Part 1- 21-22 Pens- How to Fix Wings but not mess with Team Chemistry

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Created by: Sidstick87

Team: 2021-22 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 11, 2022

Published: Mar. 15, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

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*** My 21'-22' Pens could be a much much better, younger, bigger, & more skilled team. ***

~ I love Rakell, he could get back to his 34G / 69P form w/ a Top C like Geno & tho very skilled 67 plays a much harder gm than most think & will go to net & even make big hits.
+ Getting 2 Big young thick wingers w/ speed too - Gurianov (6'3"/215) & Comtois (6'2"/215) - is exactly what this team does not have at all.
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FORWARDS : "Options" ------- {Versatility in lines & 16-17 NHL able Forwards}

~ LINE 1A : Guentzel59 --------------------- SID87 ---------------- Rusty17 ------------------------------------------- Best line in haackey
~ LINE 1B : Rakell67 ------------------------- GENO71 ------------ Gurianov34 --------------------------------------- Finally Geno gets 2 wingers that could be legit NHL Top 6 wingers (The 2- 6'3" Russians could dominate)
~ LINE 3A : Comtois44/Heiny43 -------- BDJC77 -------------- Heiny43/E-Fraud9 ----------------------------- 44-77-43/9 could be a great 3rd line (if Comtois gets his gm back) w/ 43 or 9 (whoever is going)
~ LINE 3B : ZAR12/O'Conner10 --------- Blueger53 ---------- McGinn23 ----------------------------------------- 53 & 23 are Elite 4th liners w/ ZAR, O'Conner, also option to go 23-53-9

- DEPTH : C/LW- Boyle11 ~~~ RW- Puustinen76 ~~~ L/W- Simon49 ~~~ RW- Nylander19 ~~~ LW- Bjorkqvist20 ~~~ C/RW- Angello57

DEFENSE : "Do NOT change D-Core" ---- {Great Playoff Teams have 7-8 Legit NHL D-Men & Need at least 9 to make a long Run}

~ PAIR #1 : Matheson5 --------- Letang58 --------------------------------------- LOVE this #1 Pairing
~ PAIR #2 : Dumo8 --------------- Marino6 ----------------------------------------- This could be maybe, the best 2nd Pairing in NHL
~ PAIR #3 : MP28 ------------------ Ruhwedel2/Friedman52 ----------------- Best #3 Pairing in NHL

- DEPTH : LD- POJ73 ~~~ RD- Addison51 ~~~ LD- Riikola50

GOALIES :

~ #1G : Jarry35 -------------------------- Always Loved the dude & its all on him
~ #2A : DeSmith1 ---------------------- solid back-up but dont trust him
~ #2B : Lankinen32 ------------------- Gives us an option as a starter if the worst happens
~ #3G : Dominigue70 ----------------- solid #3 vet

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~ LTIR LIST = 23 & Under Prospect List

~ TAXI SQUAD = 1st Call-Ups in AHL
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Trades

PIT

Lankinen, Kevin

Additional Details:

{LANKINEN} ~ always liked the 26yr old G & is better than his #'s. Plus gives us a legit option if God forbid Jesus Jarry gets injured.

CHI

D'Orio, Alex
2023 7th round pick (PIT)

PIT

Addison, Calen

Additional Details:

100% can NOT go into off-season w/ 16's Cap #, w/ all Top players to Re-sign.

{ADDISON} ~ Yes, I'm still mad about trading this kid for Beau Brassard Jr.

MIN

Zucker, Jason

Additional Details:

{ZUCKER} - would be a perfect Vet add for [MIN]. He is still a Top 9 LW but hasn't fit at all in [PIT]. If Cap is the issue, I can see Billy G, Re-Trading him in off-season.
* Maybe 3rd Team gets involved to Retain $Cap$ ?

PIT

Gurianov, Denis

Additional Details:

{GURIANOV} - wanted the 6'3"/ 215lb Russian beast w/ size & speed since Draft yr. The exact type of winger for Geno.

DAL

Kapanen, Kasperi

Additional Details:

** Fairest Trade Possible **
- Both still young, Both 1st Rdrs, Both struggling, Both RFA's, Both low QO's, Both w/ Identical Stats, Both coaches hate them, & Both NEED a Change.

PIT

Additional Details:

{RAKELL} ~ Big Rakell fan but Inconsistent & a change is exactly needed at this point of career.
{COMTOIS} ~ Love net front ability, is really really Bad rite now, in sophomore slump, getting healthy scratched, & change is also needed.
{MOORE} ~ 1 of my fav underrated Prospects, a 6'3" RHD from Harvard (John Marino Jr?)

