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Created by: Jacobize13

Team: 2024-25 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 18, 2024

Published: Mar. 18, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Just having some fun and trying to find a means to improve the Team for next year.

The biggest hurdle comes with Graves' contract as while it is an albatross of a deal, I do think some teams may find some use for him and deploy him in a more appropriate role. I do realize that Arizona isn't the most ideal destination for somebody with protection, but the Yotes have no defencemen signed for next season and I do recall seeing some of their LTIR players being off of the books next season. A cap hit of $4.5 mil would help with that and who knows, maybe Graves will find his game in a low-pressure environment.

I also feel that Dubas' other acquisition this past summer in Smith has not been a good team fit, but he is still a good producer and should net you 40 or so points a season. Toronto will most likely be priced out of both Domi and Bertuzzi and being able to bring in Smith at a low cost (and a D-man they probably do not elect in re-signing who is also one of Dubas' guys) could end up working for all parties.

Pickering seems to be an odd duck within the system and I feel that it wouldn't be a major loss to the Pens' future if they were to trade him for additional picks down the line. Chicago could get a future top 4 or 6 D-man who may be ready to crack the NHL line-up in 1-2 years and the Pens gain a later first round in next year's draft.

I left some room on the roster and didn't go to the cap as I am hopeful that we finally get to see Poulin and or some of the Canes' prospects the Pens picked up in the Guenztel deal, especially at 3rd C. If none of them are NHL-ready JR could always be swapped in to take over 3rd C duties while putting the younger players on the wing.

The same is applicable in net as it seems Blomqvist should be ready to take over as the backup or partially take in some NHL games. Re-signing Ned is more of a security blanket should Blomqvist not be ready for full NHL starts or need more development time in the A.

Some of the money allocated to FAs may be off but again, there is enough CAP to make those adjustments if needed.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Poulin, Samuel	1	$825,000
Gruden, Jonathan	1	$775,000
Puustinen, Valtteri	2	$975,000
Liljegren, Timothy	2	$1,275,000
Joseph, Pierre-Olivier	1	$925,000
Regula, Alec	1	$825,000
Bemström, Emil	1	$825,000
Rathbone, Jack	1	$775,000
Schmid, Akira	1	$875,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Hinostroza, Vinnie	1	$775,000
Nedeljkovic, Alex	1	$2,100,000
Zohorna, Radim	1	$775,000
Fedun, Taylor	1	$775,000
Shea, Ryan	1	$775,000
Fitzgerald, Casey	1	$775,000
Roslovic, Jack	2	$3,275,000
O'Brien, Liam	1	$1,250,000
Jost, Tyson	1	$825,000
Luff, Matt	1	$825,000
Mete, Victor	1	$775,000
Skjei, Brady	4	$5,500,000

Offer Sheets

Offer sheet annual average (AAV) is calculated by dividing the contract value by the lower of: 1. The contract length, or 2. Five years

PLAYER	AAV	COMPENSATION
Regula, Alec	$825,000	No Compensation
Schmid, Akira	$875,000	No Compensation

Trades

PIT

2024 4th round pick (SJS)

Additional Details:

ARI obtains a bloated contract to help them reach the cap floor. (I am not 100% sure but I feel like many of their LTIR ghosts are coming off of the books now)

ARI

Graves, Ryan
Nieto, Matt
2025 7th round pick (FLA)

PIT

Liljegren, Timothy [RFA Rights]
2024 5th round pick (VAN)
2026 7th round pick (TOR)

TOR

Belliveau, Isaac
Smith, Reilly ($500,000 retained)
2024 4th round pick (PIT)

Additional Details:

A third team eats up 2 MIL for Tor's 5th

PIT

Hayes, Gavin
2025 1st round pick (TOR)

Additional Details:

Dubas LOVES his guys and has probably been keeping tabs on the SOO all season.

CHI

Pickering, Owen
2025 3rd round pick (PIT)
2025 4th round pick (PIT)
2026 7th round pick (PIT)

Additional Details:

Not the type of player that Dubas would draft. I've also read reports that the Pens are not happy with Pickering's development. (The first could be swapped for a 2nd and another pick but TOR's first should be a late pick either way)

PIT

For the retention on the Smith deal

CBJ

2024 5th round pick (VAN)

PIT

2024 1st round pick (PIT)

SJS

2025 1st round pick (PIT)

PIT

2024 2nd round pick (NYR)
2024 3rd round pick (TOR)
2025 6th round pick (SEA)

SEA

2024 2nd round pick (PHI)
2024 7th round pick (NYR)

Additional Details:

Dubas trades down the Flyers 2nd for more draft capital.

