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Created by: Sidstick87

Team: 2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 6, 2022

Published: Jun. 19, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

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▐▐▐▐▐ ***** Every "Smart" Pittsburgh Penguins Fans [2022 ~ Off-Season] Plan *****▐▐▐▐▐

1) -▬ MUST Re-Sign - Letang / Geno / Rakell ↔↔ These are still all Elite Top Players ▲▲ Ricky Rickardo Rakell looked scary good here.

2) ▬ Get a "Real" Back-Up Goalie →(OR)← 1B younger type Back-Up Goalie

3) ▬ Trade Target = Only 22yr - 25yr old Players ►THIS TEAM MUST GET YOUNGER◄

4) ▬ Target 6'-2" or Bigger / Tougher / Thicker / Faster type Forwards ↔↔↔↔ This team is Softer than Hot butter on a 100 degree day & is No longer a Top 15 Fast Team.

5) ▬ Don't be fooled by a 28yr old E-Rod that had a 35 game stretch "Career season." He is what he is, a great #13 to 4th liner = Don't be that Gullible Dumb GM that signs him to more than $1.25m per.

6) ▬ Since we are always in Top 5 of "MGL" == Add as many 25-26yr old Depth {UFA's} or {RFA's} (that don't get tendered) as possible @ Forward, D-man, & Goalie.

7) ▬ Remember our #13 & #14 Forwards usually play in 75% of games w/ all our Constant Injuries.

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▐▐ ~ LTIR LIST ======== Pens Top 10 ▬ 23 or Under Prospects

▐ ~ TAXI SQUAD LIST ==== 1st Call-Ups List from AHL ▬ ** Also Add : Poulin ▬ Puustine ▬ Bellerive from Prospect List.

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Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST	YEARS	CAP HIT
Moore, Ian	3	$811,000
Phillips, Clayton	1	$792,000
Blomqvist, Joel	4	$852,000
Broz, Tristan	4	$852,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Lundeström, Isac	3	$1,900,000
Trenin, Yakov	2	$1,750,000
Formenton, Alex	2	$1,500,000
Gaudette, Adam	1	$800,000
True, Alex	1	$775,000
Nylander, Alexander	1	$750,000
Bellerive, Jordy	2	$750,000
Drozg, Jan	2	$750,000
Björkqvist, Kasper	1	$750,000
Kovacevic, Johnathan	1	$750,000
Guhle, Brendan	1	$750,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Letang, Kris	5	$7,580,000
Malkin, Evgeni	2	$6,500,000
Rakell, Rickard	5	$4,750,000
Beaulieu, Nathan	1	$800,000
Comrie, Eric	2	$1,750,000
Mikheyev, Ilya	1	$3,400,000
Sandström, Felix	1	$775,000
Delia, Collin	1	$750,000
Niku, Sami	1	$750,000
Juulsen, Noah	1	$750,000
Gilbert, Dennis	1	$750,000
Greer, AJ	1	$750,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Lambert, Brad		4	$925,000

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
True, Alex	$775,000	No Compensation
Kovacevic, Johnathan	$750,000	No Compensation
Guhle, Brendan	$750,000	No Compensation

Trades

PIT

Comtois, Maxime
Lundeström, Isac [RFA Rights]
Moore, Ian [Reserve List]
2022 5th round pick (ANA)

Additional Details:

▐ [Lundeström] Signs : 3yrs @ $1.9m Per
► Loved since Draft yr, Elite skill, C or L/W that's already a great 2-way C.

► [Comtois]- the 6'-2"/215lb Beast, could be a Elite net front Forward. BUT was scary bad last yr & hope a change of scenario helps.

► [Moore]- My Marino Part 2 Prospect, 6'2", underrated RHD @ Harvard.

ANA

Dumoulin, Brian
Kapanen, Kasperi [RFA Rights]
Zohorna, Radim
2023 7th round pick (PIT)

Additional Details:

▐ [Dumo] Signs : 4yr Ext. @ $5.75m Per
►only 30, still an Elite Shut-down LHD that battled small injuries all last yr & had a down yr BUT no way we can Re-Sign him here. Perfect for Drysdale (Letang Jr.)

