Team: 2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 13, 2022

Published: Jun. 13, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

There's a lot that's going on here, but let me explain:

There's not many worlds where Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, and Rickard Rakell all resign, so we're forced to make some choices. Rakell earned his payday, and his age is justifiable for a long term extension, and Letang is needed to keep the defense core relatively in fact. Therefore, Geno has to go. Rodrigues also resigns, and having ended the year cold, we get a pretty decent deal.

Some other smaller signings are made for depth, including taking a gamble on Will Butcher regaining his rookie status, and adding Edler for some solid defensive depth. Similarly, Ennis is a boost to the bottom six. Beyond that, we get DeSmith and Boyle back.

The big move is Vincent Trocheck. We all know he's been underrated throughout his career, and he might just ask for a bit more than this deal, but I'd like to think we could talk him down a bit. He'd be an amazing #2 behind Sid.

On the trade market, they're pretty quiet. While it hurts to trade Carter, we need the space for Trocheck, and the oilers love older players, and so he will fit in well as decent depth. Pettersson can sort of be traded anywhere, I just figured Buffalo was a decent spot for a younger guy. If Pens fans don't like the returns, I get it. The reason for this is because everyone knows the status we're in, and while they're not desperate enough to need to pay somebody to take them on, it definitely hurts their value.

What are your thoughts?? Who did I overvalue? Who did I undervalue?

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