Buyouts

Jack Johnson: $916,667

Retained Salary Transactions

Jeff Petry: $1,562,500 (25%)
Reilly Smith: $500,000 (10%)

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
23	$86,500,000	$81,804,342	$0	$0	$4,695,658

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
O'Connor, Drew $925,000$925,000 LW UFA - 1	Crosby, Sidney $8,700,000$8,700,000 C NMC UFA - 1	Rust, Bryan $5,125,000$5,125,000 RW, LW NMC UFA - 4
Bunting, Michael $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW M-NTC UFA - 2	Malkin, Evgeni $6,100,000$6,100,000 C NMC UFA - 2	Puustinen, Valtteri $975,000$975,000 RW, LW UFA
Rakell, Rickard $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 4	Poulin, Samuel $825,000$825,000 C, LW RFA - 2	Roslovic, Jack $3,275,000$3,275,000 C, RW UFA
Bemström, Emil $825,000$825,000 RW, LW RFA	Eller, Lars $2,450,000$2,450,000 C UFA - 1	Acciari, Noel $2,000,000$2,000,000 C, RW M-NTC UFA - 2
O'Brien, Liam $1,250,000$1,250,000 LW, RW UFA		Puljujärvi, Jesse $800,000$800,000 RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Pettersson, Marcus $4,025,175$4,025,175 LD M-NTC UFA - 1	Karlsson, Erik $10,000,000$10,000,000 RD NMC UFA - 3	Jarry, Tristan $5,375,000$5,375,000 G M-NTC UFA - 4
Skjei, Brady $5,500,000$5,500,000 LD UFA	Letang, Kris $6,100,000$6,100,000 RD NMC UFA - 4	Nedeljkovic, Alex $2,100,000$2,100,000 G UFA
Joseph, Pierre-Olivier $925,000$925,000 LD RFA	Liljegren, Timothy $1,275,000$1,275,000 RD RFA
Ludvig, John $775,000$775,000 LD RFA - 1

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Bunting, M.		Crosby, S.		Rust, B.
	Malkin, E.		Letang, K.

Power Play 2
O'Connor, D.		Rakell, R.		Puustinen, V.
	Joseph, P.		Karlsson, E.

Penalty Kill 1
	O'Connor, D.	Rust, B.
	Pettersson, M.	Letang, K.

Penalty Kill 2
	Eller, L.	Acciari, N.
	Skjei, B.	Joseph, P.

Mar. 18 at 12:52 p.m.

DangleCat

Joined: Aug. 2017

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Hawks are pretty loaded on LD prospect I doubt they have much interest in this.

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Mar. 18 at 1:02 p.m.

bwhsocal

Joined: Jun. 2023

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AZ passes - they are not near the floor, 4 of the D are RFAs and will all get resigned, and too risky to take 5 x 4.5m on the hope a guy heading into 30s 'finds his game', and nieto (even for a year) isnt needed.

Mar. 18 at 1:03 p.m.

JK74

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I appreciate the outside of the box thinking instead of the usual cap dump to Chicago or crappy vet to help Bedard line of thinking. Unfortunately LD is the deepest position in the org so much that they've got LD in Rockford playing the right side right now. Plus Chicago absolutely loves Hayes and the versatility he will bring to the lineup. I think Chicago may be drooling at the prospect of what a Hayes/Bedard/Nazar line might look like.

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Mar. 18 at 1:09 p.m.

LivingAnew

Joined: May 2023

Posts: 407

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Edited Mar. 18 at 1:17 p.m.

Hawks decline. The fit simply isn't there. First, as DangleCat noted, the one area the Hawks are loaded with prospects is at LD. They have Vlasic and Korchinski playing their first years on the left side, now - and they are firmly ensconced there.

Second, a rebuilding team like the Hawks does not give away 1st round draft picks, getting lower round picks in return. They don't need more, lower round picks; they want HIGH draft pricks.

Last, their forward group is where the need is highest (maybe apart from RD), so they are highly unlikely to want to give Hayes up - who himself was a high 3rd round pick in 2022.

This trade doesn't enhance the Hawks future; in fact, IMO, it impairs it on many levels. If Pickering were a RD, maybe there'd be something to talk about, but even then coughing up Hayes and a 1st round pick are probably deal breakers, by themselves...

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Mar. 18 at 1:23 p.m.

LivingAnew

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Quoting: JK74

Hi, JK. Saw your good post after I assembled and posted mine... You're a faster typer and your post was better and more concise! Thx

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Mar. 18 at 1:44 p.m.

AStovetop

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I'm curious from Pens fans, if the Pick is in the 7-10 range do you think they just let SJ have it as to not move an unprotected pick next year?

If they do defer the pick, I'd think they'd go all in for Free agents that try and make that 1st as late as possible (also for Crosby's sake)

Mar. 18 at 3:15 p.m.

Jacobize13

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Quoting: AStovetop

From my understanding, if it is within the Top 10 their 25 First-Rounder is defaulted to SJ, but somebody else can clarify that.

As for CHI fans, thanks for letting me know about their prospect pool. I had thought maybe they could use another D-Man, but I wasn't sure how deep they are. (Maybe a team like SJ who has multiple firsts may look to facilitate such a deal)

Mar. 18 at 3:54 p.m.

JK74

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Quoting: LivingAnew

Hi, JK. Saw your good post after I assembled and posted mine... You're a faster typer and your post was better and more concise! Thx

Thank you! Sometimes I have a cohesive thought process lol! Other times I just pick fights. I liked how you broke the thought process down better than me in your post.

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Mar. 18 at 4:15 p.m.

Garak

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Without even considering CHI's pile of LD's, I can honestly say that Hayes is the better prospect between him and Pickering. So, why is CHI adding a 1st here? And, before you answer, no, the 3rd 4th and 7th round picks do not help your case. Hayes is more valuable. Also, what makes Hayes "Dubas' guy", anyway? CHI drafted him. If anything, Hayes is "Davidson's guy".

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Mar. 19 at 3:01 p.m.

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jamathon

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TORONTO DECLINES. LMAO WHAT IS THAT.

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