ANA

Clang, Calle [Reserve List]
Hållander, Filip
Zohorna, Radim
2022 1st round pick (PIT)
2023 4th round pick (PIT)

Additional Details:

*CONDITIONAL - 23'- 4th Rdr *
Only "IF" Rakell Re-Signs w/ [PIT]

{BIG Z} - 6'7" C/LW w/ deceptive speed gets chance to prove he's a NHLer
{HALLANDER}- B+ type C/LW Prospect & former 2nd Rdr.
{CLANG} - 3rd Rd Top G Prospect

Buyouts

Jack Johnson: $1,166,667

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2022
2023
2024

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
24	$81,500,000	$78,278,845	$0	$0	$3,221,155

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Guentzel, Jake $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 3	Crosby, Sidney $8,700,000$8,700,000 C NMC UFA - 4	Rust, Bryan $3,500,000$3,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Rakell, Rickard $2,463,139$2,463,139 RW, LW UFA - 1	Malkin, Evgeni $9,500,000$9,500,000 C NMC UFA - 1	Gurianov, Denis $2,550,000$2,550,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Comtois, Maxime $2,037,500$2,037,500 LW RFA - 2	Carter, Jeff $2,636,364$2,636,364 RW, C UFA - 1	Heinen, Danton $1,100,000$1,100,000 LW, RW UFA - 1
Aston-Reese, Zach $1,725,000$1,725,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Blueger, Teddy $2,200,000$2,200,000 C, LW UFA - 2	McGinn, Brock $2,750,000$2,750,000 LW, RW UFA - 4
	Boyle, Brian $750,000$750,000 LW, C UFA - 1	Rodrigues, Evan $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, C UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Matheson, Michael $4,875,000$4,875,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 5	Letang, Kris $7,250,000$7,250,000 RD M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1	Jarry, Tristan $3,500,000$3,500,000 G UFA - 2
Dumoulin, Brian $4,100,000$4,100,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2	Marino, John $4,400,000$4,400,000 RD UFA - 6	DeSmith, Casey $1,250,000$1,250,000 G UFA - 1
Pettersson, Marcus $4,025,175$4,025,175 LD UFA - 4	Ruhwedel, Chad $750,000$750,000 RD UFA - 1	Lankinen, Kevin $800,000$800,000 G UFA - 1
	Friedman, Mark $725,000$725,000 LD/RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Poulin, Samuel $863,333$863,333 C, LW RFA - 3
		Joseph, Pierre-Olivier $863,333$863,333 ($212,500$212K) LD RFA - 1
		Addison, Calen $795,000$795,000 ($132,500$132K) RD RFA - 2
		Puustinen, Valtteri $842,500$842,500 ($82,500$82K) RW, LW RFA - 2
		Nylander, Alexander $874,125$874,125 RW, LW RFA - 1
		Légaré, Nathan $789,167$789,167 ($132,500$132K) RW RFA - 3
		Gruden, Jonathan $788,333$788,333 LW RFA - 2
		Bellerive, Jordy $733,333$733,333 C UFA - 1
		Lindberg, Filip $925,000$925,000 G RFA - 2
		Frasca, Jordan $0$0 C RFA
		Gauthier, Taylor $0$0 G RFA
		Andonovski, Corey $0$0 RW RFA

Taxi Squad
O'Connor, Drew $925,000$925,000 ($0$0$0$0) ($850,000$850K) LW UFA - 1
Simon, Dominik $750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0) RW, LW UFA - 1
Björkqvist, Kasper $750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0) LW RFA - 1
Angello, Anthony $725,000$725,000 ($0$0$0$0) C, RW UFA - 1
Riikola, Juuso $1,150,000$1,150,000 ($25,000$25K$25,000$25K) LD UFA - 1
Fedun, Taylor $750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0) RD UFA - 1
Domingue, Louis $750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0) G UFA - 1

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Rust, B.		Guentzel, J.		Crosby, S.
	Letang, K.		Malkin, E.

Power Play 2
Rakell, R.		Carter, J.		Gurianov, D.
	Marino, J.		Matheson, M.

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

Penalty Kill 2
	Marino, J.	Pettersson, M.
	Carter, J.	Aston-Reese, Z.

Mar. 15, 2022 at 7:47 p.m.

GeneralLandro

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Trading both Comtois and Moore make absolutely no sense for Anaheim

Mar. 15, 2022 at 7:53 p.m.

Caerii

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Minnesota isn't interested in the slightest

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Mar. 15, 2022 at 7:57 p.m.

SimonSelaars3

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Guerin was smart enough to get rid of Zucker when he was entering his decline years, I can’t see him wanting anything to do with Zucker, much less if Addison were to be involved.

Mar. 15, 2022 at 8:10 p.m.

Panic76

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Lankinen has more value to Chicago than this return

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Mar. 15, 2022 at 8:15 p.m.

BestGMBenning

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Do NOT compare Brassard and Zucker. Zucker is by far a better Penguin than Brassard was. From what I remember Brassard made no impact at all and didn’t seem to want to be in Pittsburgh and gave what seemed like 0 effort. At least with Zucker he plays physical, playing defence, sets up scoring opportunities, and has strong forechecking. He may not put up the points sadly, but he’s still playing to be effective in other areas

Mar. 15, 2022 at 8:20 p.m.

Wildnochance

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You do realize it was Guerin who traded Zucker right? Minnesota doesn't need Wingers

Mar. 15, 2022 at 9:28 p.m.

ChiHawk

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Hawks pass easily

Mar. 16, 2022 at 7:18 a.m.

futurehofer

Minnesota Wild

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As others have pointed out, Guerin is the one who got rid of Zucker in the first place. He wanted Addison here. There's no reason he would suddenly change his mind and try to revert that trade. Also, your cap argument is one of the major reasons why Addison will be vital in MN in the next few years. We're about to get hit hard by Parise and Suter's buyout cap hits so having Addison on a cheap contract will be extremely helpful. We have too many wings as is so adding another $5.5 million for a player who we don't need when we're trying to shed salary as is would be about the dumbest thing Guerin could do.

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