Salary Cap: 2014-15 Roster building thread - Part VI

[Shrimper]

All figures are cap numbers, not salaries, and are taken directly from www.capgeek.com.

Projected 2014-2015 salary ceiling: ...~68-71,000,000
Projected cap spending: ..........................55,119,167
Projected cap space: .......................~12-15,880,833



PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

Forward.................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2013-14​

|

2014-15​

|

2015-16​

Evgeni Malkin|

C​

|

27​

|

9,500,000​

|

9,500,000​

|

9,500,000​

Sidney Crosby|

C​

|

26​

|

8,700,000​

|

8,700,000​

|

8,700,000​

James Neal|

RW​

|

26​

|

5,000,000​

|

5,000,000​

|

5,000,000​

Chris Kunitz|

LW​

|

34​

|

3,850,000​

|

3,850,000​

|

3,850,000​

Pascal Dupuis|

RW​

|

34​

|

3,750,000​

|

3,750,000​

|

3,750,000​

Beau Bennett|

LW​

|

21​

|

900,000​

|

RFA​

Craig Adams|

RW​

|

36​

|

700,000​

|

UFA​

Defense.................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2013-14​

|

2014-15​

|

.2015-16​

Kris Letang|

D​

|

26​

|

7,250,000​

|

7,250,000​

|

7,250,000​

Paul Martin|

D​

|

32​

|

5,000,000​

|

UFA​

Rob Scuderi|

D​

|

34​

|

3,375,000​

|

3,375,000​

|

3,375,000​

Olli Maatta|

D​

|

19​

|

894,167​

|

894,167​

|

RFA​

Robert Bortuzzo|

D​

|

24​

|

600,000​

|

RFA​

Goalie...................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2013-14​

|

2014-15​

|

.2015-16​

Marc-Andre Fleury|

G​

|

28​

|

5,000,000​

|

UFA​

Jeff Zatkoff|

G​

|

26​

|

600,000​

|

600,000​

|

UFA​

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS

Forward...............​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2013-14​

|

2014-15​

|

2015-16​

Josh Archibald|

RW​

|

21​

|

659,167​

|

659,167​

|

659,167​

Scott Wilson|

LW​

|

21​

|

655,000​

|

655,000​

|

RFA​

Bryan Rust|

RW​

|

22​

|

652,500​

|

652,500​

|

RFA​

Matia Marcantuoni|

C​

|

19​

|

633,333​

|

633,333​

|

633,333​

Adam Payerl|

RW​

|

22​

|

626,667​

|

RFA​

Anton Zlobin|

LW​

|

20​

|

608,333​

|

608,333​

|

RFA​

Dominik Uher|

C​

|

20​

|

601,667​

|

RFA​

Tom Kuhnhackl|

LW​

|

21​

|

598,333​

|

RFA​

Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond|

RW​

|

28​

|

550,000​

|

UFA​

Oskar Sundqvist|

C​

|

20​

|

TBA​

|

TBA​

|

TBA​

Defense.............................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2013-14​

|

2014-15​

|

2015-16​

Derrick Pouliot|

D​

|

19​

|

894,167​

|

894,167​

|

894,167​

Brian Dumoulin|

D​

|

22​

|

831,667​

|

RFA​

Harrison Ruopp|

D​

|

20​

|

650,833​

|

650,833​

|

RFA​

Nick D'Agostino|

D​

|

23​

|

625,000​

|

RFA​

Scott Harrington|

D​

|

20​

|

589,167​

|

589,167​

|

RFA​

Reid McNeill|

D​

|

21​

|

575,000​

|

RFA​

Goalie................................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2013-14​

|

2014-15​

|

2015-16​

Matt Murray|

G​

|

19​

|

650,833​

|

650,833​

|

650,833​

Eric Hartzell|

G​

|

24​

|

550,000​

|

RFA​

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Player........................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2013-14​

|

News and notes​

Brooks Orpik|

D​

|

33​

|

3,750,000​

|Longest-tenured Penguin has lost a step or six. Free Candy now a Milk Dud

Jussi Jokinen|

LW​

|

30​

|

3,000,000​

|Only counted for $2.1M against Pens cap, can get a bigger raise elsewhere

Lee Stempniak|

RW​

|

31​

|

2,500,000​

|Surprisingly good stickhandler likely too pricey for a third-liner on this team

Matt Niskanen|

D​

|

26​

|

2,300,000​

|So that's what a contract year looks like. Unaffordable unless Letang is dealt?

