Team: 2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 6, 2022

Published: Jul. 6, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

The Gist of the Key moves here; Burakovsky is a fantastic finisher, what Malkin has been missing on his wing for years, him and Rakell finally give him two legit top 6 winger to work with. On D, Petterson had a better year than Dumo and is much younger, a lot of people have them trading Petterson instead but I don't see the sense of that considering both player's trajectories.

For the boldest one: Marino for Petry. Jeff Petry is still capable as a top pairing defensemen, he showed that after the coaching change in Montreal, went right back to putting up the results he's used when St-Louis was put in charge. Petry is the type of major upgrade this team needs along with Burakovsky on offense to meaningfully improve and have a chance at another cup in the 87 era. Having a player like him on a low cap-hit is invaluable for a team in Pitt's position with the cap. I like Marino, but he hasn't shown a ton of improvement since he signed his deal, and I think capitalizing on his value now while he is highly regarded around the league makes sense for them. For the Canadiens, i think this is a good gamble to secure a young high-upside Right D to slot right into your top 4 immediately, with Petry's value a little bit tanked from this past season, they need to add a high third and retain salary get it done.

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