Team: 2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: May 23, 2022

Published: May 23, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Canucks fan here doing a hypothetical offseason where both Malkin and Letang leave due to initial lowball offers. In addition, this includes a scenario where Hextall and coach Sullivan may part ways which is unlikely. Parting ways with Hextall are based on articles that describe new ownership's lack of confidence in Hextall's plan and Sullivan parting ways (while he won 2 cups) is due to 4 straight first round playoff exits

In this case, ownership would ask permission to speak with an assistant gm or someone within the other team. Some candidates that come in mind would be the Blackhawks and how they handled their gm search through whom they interviewed. For example, Tulsky from the Hurricanes is one of them. Out of the four gms I listed, I put Darche as an example of ownership's hypothetical choice.

In terms of the coach's replacement, I feel Tocchet would help them considering he is familiar with the team's players through being an assistant to Sullivan. Without Malkin, I think signing Kessel causes no issues between the team, (specifically with Malkin), brings them depth and he is also familiar with Tocchet.

Signing of Trochek is similar to most threads I've seen since he is a Pittsburgh native and would be Malkin's replacement. The rest are depth signing choices.

If Letang leaves, Marino is no question their best defensemen on the team which leaves him invaluable.

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