▐ [Kappy] Signs : 2yrs @ $2.5m Per
► Hate Trading Kap, way too much skill. Only had that 1 down yr all 23-25yr old players have & will bounce back.

► [Big Z]- 6'7" C/LW that is an NHLer & is stuck in AHL here.

PIT

Välimäki, Juuso

Additional Details:

► I'm a huge Valimaki fan but he might need a change of scenery & could be the next stolen via Traded Dman for Pens?

CGY

Joseph, Pierre-Olivier [RFA Rights]

Additional Details:

~ Vali & POJ BOTH : were 1st Rd LHD ▬ are only 22-23yrs old ▬ played in a chunk of gms in {20'-21'} ▬ then only played in a cpl gms in {21'-22'} & fell out of favor w/ teams.

PIT

Myers, Philippe
Trenin, Yakov [RFA Rights]

Additional Details:

▐ [Trenin] Signs : 2yrs @ $1.75m Per
► 25, 6'2"/ 205+lb bottom 6 Forward, competes hard af, has skill, & is physical.

► [Myers]- 25yr, 6'5"/ 215lb RHD, always liked BUT was so bad in NSH got waived. Could this be the next Schultz, Pettersson, Cole, Daley, Oleksiak type Dman Reclamation Project??

NSH

Additional Details:

► [Zucker]- Bad Luck, Injuries, & Not a fit in [PIT]. If he stays healthy, could be a steal of a Top 6-9 LW for [NSH].

► [Friedman]- tough RHD, can play both sides, agitator, & 3rd pairing D

PIT

Formenton, Alex [RFA Rights]
Gaudette, Adam [RFA Rights]

Additional Details:

▐ [Formenton] Signs : 2yrs @ $1.5m Per
► 22-23yrs old, 6'2" Forward, w/ Elite bottom 6 Speed, Competes hard af, skilled, is physical, & will even stir the pot.

▐ [Gaudette] Signs : 1yr @ $800,k Per
► loved Gaudette, but has struggled, & could be a make or break yr.

OTT

Hållander, Filip
Heinen, Danton [RFA Rights]

Additional Details:

▐ [Heiny] Signs : 3yrs @ $2.5m Per
► Loved Heiny as a middle 6 L/W here BUT could be a even better in [OTT] as a steady Top 6 L/Wer.

► [Hallander]- 2nd Rd C/LW Prospect, a do it all type Forward, that should be NHL ready this yr.

PIT

Frederic, Trent

Additional Details:

► [Frederic]- the Tough / Physical Forward Pens need BUT IMO, Frederic has more skill than shown.

BOS

McGinn, Brock

Additional Details:

► [McGinn]- Perfect bottom 6 Forward, can move all over line-up, & an Elite PK guy. Dont want to Trade BUT must get at least 1 Physical Forward.

PIT

2022 1st round pick (NSH)

Additional Details:

2022 - 1st Rdr (#17 Overall) [NSH]
Pens Select :
C/RW- Brad Lambert - {Finland}

** If Lambert Falls this far, The Pens must move up & take a chance.

NSH

Gruden, Jonathan
2022 1st round pick (PIT)
2022 5th round pick (PIT)

Buyouts

Jack Johnson: $1,916,667

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
23	$82,500,000	$80,284,342	$0	$0	$2,215,658