Tomas Vokoun|

G​

|

37​

|

2,000,000​

|God bless the man if he's able to continue playing, but it won't be in Pittsburgh

Marcel Goc|

C​

|

30​

|

1,700,000​

|Need to figure out what they want to do with Sutter before deciding on him

Taylor Pyatt|

LW​

|

32​

|

1,550,000​

|At least they didn't have to give up anything to get him in the first place? Ugh

Tanner Glass|

LW​

|

29​

|

1,100,000​

|Inevitable “Glass re-signs” thread will surely be the board's most anticipated

Spencer Machacek|

RW​

|

25​

|

632,500​

|Group VI UFA provided much-needed scoring touch for WBS after trade

Deryk Engelland|

D​

|

31​

|

566,667​

|Dressing him over Bortuzzo makes Baby Jesus cry

Joe Vitale|

C​

|

28​

|

550,000​

|May want to test the market after getting limited minutes in Pittsburgh

Brian Gibbons|

C​

|

25​

|

550,000​

|Get legal to start drafting that Must Never Appear On Crosby Line clause

Zach Sill|

C​

|

25​

|

550,000​

|Nasty cut from a skate cost him shot at extended look with the big club

Chuck Kobasew|

RW​

|

31​

|

550,000​

|Was on 82-goal pace through two games before contracting polio

Chris Conner|

RW​

|

29​

|

550,000​

|C'mon, Habs – you know you need another 5-foot-9 perimeter winger

Harry Zolnierczyk|

LW​

|

26​

|

550,000​

|Group VI UFA was franchise's best convicted sex offender since Tibbetts

Andrew Ebbett|

C​

|

30​

|

550,000​

|Near-point-per-game pace with WBS will likely look for a better NHL shot

Nick Drazenovic|

C​

|

26​

|

550,000​

|Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's top scorer not named Kostopoulos

Brendan Mikkelson|

D​

|

26​

|

550,000​

|Top-10 scoring defenseman in the AHL this past season

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Player......................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2013-14​

|

News and notes​

Brandon Sutter|

C​

|

24​

|

2,066,667​

|Owners caught Shero sewing KESLER onto 16's jersey at night while sobbing

Jayson Megna|

RW​

|

23​

|

925,000​

|”Promising Pens Winger” label remarkably similar to “Office Hot” concept

Simon Despres|

D​

|

22​

|

840,000​

| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etZpup-GtLw

Philip Samuelsson|

D​

|

22​

|

627,500​

|New extension should be long enough for Jack Neely to be draft-eligible

Bobby Farnham|

LW​

|

24​

|

550,000​

|Remains one of the most aggravating players in the AHL

SIGNED PROSPECTS

Player​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

Current Team​

|

Contract​

Tristan Jarry|

G​

|

18​

|

Edmonton (WHL)​

|

3 years/650,833 per​

Jean-Sebastien Dea|

C​

|

19​

|

Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL)​

|

3 years/598,333 per​

UNSIGNED PROSPECTS

Player​

​

​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

Current Team (League)​

Dane Birks|

D​

|

18​

|Merritt (BCHL)

Teddy Blueger|

F​

|

19​

|Minnesota State (WCHA)

Blaine Byron|

F​

|

18​

|Maine (HEA)

Jake Guentzel|

F​

|

18​

|Nebraska-Omaha (WCHA)

Troy Josephs|

F​

|

19​

|St. Michael's (OJHL)

Sean Maguire|

G​

|

20​

|Boston University (HEA)

Alexander Pechurskiy|

G​

|

23​

|Orsk (VHL)

Ryan Segalla|

D​

|

18​

|Dubuque (USHL)

Clark Seymour|

D​

|

20​

|Peterborough (OHL)

This offseason needs to begin the complete destruction and rebuild that the 2 stooges put into motion over 4 years ago. Obviously you can't rely on FA alone to rebuild a team and there are a handful of guys that we all agree should be traded, for anything really. However, we know who the 2014 FA crop will be and there are some intriguing names out there, that could help in key areas we are lacking.

The first order of business, would be to obviously fire Bylsma (his entire staff) and Shero. That should happen the moment we're eliminated, which i pray is this round. Everything beyond that is pointless until they are gone, which we all pray happens.

http://capgeek.com/free-agents/

There are the 2014 FA's. If the cap does increase into the 70-71M range, we would be sitting in the 15M range in terms of space available. That is without signing and RFA's/UFA's from our own team.

I want to break it down into groups.

Group 1:
Players that NEED TO WALK (IE. don't even offer them the time of day).

1. Glass
2. Engo
3. Kobasew
4. Orpik
5. Pyatt
6. Vokoun

Most of those guys are a major reason for the **** we're in. They are easily replaceable by guys already in the system or relatively cheap FA signings from other teams. Didn't include AHL level FA's.

