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Cup Contenders

Created by: JellyHockeyPens
Team: 2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins
Initial Creation Date: Apr. 19, 2023
Published: Apr. 19, 2023
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
Description
Third time trying to make a Pens roster for next season (The title is clickbait don't kill me). With these moves, the Pens make their bottom 6 forwards much faster with added scoring touch and also give Jarry a solid goalie who can take on more of a workload successfully than DeSmith. Hoping that with an extra year of maturity and working out, POJ and Ty Smith can become regular solid LDs for the Pens, and if not an in-season move may have to take place. Comment how you think this team would do, how the contracts look, and whether or not these trades would go through. Thanks
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
3$800,000
3$800,000
3$800,000
3$900,000
3$850,000
2$1,000,000
2$800,000
2$1,000,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
4$5,000,000
3$5,500,000
2$2,500,000
2$4,000,000
Trades
1.
PIT
  1. Blackwell, Colin
CHI
  1. Granlund, Mikael
  2. 2024 2nd round pick (PIT)
  3. 2025 4th round pick (PIT)
Additional Details:
Pens give up picks for Chicago to eat Granlund's contract through another year of tanking and pick up Blackwell to flip in another trade.
2.
PIT
  1. Francouz, Pavel
COL
  1. Blackwell, Colin ($400,000 retained)
  2. DeSmith, Casey
  3. 2023 6th round pick (PIT)
Additional Details:
Pens flip cheap depth piece Blackwell to an Avs team without many forwards locked into contracts for next season and replace DeSmith with Francouz, who can take more of a consistent workload than DeSmith to give Jarry more breaks.
Buyouts
Retained Salary Transactions
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2023
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2024
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2025
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
22$82,500,000$74,260,592$0$0$8,239,408
Left WingCentreRight Wing
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Guentzel, Jake
$4,500,000$4,500,000
LW, RW
M-NTC
UFA - 1
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Crosby, Sidney
$8,700,000$8,700,000
C
NMC
UFA - 2
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Rakell, Rickard
$5,000,000$5,000,000
RW, LW
M-NTC
UFA - 5
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Zucker, Jason
$5,000,000$5,000,000
LW, RW
UFA - 1
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Malkin, Evgeni
$6,100,000$6,100,000
C
NMC
UFA - 3
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Nylander, Alexander
$900,000$900,000
RW, LW
RFA - 1
Athanasiou, Andreas
$2,500,000$2,500,000
LW, RW
UFA - 2
Compher, J.T.
$5,500,000$5,500,000
C, RW
UFA - 5
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Rust, Bryan
$5,125,000$5,125,000
RW, LW
NMC
UFA - 5
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O'Connor, Drew
$850,000$850,000
LW
UFA - 2
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Poehling, Ryan
$1,000,000$1,000,000
C, LW
UFA - 1
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Hållander, Filip
$800,000$800,000
C
RFA
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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Pettersson, Marcus
$4,025,175$4,025,175
LD
M-NTC
UFA - 2
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Letang, Kris
$6,100,000$6,100,000
RD
NMC
UFA - 5
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Jarry, Tristan
$4,000,000$4,000,000
G
UFA - 5
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Joseph, Pierre-Olivier
$825,000$825,000
LD
RFA - 1
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Petry, Jeff
$2,343,750$2,343,750
RD
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 2
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Francouz, Pavel
$2,000,000$2,000,000
G
UFA - 1
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Smith, Ty
$1,000,000$1,000,000
LD/RD
RFA - 1
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Rutta, Jan
$2,750,000$2,750,000
LD/RD
UFA - 2
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
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Ruhwedel, Chad
$800,000$800,000
RD
UFA - 1
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Carter, Jeff
$3,125,000$3,125,000
RW, C
NMC
UFA - 1

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Apr. 19, 2023 at 3:25 a.m.
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Will27
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Avs decline...cant see why they would willingly get worse for a 6th round pick.
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Apr. 19, 2023 at 3:39 a.m.
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JellyHockeyPens
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Quoting: Will27
Avs decline...cant see why they would willingly get worse for a 6th round pick.