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Guentzel, Jake $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 2	Crosby, Sidney $8,700,000$8,700,000 C NMC UFA - 3	Rakell, Rickard $4,750,000$4,750,000 RW, LW UFA - 6
Mikheyev, Ilya $3,400,000$3,400,000 LW, RW UFA - 4	Malkin, Evgeni $6,500,000$6,500,000 C UFA - 4	Rust, Bryan $5,125,000$5,125,000 RW, LW NMC UFA - 6
Comtois, Maxime $2,037,500$2,037,500 LW RFA - 1	Lundeström, Isac $1,900,000$1,900,000 C, LW RFA - 2	Carter, Jeff $3,125,000$3,125,000 RW, C NMC UFA - 2
Trenin, Yakov $1,750,000$1,750,000 LW, C UFA - 2	Blueger, Teddy $2,200,000$2,200,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Formenton, Alex $1,500,000$1,500,000 LW RFA
	Frederic, Trent $1,050,000$1,050,000 LW, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Matheson, Michael $4,875,000$4,875,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 4	Letang, Kris $7,580,000$7,580,000 RD UFA - 6	Jarry, Tristan $3,500,000$3,500,000 G UFA - 1
Pettersson, Marcus $4,025,175$4,025,175 LD UFA - 3	Marino, John $4,400,000$4,400,000 RD UFA - 5
Välimäki, Juuso $1,550,000$1,550,000 LD RFA - 1	Myers, Philippe $2,550,000$2,550,000 RD UFA - 1	Comrie, Eric $1,750,000$1,750,000 G UFA - 2
Beaulieu, Nathan $800,000$800,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Ruhwedel, Chad $800,000$800,000 RD UFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Lambert, Brad $925,000$925,000
		Poulin, Samuel $863,333$863,333 C, LW RFA - 2
		Blomqvist, Joel $852,000$852,000 G RFA
		Puustinen, Valtteri $842,500$842,500 ($82,500$82K) RW, LW UFA - 1
		Moore, Ian $811,000$811,000 RD RFA
		Légaré, Nathan $789,167$789,167 ($132,500$132K) RW RFA - 2
		Broz, Tristan $852,000$852,000 C RFA
		Bellerive, Jordy $750,000$750,000 C UFA
		Svejkovsky, Lukas $859,167$859,167 ($82,500$82K) C RFA - 3
		Frasca, Jordan $859,167$859,167 ($82,500$82K) C RFA - 3
		Gauthier, Taylor $859,167$859,167 ($82,500$82K) G RFA - 3

Taxi Squad
Gaudette, Adam $800,000$800,000 ($0$0$0$0) C, RW UFA - 1
O'Connor, Drew $750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0) LW UFA - 1
Nylander, Alexander $750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0) RW, LW RFA - 1
True, Alex $775,000$775,000 ($0$0$0$0) C, RW UFA - 1
Greer, AJ $750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0) RW, LW UFA - 2
Björkqvist, Kasper $750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0) LW RFA
Guhle, Brendan $750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0) LD UFA
Niku, Sami $750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0) LD/RD UFA
Juulsen, Noah $750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0) RD UFA - 1
Kovacevic, Johnathan $750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0) RD UFA - 3
Sandström, Felix $775,000$775,000 ($0$0$0$0) G UFA - 2
Delia, Collin $750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0) G UFA - 1

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Rakell, R.		Guentzel, J.		Crosby, S.
	Letang, K.		Malkin, E.

Power Play 2
Rust, B.		Comtois, M.		Mikheyev, I.
	Marino, J.		Matheson, M.

Penalty Kill 1
	Letang, K.	Pettersson, M.
	Blueger, T.	Lundeström, I.

Penalty Kill 2
	Marino, J.	Matheson, M.
	Carter, J.	Trenin, Y.

Jun. 19, 2022 at 10:02 a.m.

JustanIdea

Joined: May 2022

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Ottawa and Anaheim are surefire declines cause there isn't enough value going back to Anaheim to get ride of 4 propects that you said yourself have pretty good upside and Formenton is far more usefull to Ottawa than Heinen is. Especially because if Ottawa wanted Heinen they could have gotten him in free agency last offseason.

Overall really well though out but those Ottawa and Anaheim trades need work.

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Jun. 19, 2022 at 10:11 a.m.

emoprettyboy

Joined: Feb. 2022

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Formenton value isn’t unreasonable on a surface level, but it just doesn’t really make sense for the Sens. they’ve been working on Formenton’s development for years now and he’s turning into a legit two-way threat who’s good on the PK. his next deal won’t be expensive, but the Sens aren’t interested in moving him unless it’s in a deal that blows their socks off, and this just isn’t that.
again, value from an outside perspective is reasonable, but the Sens just don’t do this

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Jun. 19, 2022 at 11:21 a.m.

