at least getting to Finals.

PIT

Tuch, Alex
2022 3rd round pick (VGK)

Additional Details:

*CONDITIONAL - 22'- 3rd Rdr*
ONLY IF : Tuch plays under 80% of Regular season [under 66 games] in the 20'-21' [OR] the 21'-22' Seasons.
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~ TUCK is a solid player that I really like but he is kind of a risk w/ a long term contract, only 2 1/2yrs younger than Bjugstad but w/ only 1 decent season of ok production, was hurt for most of last season, playing in 42 gms but only having 17 Points.

VGK

Bjugstad, Nick
Rodrigues, Evan [RFA Rights]
2022 2nd round pick (PIT)

Additional Details:

*CONDITIONAL - 22'- 2nd Rdr*
ONLY IF : Bjugstad plays under 80% of Regular season [under 66 gms] in the 20'-21' season.
[OR]
Pick is also Retained by PIT - IF Bjugstad Re-Signs w/ VGK after 20'-21' Season.
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- Bjugstad is still a very good player that can play both Top 9 - Center or RW. "If Healthy" tho.

PIT

Juulsen, Noah [RFA Rights]

Additional Details:

- This is hoping that Juulsen is over his Migraines & Head issues & a change can get his career back on track.

MTL

Knott, Graham [RFA Rights]
Riikola, Juuso [RFA Rights]

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

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$79,325,175	$0	$850,000	$2,174,825

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Guentzel, Jake $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 4	Crosby, Sidney $8,700,000$8,700,000 C NMC UFA - 5	Granlund, Mikael $3,250,000$3,250,000 C, RW UFA - 1
Zucker, Jason $5,500,000$5,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 3	Malkin, Evgeni $9,500,000$9,500,000 C NMC UFA - 2	Rust, Bryan $3,500,000$3,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
McCann, Jared $3,000,000$3,000,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Mittelstadt, Casey $1,250,000$1,250,000 LW, C RFA - 1	Tuch, Alex $4,750,000$4,750,000 RW, LW UFA - 6
Tanev, Brandon $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 5	Blueger, Teddy $750,000$750,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Hörnqvist, Patric $5,300,000$5,300,000 RW NTC UFA - 3

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Dumoulin, Brian $4,100,000$4,100,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 3	Letang, Kris $7,250,000$7,250,000 RD M-NTC, NMC UFA - 2	Jarry, Tristan $2,750,000$2,750,000 G UFA - 3
	Marino, John $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RD UFA - 1
Pettersson, Marcus $4,025,175$4,025,175 LD UFA - 5	Juulsen, Noah $950,000$950,000 RD UFA - 1	Ullmark, Linus $1,750,000$1,750,000 G UFA - 1
McCabe, Jake $1,425,000$1,425,000 LD/RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Simon, Dominik $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 1		Johnson, Jack $1,150,000$1,150,000 LD UFA - 1
Lafferty, Sam $775,000$775,000 RW, C, LW UFA - 2
Ruhwedel, Chad $700,000$700,000 RD UFA - 1

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Tuch, A.		Guentzel, J.		Crosby, S.
	Letang, K.		Malkin, E.

Power Play 2
Granlund, M.		Hörnqvist, P.		Zucker, J.
	Marino, J.		McCann, J.

Penalty Kill 1
	Letang, K.	Dumoulin, B.
	Tanev, B.	Blueger, T.

Penalty Kill 2
	Pettersson, M.	Marino, J.
	Rust, B.	McCann, J.

Jun. 21, 2020 at 2:04 p.m.

Sidstick87

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Jun. 21, 2020 at 2:05 p.m.

Sabres923

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Ullmark>Murray. The Sabres organization loves Mccabe so they won’t trade him.

Jun. 21, 2020 at 2:08 p.m.

RoyalBlueSabres

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Yeah man this is pretty brutal for the sabres.
I would rather take Ullmark as our #1 than Murray. Plus we give up Mitts and a 2nd that's a hard pressing no my guy. Plus were retaining on mccabe?
like at least gives us some value back to us lol. like ZAR to play on the 4th line no thanks.

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Jun. 21, 2020 at 2:08 p.m.

Sidstick87

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Quoting: Sabres923

Ullmark>Murray. The Sabres organization loves Mccabe so they won’t trade him.

I just see every BUF armchair GM trading McCabe? And never got it bc I always thought he was good.
Ullmark is a solid 1B type but he isn't in the same league as Murray

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Jun. 21, 2020 at 2:15 p.m.

Sabres923

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Quoting: Sidstick87

I just see every BUF armchair GM trading McCabe? And never got it bc I always thought he was good.
Ullmark is a solid 1B type but he isn't in the same league as Murray

I like Mccabe a lot of others don’t he’s not getting traded. Ullmark outperformed Murray by a significant margin this year.

