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Just buy out Granlund

Created by: nmh5001
Team: 2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins
Initial Creation Date: Aug. 3, 2023
Published: Aug. 3, 2023
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The buyout makes us cap compliant, frees space to keep all these goalies Dubas went out to sign, keep our prospects, avoids having to move a NTC player, and gives us depth on the roster without dealing with waivers.

You know Sully isn't changing the top two lines (and Rust will probably be on Sid's wing even though he's better with Geno). Put the Bottom 6 in a blender.
Buyouts
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2024
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2025
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2026
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23$83,500,000$77,143,925$0$0$6,356,075

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Left WingCentreRight Wing
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LW, RW
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UFA - 1
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$8,700,000$8,700,000
C
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$5,000,000$5,000,000
RW, LW
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UFA - 5
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$5,000,000$5,000,000
LW, RW
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UFA - 2
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$6,100,000$6,100,000
C
NMC
UFA - 3
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$5,125,000$5,125,000
RW, LW
NMC
UFA - 5
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$925,000$925,000
LW
UFA - 2
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$2,450,000$2,450,000
C
UFA - 2
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$2,000,000$2,000,000
C, RW
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UFA - 3
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$900,000$900,000
LW, RW
UFA - 2
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$3,125,000$3,125,000
RW, C
NMC
UFA - 1
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$775,000$775,000
RW, LW
RFA - 1
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$4,025,175$4,025,175
LD
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UFA - 2
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$6,100,000$6,100,000
RD
NMC
UFA - 5
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$5,375,000$5,375,000
G
M-NTC
UFA - 5
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$4,500,000$4,500,000
LD
M-NTC
UFA - 6
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$2,343,750$2,343,750
RD
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 2
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$1,800,000$1,800,000
G
UFA - 1
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$825,000$825,000
LD
RFA - 1
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$2,750,000$2,750,000
LD/RD
UFA - 2
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$1,500,000$1,500,000
G
UFA - 1
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$775,000$775,000
LD/RD
RFA - 1
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$800,000$800,000
RD
UFA - 1

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Aug. 3, 2023 at 8:20 a.m.
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Ioriomilkshake
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That C depth is rough, Eller is a 4C at this point. You should keep Granlund for this year and hope for some sort of bounce back. Try to dump a D or G instead.
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Aug. 3, 2023 at 12:11 p.m.
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Accari is the 4th line center. Ruh & one of the goalies will be waived. I think Nylander doesn’t make the club and is also waived. If they’re healthy at camp’s end, of course, which is unlikely.
Aug. 3, 2023 at 12:13 p.m.
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Quoting: M_Swann
That C depth is rough, Eller is a 4C at this point. You should keep Granlund for this year and hope for some sort of bounce back. Try to dump a D or G instead.


There’s no chance of a bounce back for Granny. Completely washed, he has less than nothing. If the Karlsson deal can’t be struck, buyout is the only viable option. Can’t have another $5M tied up to an empty sweater given the $3.125M already tied into worthless Carter.
Aug. 3, 2023 at 1:51 p.m.
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Quoting: HulkVader
There’s no chance of a bounce back for Granny. Completely washed, he has less than nothing. If the Karlsson deal can’t be struck, buyout is the only viable option. Can’t have another $5M tied up to an empty sweater given the $3.125M already tied into worthless Carter.


It's not ideal, but Granlund is still better at 3C than both Eller and Carter.
Aug. 3, 2023 at 3:59 p.m.
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Granlund admittedly didn't see much time as a center for the Penguins last season, but he made Carter look good. Eller seemed to think he was brought in to be the center on a shutdown third line, and Dubas and Sullivan have echoed that. So I started there.

The buyout makes us cap compliant, frees space to keep all these goalies Dubas went out to sign, keep our prospects, avoids having to move a NTC player, and gives us depth on the roster without dealing with waivers. I do think you could swing Granlund if you ate half his salary and that Kyle could make some other deals here or there, but this is an easy move.
Aug. 3, 2023 at 4:08 p.m.
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Quoting: M_Swann
It's not ideal, but Granlund is still better at 3C than both Eller and Carter.


I’ll take Eller over Granny and anyone over Carter.
 
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