Xspyrit

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Formenton is an AUTO decline if Guentzel is not coming the other way

Forms could be part of the package to get Jake but even then I doubt it, they will dangle the 7th OA pick and several other valuable pieces instead

The only other players of interest for Forms would be Crosby, Rust and Marino (maybe Dumoulin but Forms wouldn't be involved)

Again, I don't think people have any idea of Formenton's value. He led the league in short handed goals as a 22 y/o rookie. All of his goals (18) and points (32) were at ES or PK

He might be the 2nd best skater in the world. He is easily worth a top-15 pick to Ottawa, maybe as high as Top-10 as some people told me (including a part time scout)

The offer is not truly terrible because Heinen is decent and Hallander is also a good prospect but this is an easy decline for Ottawa

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Jun. 19, 2022 at 11:33 a.m.

Hullsy09

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Quoting: Xspyrit

"Formenton is an AUTO decline if Guentzel is not coming the other way" WTF?

Jun. 19, 2022 at 11:37 a.m.

Xspyrit

Joined: Jul. 2016

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Quoting: Hullsy09

"Formenton is an AUTO decline if Guentzel is not coming the other way" WTF?

Did you read... the rest of the post?

Jun. 19, 2022 at 11:41 a.m.

Hullsy09

Joined: May 2022

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Quoting: Xspyrit

Did you read... the rest of the post?

yes haha but that statement on its own is still so outrageous. I think you are overrating formenton regardless he's a great player but cmon do you think anaheim would trade 10 OA for alex formenton?

Jun. 19, 2022 at 11:53 a.m.

Xspyrit

Joined: Jul. 2016

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Quoting: Hullsy09

yes haha but that statement on its own is still so outrageous. I think you are overrating formenton regardless he's a great player but cmon do you think anaheim would trade 10 OA for alex formenton?

Yes but it's ridiculous to judge a statement "on its own" without the whole context/sentence... I mean, there could be a million examples where it becomes non-sensical or outrageous if you remove a part of the sentence.

Guentzel is absolutely the type of player the Sens need. IF the Pens were rebuilding, then he should be a target and if the Pens specifically targeted Formenton among all the other pieces, then he could be included in the package. The 7th OA pick would also be in that package

And for the record, I wouldn't trade Formenton for the 10th pick in this draft

I wouldn't be the only one

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Jun. 19, 2022 at 12:01 p.m.

Hullsy09

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Quoting: Xspyrit

You wouldn’t be the only one not to do that trade but everyone else standing with you would also be sens fans

Jun. 19, 2022 at 12:02 p.m.

Xspyrit

Joined: Jul. 2016

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Quoting: Hullsy09

You wouldn’t be the only one not to do that trade but everyone else standing with you would also be sens fans

Nah, there's also hockey people, not just fans. Some people understand the kind of trajectory Formenton is on

Hockey is a LOT more than hockeydb, which you seem to be doing a lot

For the record, I don't care that much about what fans say in general. I listen I am curious but I am more interested by people in the know. And I have access to a lot of that

This draft is not good enough for me to gamble on finding a player at least as good with the 10th OA pick. I take the semi-certainty over the magic beans here.

Jun. 19, 2022 at 12:21 p.m.

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GeneralLandro

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Seems like a very poor return for Anaheim, plus why would we want to get older when we are rebuilding/deal solid young pieces?

Jun. 19, 2022 at 2:25 p.m.

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shmoeman

Joined: Jan. 2019

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bruins can't afford a bottom-6er making almost 3 mill

also can't see ottawa doing that deal

Jun. 19, 2022 at 7:45 p.m.

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TheMoose

Joined: Jun. 2016

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Bravo on every point in the post! Especially ERod….no damn thank you! Bigger and tougher on D with guys that will make a hit and not just take hits. Same in the bottom 6. Going to be an interesting July we hope.

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