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Jun. 21, 2020 at 2:17 p.m.

OldNYIfan

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The Buffalo trade is off by the 38th overall pick.

Jun. 21, 2020 at 2:18 p.m.

SalamiCheese

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Buffalo declines

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Jun. 21, 2020 at 2:23 p.m.

Dan10900

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Take out Ullmark, we don't need him with Desmith, take out Mittlestadt, he's always been insanely overvalued, he's simply not that good, and take out ZAR, he's simply the most valuable asset in the trade.

I doubt either team would do that MTL trade (well, PIT might, bc Sully hates Riikola... I wouldn't, Riikola is at worst the 5th best d man on the team)

Jun. 21, 2020 at 2:26 p.m.

wondershrimp

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That's a crappy trade for buffalo. Murray is made of glass and only marginally better than Ullmark.

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Jun. 21, 2020 at 2:49 p.m.

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NoWah49

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i like the Vegas deal but idk about Horny on the 4th line

Jun. 21, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.

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DiehardRedWingsFan58

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Love the Madison Bowey offer sheet, His qualifying offer is ! million per and this dude offers him $900,000 like he would ever sign it. And then doesn't even have him in the lineup like Detroit with $42 million in salary cap this year wouldn't match that. shakes head

Jun. 21, 2020 at 3:05 p.m.

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NickC1988

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If Ullmark keeps getting better, why would they trade him for Murray?

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Jun. 21, 2020 at 3:19 p.m.

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mhockey91

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Quoting: Sabres923

Ullmark>Murray. The Sabres organization loves Mccabe so they won’t trade him.

Quoting: RoyalBlueSabres

Murray is wayyyy better than Ulmark lmfao. Ulmark has had ONE better season than Murray and he’s turning 27. ZAR is an excellent 4th liner. Pens pass on this

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Jun. 21, 2020 at 3:21 p.m.

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mhockey91

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Quoting: Sidstick87

I just see every BUF armchair GM trading McCabe? And never got it bc I always thought he was good.
Ullmark is a solid 1B type but he isn't in the same league as Murray

Ulmark isn’t as good as Murray. Ridiculous

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Jun. 21, 2020 at 3:39 p.m.

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Stones6160

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Vegas Declines, Rather do ZAR + Blueger + 3rd tthan Bjustad + EROD + 3rd

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Jun. 21, 2020 at 3:59 p.m.

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Shibbal18

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0% chance any current Sabre wants to follow Botterill

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Jun. 21, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.

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Shibbal18

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Quoting: Sidstick87

I just see every BUF armchair GM trading McCabe?

Only the bad ones. McCabe was one of their best dmen on a pretty good defensive team

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Jun. 21, 2020 at 4:59 p.m.

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bhavikp27

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Quoting: mhockey91

Ulmark isn’t as good as Murray. Ridiculous

Maybe if Murray could have two good seasons in a row, we wouldn't have that talk

Jun. 21, 2020 at 5:07 p.m.

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pharrow

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Quoting: bhavikp27

Maybe if Murray could have two good seasons in a row, we wouldn't have that talk

did you really make that comment about a guy who won back to back cups?

Ridiculous.

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Jun. 21, 2020 at 5:09 p.m.

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pharrow

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Juulsen is probably done for his career.

VGK are probably not trading Tuch.

Jun. 21, 2020 at 5:20 p.m.

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RoyalBlueSabres

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Quoting: mhockey91

Murray is wayyyy better than Ulmark lmfao. Ulmark has had ONE better season than Murray and he’s turning 27. ZAR is an excellent 4th liner. Pens pass on this

You also have to pay Murray a lot and I dont think the upgrade over ullmark is worth it. And excellent 4th liners are a fine a dozen.
So let's get real for a second saying that the pens would decline this.
Sabres are giving up the beat two pieces mitts and the draft pick.

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Jun. 21, 2020 at 5:31 p.m.

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mhockey91

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Quoting: RoyalBlueSabres

Mitts is already being pegged as a bust. and a 2nd round pick is nice, but Murray is worth more than that. The most valuable piece (and best player) in the trade is Murray.

Jun. 21, 2020 at 5:39 p.m.

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NeedTheCleanser

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Mittelstadt for Murray straight up

Jun. 21, 2020 at 5:57 p.m.

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bhavikp27

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Quoting: pharrow

did you really make that comment about a guy who won back to back cups?

Ridiculous.

Cool, he was (very) good in those runs but that's two seasons ago. I'm talking about now, Murray was bad in '17-18, average last year and very bad this season.

so " ridiculous "

Jun. 21, 2020 at 8:58 p.m.

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Really like Mittelstadt but hate the idea of losing ZAR

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