How do they get worse? Do me a favor and look at Colorado's current forward group next year with only 19 mil in cap space. In my opinion, they could use a cheap depth forward and DeSmith could easily replace Francouz at that price.
Apr. 19, 2023 at 4:15 a.m.
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Will27
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because 1.2 million for the 10 points that blackwell put up it should be easy to find someone on league min to do that.
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Apr. 19, 2023 at 4:29 a.m.
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JellyHockeyPens
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Quoting: Will27
because 1.2 million for the 10 points that blackwell put up it should be easy to find someone on league min to do that.


Quoting: Will27
because 1.2 million for the 10 points that blackwell put up it should be easy to find someone on league min to do that.

At 800k after retaining. 10 points in 50 games on the basically ahl blackhawks isn’t horrible and avs have been known to be able to get players like that to produce. I’m completely open to other ideas to get Francouz but I don’t think it’s unrealistic considering how much work Colorado is going to have to do to build a forward group with their offseason situation.
Apr. 19, 2023 at 4:54 a.m.
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Will27
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Speaking as a fan i dont see the avs moving Frankie just knowing how much the organization likes him and he liked Colorado
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Apr. 19, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.
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Quoting: Will27
because 1.2 million for the 10 points that blackwell put up it should be easy to find someone on league min to do that.


As a Hawks fan I'm surprised he scored 10 pts. The guy was invisible most nights. I agree you should pass.
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Apr. 19, 2023 at 6:53 a.m.
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Yeah there's not enough of an inducement there to downgrade in goal. Avs pass.
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Apr. 19, 2023 at 7:49 a.m.
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Pensman69
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This is far off from cup contenders. This is a wild card team at best.
Apr. 19, 2023 at 8:57 a.m.
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COL isn’t doing that, Blackwell is a run of the mill guy that can be signed for close to league minimum, perfect example is Matt Nieto whom COL already has.
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Apr. 19, 2023 at 9:36 a.m.
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I'd be fine going into the season with this team. I think it's a bit of an overpayment on Compher and would probably rather throw that money at ROR - but that's nitpicking.
Apr. 19, 2023 at 10:06 a.m.
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MoSeider53
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laugh laugh Cup contenders, Let's face it. Pittsburgh is heading for the abyss.
Apr. 19, 2023 at 10:49 a.m.
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Hawks decline. 2 years and $11m in actual salary costs at least two 2nd's to dump. Especially if Pens want something back as well.
Apr. 19, 2023 at 1:49 p.m.
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JellyHockeyPens
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Quoting: Pensman69
This is far off from cup contenders. This is a wild card team at best.


Quoting: HockeyIsMyPassion61
laugh laugh Cup contenders, Let's face it. Pittsburgh is heading for the abyss.


Read the caption my man
Apr. 19, 2023 at 1:55 p.m.
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JellyHockeyPens
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Quoting: Hawksguy81
Hawks decline. 2 years and $11m in actual salary costs at least two 2nd's to dump. Especially if Pens want something back as well.

I’m not sure Chicago is too worried about taking on 11 mil over 2 years. It’s not like they’re going to be building a team up to the cap limit and trying to make playoffs. They’re just gonna have at least 1 maybe 2 more years of tanking anyways so I don’t understand what the big deal of having granlund is.
Apr. 19, 2023 at 2:06 p.m.
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Hawksguy81
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Quoting: JellyHockeyPens
I’m not sure Chicago is too worried about taking on 11 mil over 2 years. It’s not like they’re going to be building a team up to the cap limit and trying to make playoffs. They’re just gonna have at least 1 maybe 2 more years of tanking anyways so I don’t understand what the big deal of having granlund is.


You're correct. Chicago isn't concerned at all taking on Granlund's deal. But they have proven that they'll only take on bad contracts if they are fairly compensated for it. They got a 2nd and a 4th for taking on one year of Zaitsev at a $4.5m cap hit. Why would they accept the same picks for 2 years of Granlund at a $5m cap hit? Easy, they wouldn't. Hawks have no issue taking Granlund as long as Pens pony up fair compensation to do it.
 
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