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Hindsight 2017-18 Team

Created by: la_scaloneta
Team: 2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins
Initial Creation Date: Jan. 6, 2024
Published: Jan. 10, 2024
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
Description
The team is cap compliant because remove Jack Johnson’s buyout and there is enough money to fit both Sundqvist and Ruhwedel’s ELC contracts.
Free Agent Signings
CREATEDYEARSCAP HIT
Crosby, Sidney
1$8,700,000
Malkin, Evgeni
1$9,500,000
Kessel, Phil
1$6,800,000
Hornqvist, Patric
1$4,250,000
Hagelin, Carl
1$4,000,000
Guentzel, Jake
1$925,000
Letang, Kris
1$7,250,000
Dumoulin, Brian
1$4,100,000
Maatta, Olli
1$4,083,333
Murray, Matt
1$3,750,000
Schultz, Justin
1$5,500,000
Sheehan, Riley
1$2,075,000
Sundqvist, Oskar
1$800,000
Kuhnhackl, Tom
1$800,000
Oleksiak, Jamie
1$950,000
Desmith, Casey
1$800,000
Simon, Dominik
1$800,000
Bonino, Nick
1$4,100,000
Lovejoy, Ben
1$1,050,000
Sheary, Conor
1$3,000,000
Rust, Bryan
1$800,000
Ruhwedel, Chad
1$800,000
Trades
1.
PIT
    Oskar Sundqvist
    2017 1st
    STL
      Ryan Reaves

      *Trade reverted - worst trade of the Jim Rutherford era
      2.
      PIT
      TOR
        Matt Hunwick - never signed - although PIT lost Daley and Hainsey, they had Letang returning and a solid top 4 - all they needed was a bottom pair defenceman for pennies on the dollar
        3.
        PIT
          Ben Lovejoy

          *Done during 2017 offseason
          NJD
            Derrick Pouliot
            2017 3rd Rounder
            4.
            PIT
              Nick Bonino
              NSH
                *Resigned - I would have prioritized signing him over Sheary cuz he only went for 1 million more - and centers are more important than wingers
                Buyouts
                DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
                2024
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                2025
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                2026
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                ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
                20$75,000,000$74,150,000$0$0$850,000
                Left WingCentreRight Wing
                Guentzel, Jake
                $925,000$925,000
                Crosby, Sidney
                $8,700,000$8,700,000
                Kessel, Phil
                $6,800,000$6,800,000
                Hagelin, Carl
                $4,000,000$4,000,000
                Malkin, Evgeni
                $9,500,000$9,500,000
                Hornqvist, Patric
                $4,250,000$4,250,000
                Sheary, Conor
                $3,000,000$3,000,000
                Bonino, Nick
                $4,100,000$4,100,000
                Simon, Dominik
                $800,000$800,000
                Kuhnhackl, Tom
                $800,000$800,000
                Sheehan, Riley
                $2,075,000$2,075,000
                Rust, Bryan
                $800,000$800,000
                Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
                Dumoulin, Brian
                $4,100,000$4,100,000
                Letang, Kris
                $7,250,000$7,250,000
                Murray, Matt
                $3,750,000$3,750,000
                Oleksiak, Jamie
                $950,000$950,000
                Schultz, Justin
                $5,500,000$5,500,000
                Desmith, Casey
                $800,000$800,000
                Maatta, Olli
                $4,083,333$4,083,333
                Lovejoy, Ben
                $1,050,000$1,050,000
                ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
                Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
                $5,125,000$5,125,000
                RW, LW
                UFA - 3
                Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
                $6,100,000$6,100,000
                C
                NMC
                UFA - 1
                Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
                $5,000,000$5,000,000
                RW, LW
                M-NTC
                UFA - 3
                Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
                $4,500,000$4,500,000
                LD
                M-NTC
                UFA - 4
                Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
                $6,100,000$6,100,000
                RD
                NMC
                UFA - 3
                Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
                $10,000,000$10,000,000
                RD
                NMC
                UFA - 2
                Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
                $2,000,000$2,000,000
                C, RW
                M-NTC
                UFA - 1
                Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
                $5,375,000$5,375,000
                G
                M-NTC
                UFA - 3
                Taxi Squad
                Sundqvist, Oskar
                $800,000$800,000 ($0$0$0$0)
                Ruhwedel, Chad
                $800,000$800,000 ($0$0$0$0)

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                Jan. 10 at 9:10 a.m.
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                Leafs going to Leafs
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                Boni-Boni-Boni-Bonino!!!!!
                Nick Bonino!
                Jan. 10 at 5:14 p.m.
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                Quoting: Leafsfan98
                Boni-Boni-Boni-Bonino!!!!!
                Nick Bonino!


                We should’ve kept him given there were no good 3Cs available in free agency. We literally went into the season with Greg McKegg as our 3C lol.
                Jan. 10 at 5:18 p.m.
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                Quoting: la_scaloneta
                We should’ve kept him given there were no good 3Cs available in free agency. We literally went into the season with Greg McKegg as our 3C lol.


                Not the best decision... But 2 cups is 2 cups lol
                Jan. 10 at 7:00 p.m.
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                Quoting: Leafsfan98
                Not the best decision... But 2 cups is 2 cups lol


                Yeah I mean it was great while it lasted haha. But the regrettable thing is that Sid, Geno & Letang maintained their level into their mid 30s, unlike Kane, Toews & Kane who fell off.

                So in theory if we built the team competently we could’ve won another 2-3 cups.
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                Jan. 11 at 9:37 p.m.
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                Thoughts on my hindsight moves? Do we win the cup?
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