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Created by: buttrs17

Team: 2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 7, 2020

Published: Aug. 7, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

This assumes what everyone thinks is inevitable: The Pens end up getting the #1 pick. Getting rid of Bjugtsad, Hornqvist, and Johnson is all addition by subtraction, in my opinion. Go big with Torey Krug in free agency.

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Pavlychev, Nikita		3	$700,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Lafferty, Sam	2	$850,000
Jarry, Tristan	3	$3,250,000
Murray, Matt	4	$5,000,000
McCann, Jared	3	$2,500,000
Simon, Dominik	3	$1,150,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Edmundson, Joel	4	$4,000,000
Wedgewood, Scott	1	$700,000
Krug, Torey	6	$8,250,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Lafreniere, Alexis		3	$925,000

Trades

PIT

Brook, Josh

MTL

Hörnqvist, Patric ($1,250,000 retained)

Additional Details:

I'm a huge fan of Hornqvist. Huge. But, his contract is big and his production has been declining. Have to start making moves for the future somewhere.

PIT

2020 4th round pick (NSH)

ANA

Additional Details:

These two can be shipped anywhere for any return. I chose ANA because I looked at a Sportsnet thing that said they were weak at both spots.

PIT

Jones, Caleb
2021 6th round pick (EDM)

EDM

Murray, Matt

Additional Details:

While I don't think Murray deserves all the blame for his performance, it certainly isn't worth risking the future on. I think someone will overpay because of the two cups. I think this is a high price, but hey... who knows? EDM did give Lucic $42 mil once :)

PIT

2021 5th round pick (LAK)

LAK

Johnson, Jack ($500,000 retained)
Zohorna, Radim
2020 5th round pick (PIT)
2021 7th round pick (ANA)

Additional Details:

It's going to take a prospect and picks to rid the Pens of this pylon. Again, to anywhere for anything. I chose LA because they have room, lots of picks, and maybe they believe Doughty can turn him around?

Retained Salary Transactions

Patric Hörnqvist: $1,250,000 (23.58%)
Jack Johnson: $500,000 (43.48%)

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
23	$81,500,000	$79,277,675	$0	$1,062,500	$2,222,325

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	Rust, Bryan $3,500,000$3,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
Lafreniere, Alexis $925,000$925,000	Malkin, Evgeni $9,500,000$9,500,000 C NMC UFA - 2	Poulin, Samuel $894,167$894,167 C, LW RFA - 4
Zucker, Jason $5,500,000$5,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 3	McCann, Jared $2,500,000$2,500,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Tanev, Brandon $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 5
Lafferty, Sam $850,000$850,000 RW, C, LW UFA - 2	Blueger, Teddy $750,000$750,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Aston-Reese, Zach $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Krug, Torey $8,250,000$8,250,000 LD UFA - 7	Letang, Kris $7,250,000$7,250,000 RD M-NTC, NMC UFA - 2	Jarry, Tristan $3,250,000$3,250,000 G UFA - 3
Dumoulin, Brian $4,100,000$4,100,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 3	Pettersson, Marcus $4,025,175$4,025,175 LD UFA - 5	DeSmith, Casey $1,250,000$1,250,000 G UFA - 2
Edmundson, Joel $4,000,000$4,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 4
	Marino, John $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Ruhwedel, Chad $700,000$700,000 RD UFA - 1
Légaré, Nathan $795,000$795,000 RW RFA - 4
Joseph, Pierre-Olivier $863,333$863,333 ($212,500$212K) LD RFA - 2

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Lafreniere, A.		Crosby, S.		Guentzel, J.
	Krug, T.		Malkin, E.

Power Play 2
Zucker, J.		McCann, J.		Poulin, S.
	Pettersson, M.		Letang, K.

Penalty Kill 1
	Tanev, B.	Blueger, T.
	Edmundson, J.	Marino, J.

Penalty Kill 2
	Aston-Reese, Z.	Rust, B.
	Dumoulin, B.	Pettersson, M.

Aug. 7, 2020 at 8:36 p.m.

Saskleaf

Go leafs go

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Dispite the fact I am a big of a pens fan, I’d still hate for them to get Laf. They should have been in the playoffs. Meaning, they should not have a shot at pick number one.

Aug. 7, 2020 at 8:38 p.m.

buttrs17

Thread Starter

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I mean if the consolation prize is Laf, I'll take technically missing the playoffs.

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Aug. 7, 2020 at 8:41 p.m.

Timmah007

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Wouldn’t give up jones for Murray.

Aug. 7, 2020 at 8:42 p.m.

buttrs17

Thread Starter

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Quoting: Timmah007

Wouldn’t give up jones for Murray.

Idk that I would either.... but hey, can't hurt to be optimistic.

Aug. 7, 2020 at 8:50 p.m.

ConnorMcHellebucyk

Buljujarvi

Joined: Jul. 2018

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Quoting: Timmah007

Wouldn’t give up jones for Murray.

I could see Jones take a step back in his development next year. But that’s just me.

Aug. 7, 2020 at 8:57 p.m.

Timmah007

Joined: Jun. 2020

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Quoting: ConnorMcHellebucyk

I could see Jones take a step back in his development next year. But that’s just me.

I’d like to see him given the third pair next season.

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Aug. 7, 2020 at 9:04 p.m.

Yojimbo

Joined: Apr. 2018

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Not retaining $1.25M on Hornqvist for junk.

Aug. 7, 2020 at 9:05 p.m.

draft_em_sign_em_trade_em

Joined: Nov. 2018

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Does Malkin pull a M.A. Fleury and asks to go Seattle.

Aug. 7, 2020 at 9:17 p.m.

jpsnow13

You know nothing JS

Joined: Jan. 2017

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Quoting: Yojimbo

Not retaining $1.25M on Hornqvist for junk.

MTL is not paying $4M for 3 more seasons of a soon to be 34 y. o. invisible man.

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Aug. 7, 2020 at 9:38 p.m.

#10

kingsfaninSD

Joined: May 2017

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Kings are not taking Johnson back

Aug. 7, 2020 at 9:56 p.m.

#11

GMs

Joined: Jul. 2019

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Quoting: Yojimbo

Not retaining $1.25M on Hornqvist for junk.

Brook is our best RHD prospect with top4 potential, even if you retained 100% of Patrick we decline

Aug. 7, 2020 at 11:11 p.m.

#12

pharrow

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Krug is a joke, he's the last thing the penguins need.
They need a defense man who can be mean and nasty. That isn't tiny Krug.

Aug. 7, 2020 at 11:29 p.m.

#13

tkecanuck341

Joined: May 2016

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At this point, it would take more than a 1st round pick to get a team to take Johnson's contract. He's that bad.

Aug. 8, 2020 at 12:14 a.m.

#14

Pensfan89

Joined: Jul. 2017

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Quoting: Saskleaf

Dispite the fact I am a big of a pens fan, I’d still hate for them to get Laf. They should have been in the playoffs. Meaning, they should not have a shot at pick number one.

Quoting: buttrs17

I mean if the consolation prize is Laf, I'll take technically missing the playoffs.

The pens did make the playoffs. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NHL_franchise_post-season_appearance_streaks
The condition on the pick was that it was lottery protected, not whether or not the pens made the playoffs.

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