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Created by: BestGMBenning

Team: 2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Nov. 30, 2023

Published: Nov. 30, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Accurate/Prorated

LTIR Enabled: Yes

Season Days: 192

Days Remaining: 140

Season Remaining: 73%

Projected Cap Hit Prior To Days Remaining

: $85,338,266

Description

I think while Rust should be placed on the second line to hopefully give the second line a jolt. The offence may be working on the ice but they need more results. Luckily Rust can work with both Sid and Geno. I like the third line consisting of DOC-Eller-Zoho. I think I’d play either Nylander, Hinny, Harkins with Sid and Jake. To get even more experimental I think you could try out Acciari in the top 6.
On defence if Middleton would be a guy we can get somehow it should 100% be done. After that I’m not sure who you’d play in Ruhwedel’s place while he’s out. Whoever plays the more better game between Ludvig or Shea.
I’ve also just been sulking over how bad the team has turned out so far. Powerplay has cost us so many games. They literally have only one plan on the powerplay and that’s to set up either Karlsson or Geno for a one timer. They don’t do anything creative at all. Stupid. Literally everything else has been fine. Just not the powerplay.

Trades

PIT

Middleton, Jake

MIN

Carter, Jeff
Joseph, Pierre-Olivier
2024 2nd round pick (PIT)
2026 3rd round pick (PIT)

Additional Details:

I thought about this once and I’m not entirely sure if Minnesota would move on from Middleton if they keep struggling. But who knows. Middleton is a guy I’ve always liked and I think he’d easily fit Sully’s system.

Buyouts

Jack Johnson: $916,667

Retained Salary Transactions

Jeff Petry: $1,562,500 (25%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$83,500,000	$77,654,342	$0	$0	$5,845,658

Prorated Cap Hit

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Guentzel, Jake $4,500,000$3,281,250 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 1	Crosby, Sidney $8,700,000$6,343,750 C NMC UFA - 2	Nylander, Alexander $775,000$565,104 RW, LW RFA - 1
Smith, Reilly $5,000,000$3,645,833 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 2	Malkin, Evgeni $6,100,000$4,447,917 C NMC UFA - 3	Rust, Bryan $5,125,000$3,736,979 RW, LW NMC UFA - 5
O'Connor, Drew $925,000$674,479 LW UFA - 2	Eller, Lars $2,450,000$1,786,458 C UFA - 2	Zohorna, Radim $775,000$565,104 LW, RW UFA - 1
Nieto, Matt $900,000$656,250 LW, RW UFA - 2	Acciari, Noel $2,000,000$1,458,333 C, RW M-NTC UFA - 3	Hinostroza, Vinnie $775,000$565,104 RW, LW UFA - 1
Harkins, Jansen $850,000$619,792 LW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Graves, Ryan $4,500,000$3,281,250 LD M-NTC UFA - 6	Letang, Kris $6,100,000$4,447,917 RD NMC UFA - 5	Jarry, Tristan $5,375,000$3,919,271 G M-NTC UFA - 5
Pettersson, Marcus $4,025,175$2,935,023 LD M-NTC UFA - 2	Karlsson, Erik $10,000,000$7,291,667 RD NMC UFA - 4	Nedeljkovic, Alex $1,500,000$1,093,750 G UFA - 1
Middleton, Jake $2,450,000$1,786,458 LD UFA - 2	Shea, Ryan $775,000$565,104 LD UFA - 1
	Ludvig, John $775,000$565,104 LD RFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
	Ruhwedel, Chad $800,000$583,333 RD UFA - 1	Rakell, Rickard $5,000,000$3,645,833 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 5

Nov. 30, 2023 at 8:37 a.m.

lowblocksniper

LBS

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The 3 reasons I don't think this would work are
1) Carter's obvious no move
2) Minnesota doesn't have the cap space to make this trade happen anyway
3) Middleton is cheap and playing in the top4, POJ is getting scratched in favor of guys like Shea and Ludvig, I wouldn't call him a replacement exactly, if it cost around a 3rd rounder to dump 3mil in cap space (Carter's contract) and I'd say Middleton isn't worth a ton more than a 2nd + and average prospect but, without anyone to replace him in the top4 I don't think it makes much sense to do this deal at this moment
Just my opinion though, I could be wrong

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Nov. 30, 2023 at 9:09 a.m.

Mr_Gardoki

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I don't understand why my fellow Pens fans can't grasp the Carter situation.

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Nov. 30, 2023 at 10:43 a.m.

JayTea

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Quoting: Mr_Gardoki

I don't understand why my fellow Pens fans can't grasp the Carter situation.

It's up there with people thinking the Wild can trade Goligoski. If either were willing to waive their NMCs, they'd be Arizona Coyotes or Chicago Blackhawks by now for sure. lol

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Nov. 30, 2023 at 10:46 a.m.

Mr_Gardoki

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Quoting: JayTea

It's up there with people thinking the Wild can trade Goligoski. If either were willing to waive their NMCs, they'd be Arizona Coyotes or Chicago Blackhawks by now for sure. lol

LOL So true

Nov. 30, 2023 at 12:10 p.m.

PenGoater99

Analytics are good

Joined: Jan. 2018

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Nylander has proven time and time again that he's not an NHL level talent.

And after factoring in cap hit, results, and assets given up (in this scenario), I'd rather have POJ over Middleton.

Nov. 30, 2023 at 12:22 p.m.

pens1991

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Quoting: Mr_Gardoki

I don't understand why my fellow Pens fans can't grasp the Carter situation.

Quoting: JayTea

It's up there with people thinking the Wild can trade Goligoski. If either were willing to waive their NMCs, they'd be Arizona Coyotes or Chicago Blackhawks by now for sure. lol

it continues to blow my mind lol.

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Nov. 30, 2023 at 12:25 p.m.

pens1991

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Jeff Carter says no, (SHOCKER!)

Nylander can stay in the AHL, he does not have it.

Saying "i've been sulking over how bad the team has turned out so far" is hilarious. Such a spoiled fan base.

Team is:

Top 5 in 5v5 xGoals
Top 5 in combined SV%
Believe top 10 in PK

They fix the powerplay and Rakell comes back and breaks the ice and they're fine.

Take a deep breath, enjoy the ride. We have been blessed with three generational talents that have stuck together since they were drafted. Enjoy the rest of the ride.

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Nov. 30, 2023 at 3:44 p.m.

Mr_Gardoki

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Quoting: pens1991

1,000,000%

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