Group 2:
Players that NEED TO RE-SIGN (IE. proved their worth and need to be brought back)

1. Niskanen
2. Vitale
3. Despres (RFA, possibly trade bait)
4. Gibbons (RFA)
5. Megna (RFA)

Nisky has blossomed into a legit #3 and while his price tag will jump north of 4M per, i think given his age and skill set, is worth it at 4.5M per, give or take a little. Vitale is the perfect 4th liner. Every team should have a guy like him. He'll be cheap. Couple of RFA's that obviously need to be kept.

Group 3:
Players that COULD BE KEPT (for the right price, length of term)

1. Sutter (RFA)
2. Goc
3. Jokinen
4. Stemp

Sutter may or may not be worth it, depending on what the trade market is like and whether or not we could lure a Bolland type in FA. Goc, Joki and Stemp could all be pieces but i'm not paying them more then they make now and they wouldn't be first choices.

Now we can look at FA's from other teams that would make sense, depending on what we do with our own players.

Forwards:

1. Bolland
2. Kulemin
3. Winnik

I like Bolland a lot as a #3C. Winnik would be a wonderful fit as a 3/4. Big body, can move people and chip in offensively.

Defenseman:

There really aren't any guys that pop out in the FA class, and quite frankly, if we bring back Nisky and use the plethora of depth we have within the system, we really don't need to dip into the FA pool.

Goaltenders:

1. Halak
2. Brian Elliott

Halak is my sleeper signing for this offseason. He's always been pretty good and flashed elite skills, namely against us a few years back in the postseason. He put up very good numbers this year and at 28 isn't as old as a guy like Miller and won't command near that much cash. IF we can get Fleury out of the mix, he's my #1 target. A 3 year contract would be about perfect as we develop our own young players in Jarry and Murray. Elliott would be a great backup.

Players that i'd absolutely explore trading:

1. Fleury (don't care if we literally give him away)
2. Letang
3. Scuderi (for anything really)
4. Neal
5. Sutter

Players that i'd listen to offers on or use in package for a top 6 winger/top 4 dman:

1. Despres (probably in package deal with one of the guys above)
2. Bennett (see Despres)


Ideally, we could target players like Blake Wheeler, Andrew Ladd, David Perron, Bobby Ryan, Clarke MacArthur, Ryan Kesler, 1st round picks etc. A goalie like Reimer could come into play.

Anyway, post your thoughts on the upcoming FA's and where we should go with our own players as well as guys from other teams.

If a Mod could copy and paste the table for players contract etc in that'd be great.

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[DearDiary]

Sign Cammellari
Trade for Stewart

Cammellari-Crosby-Stewart
Kunitz-Malkin-Neal

Cam and Stewart would fit perfectly with Crosby's game. KMN was one of the most dominant lines in a very long time. Kunitz probably has 1 year left before he takes a dive in his play, maybe explore trading Letang for picks and forward prospects to replace Kunitz in a season or 2. Could trade Kunitz and lose in value, but have the cap to sign Kulemin. I think that would be worth it in the long run

Bottom 6 can be

Bennet-Sutter-Dupuis
Sill-Vitale-Gibbons/Megna/Payerl

Dupuis is probably the biggest question mark. If he's lost his speed, its gonna cost a lot to get a decent 3rd liner in there. If Sutter gets traded for Stewart, Goc can be resigned or Bolland if he comes cheap

 

[Sidney BrOSSby*]

Am I wrong to believe Mario wants to get Sid an elite linemate?

 

[Stad]

What is everyone's fascination with Stewart on this board?

Do. Not. Want.

 

[eXile59]

What is everyone's fascination with Stewart on this board?

Do. Not. Want.

He would be an interesting option but yes he's become a bit of an obsession. He was the Evander Kane before there was an one.

 

[Riptide]

What is everyone's fascination with Stewart on this board?

Do. Not. Want.

Because he has size, skill, is a righty and can put the puck in the net. Good news is he should be available fairly cheaply. Bad news is there's reasons for that...

For the right price, I'd probably consider it... but it would definitely be a plan B/C.

 

[Waffle Fries]

Stewart is far from my ideal choice for Sid's line, but he's a realistic option who brings what we need.

 

[Sidney BrOSSby*]

Iginla's a possibility. Cammalleri had 26 goals in Calgary last year in only 63 games. Chances are he's new number one target. Malkins not going to play wing full time is he?

 

[Shrimper]

Iginla's a possibility. Cammalleri had 26 goals in Calgary last year in only 63 games. Chances are he's new number one target. Malkins not going to play wing full time is he?

The Iginla boat has long sailed.

 

[Waffle Fries]

Cammalleri is too old to give a long term deal to, and that's what happens in free agency. He also won't really do much in the "protect Sid" department.

 

[SuburbanRhythm]

I'm OK with Cammalieri if Kunitz is going back to his knock Kimmo Timonen ass over teakettle ways of 2009. Otherwise, the line still isn't very hard to play against.

Sign Cammy and Kulemin. Hope Dupuis healthy.

Dumping Scuderi makes things alot more open (this is based on a $70m cap).
Maatta penciled in at #7 since he'll most likely not be ready to start the year (LTIR to allow for another recall).

CAPGEEK.COM ARMCHAIR GM ROSTER
CapGeek Armchair GM Roster
FORWARDS
Nikolai Kulemin ($3.000m) / Evgeni Malkin ($9.500m) / James Neal ($5.000m)
Mike Cammalleri ($5.000m) / Sidney Crosby ($8.700m) / Chris Kunitz ($3.850m)
Beau Bennett ($0.900m) / Brandon Sutter ($3.000m) / Pascal Dupuis ($3.750m)
Zach Sill ($0.650m) / Joe Vitale ($0.750m) / Adam Payerl ($0.627m)
Craig Adams ($0.700m) /
DEFENSEMEN
Kris Letang ($7.250m) / Paul Martin ($5.000m)
Simon Despres ($1.150m) / Rob Scuderi ($3.375m)
Robert Bortuzzo ($0.600m) / Scott Harrington ($0.589m)
Olli Maatta ($0.894m) /
GOALTENDERS
Marc-Andre Fleury ($5.000m)
Jeff Zatkoff ($0.600m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(estimations for 2014-15)
SALARY CAP: $70,100,000; CAP PAYROLL: $69,885,000; BONUSES: $547,500
CAP SPACE (22-man roster): $215,000

 

[Waffle Fries]

In what world is switching Kunitz to RW a good idea? He can barely handle passes as it is.

Sid needs at least one right-handed shot on his line. I'm tired of our top line being all lefties.

 

[Shady Machine]

No more old men please

 

[Sidney BrOSSby*]

Cammalleri is too old to give a long term deal to, and that's what happens in free agency. He also won't really do much in the "protect Sid" department.

Chemistry is so valuable though. I don't like putting Iginla on Sid's line because he's over the hill. I don't think management is looking for any hidden gems in free agency. They're going to stalk the highest caliber ronin there is.

 

[themethod7]

No more old men please

 

[Your Boy Troy]

Chris Stewart is the type of forward that Pittsburgh desperately needs. Never has he played with a player that was close to Crosby's caliber. It has been previously mentioned that he's good on the rush.

Has anyone has seen his slapshot? It is one of the best in the league in my opinion. Stewart is very similar to Bill Guerin, but his skating is better than Guerin's (at that point in Guerin's career).

The guy doesn't back down as well. He's a very good light-heavyweight fighter, and a player like him certainly helps change the p***yfed mentality that this team has.

 

[Waffle Fries]

Chemistry is so valuable though. I don't like putting Iginla on Sid's line because he's over the hill. I don't think management is looking for any hidden gems in free agency. They're going to stalk the highest caliber ronin there is.

I don't understand what you're trying to say here. I never mentioned Iginla, and I don't know how anyone has chemistry with someone they've never played with.

 

[YourGM*]

Kane-Crosby-Hemsky

Think about it.

 

[Gurglesons]

Kane-Crosby-Hemsky

Think about it.

Sounds terrible.

 

[Sidney BrOSSby*]

I don't understand what you're trying to say here. I never mentioned Iginla, and I don't know how anyone has chemistry with someone they've never played with.

Try to keep up. Iginla played with us last year. This year he was with Boston. They won gold at the Olympics in 2008. He's a classy guy they say. He's on the decline though. His role is changed.

 

[Billy Crawford]

Sounds terrible.

Speak for yourself. I think it would be awesome. The rest of the lineup would probably be gross though because of how much it would cost to acquire those 2 guys.

 

[Sutter16]

Sounds terrible.

No, no it doesn't

 

[Waffle Fries]

Try to keep up. Iginla played with us last year. This year he was with Boston. They won gold at the Olympics in 2008. He's a classy guy they say. He's on the decline though. His role is changed.

You're making no sense

I never said anything about Iginla.

I said I didn't want to sign Cammalleri because he was too old to give a long term deal to and wouldn't help protect Sid. You responded by telling me that chemistry was important and Iginla was over the hill.

 

[Sidney BrOSSby*]

..on the decline.

 

[Waffle Fries]

Chemistry is so valuable though. I don't like putting Iginla on Sid's line because he's over the hill. I don't think management is looking for any hidden gems in free agency. They're going to stalk the highest caliber ronin there is.

..on the decline.

Nope. And I never mentioned or advocated for him in the first place so I still have no idea what you're point is.