Salary Cap: 2014-15 Roster-Building XIII | UFA/TRADE IDEAS HERE | Pens targeting Kulemin, Pouliot

[shureshot66]

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

Confirmed 2014-2015 salary ceiling: ...69,000,000
Projected cap spending: .....................59,469,167
Projected cap space: ..........................9,530,833



PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

Forward.................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2014-15​

|

2015-16​

|

2016-17​

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​

Patric Hornqvist|

RW​

|

27​

|

4,250,000​

|

4,250,000​

|

4,250,000​

Chris Kunitz|

LW​

|

34​

|

3,850,000​

|

3,850,000​

|

3,850,000​

Pascal Dupuis|

RW​

|

35​

|

3,750,000​

|

3,750,000​

|

3,750,000​

Beau Bennett|

LW​

|

22​

|

900,000​

|

RFA​

Blake Comeau|

LW​

|

28​

|

700,000​

|

UFA​

Craig Adams|

RW​

|

37​

|

700,000​

|

UFA​

Defense.................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2014-15​

|

2015-16​

|

.2016-17​

Kris Letang|

D​

|

27​

|

7,250,000​

|

7,250,000​

|

7,250,000​

Paul Martin|

D​

|

33​

|

5,000,000​

|

UFA​

Christian Ehrhoff|

D​

|

32​

|

4,000,000​

|

UFA​

Rob Scuderi|

D​

|

35​

|

3,375,000​

|

3,375,000​

|

3,375,000​

Olli Maatta|

D​

|

19​

|

894,167​

|

894,167​

|

RFA​

Robert Bortuzzo|

D​

|

25​

|

600,000​

|

RFA​

Goalie...................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2014-15​

|

2015-16​

|

.2016-17​

Marc-Andre Fleury|

G​

|

29​

|

5,000,000​

|

UFA​

Thomas Greiss|

G​

|

28​

|

1,000,000​

|

UFA​

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS

Forward...............​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2014-15​

|

2015-16​

|

2016-17​

Oskar Sundqvist|

C​

|

20​

|

708,333​

|

708,333​

|

708,333​

Josh Archibald|

RW​

|

21​

|

659,167​

|

659,167​

|

659,167​

Scott Wilson|

LW​

|

22​

|

655,000​

|

655,000​

|

RFA​

Bryan Rust|

RW​

|

22​

|

652,500​

|

652,500​

|

RFA​

Adam Payerl|

RW​

|

23​

|

626,667​

|

RFA​

Anton Zlobin|

LW​

|

21​

|

608,333​

|

608,333​

|

RFA​

Matia Marcantuoni|

C​

|

20​

|

608,333​

|

608,333​

|

608,333​

Dominik Uher|

C​

|

21​

|

601,667​

|

RFA​

Tom Kuhnhackl|

LW​

|

22​

|

598,333​

|

RFA​

Jean-Sebastien Dea|

C​

|

20​

|

598,333​

|

598,333​

|

598,333​

|

RFA​

Nick Drazenovic|

C​

|

27​

|

550,000​

|

UFA​

Andrew Ebbett|

C​

|

31​

|

550,000​

|

UFA​

Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond|

RW​

|

29​

|

550,000​

|

UFA​

Defense.............................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2014-15​

|

2015-16​

|

2016-17​

Derrick Pouliot|

D​

|

20​

|

863,333​

|

863,333​

|

863,333​

Brian Dumoulin|

D​

|

22​

|

831,667​

|

RFA​

Harrison Ruopp|

D​

|

21​

|

650,833​

|

650,833​

|

RFA​

Nick D'Agostino|

D​

|

23​

|

625,000​

|

RFA​

Scott Harrington|

D​

|

21​

|

589,167​

|

589,167​

|

RFA​

Reid McNeill|

D​

|

22​

|

575,000​

|

RFA​

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

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2014-15​

|

2015-16​

|

2016-17​

Matt Murray|

G​

|

20​

|

620,000​

|

620,000​

|

620,000​

Jeff Zatkoff|

G​

|

27​

|

600,000​

|

600,000​

|

UFA​

Eric Hartzell|

G​

|

25​

|

550,000​

|

RFA​

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Player........................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2013-14​

|

News and notes​

Brooks Orpik|

D​

|

33​

|

3,750,000​

| Signed with Washington (5 years, $5.5M per, yes seriously)

Jussi Jokinen|

LW​

|

31​

|

3,000,000​

| Signed with Florida (4 years, $4M per) ?

Lee Stempniak|

RW​

|

31​

|

2,500,000​

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

Matt Niskanen|

D​

|

27​

|

2,300,000​

| Almost certainly going to get big money to play elsewhere

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​

|Probably too pricey to be the fourth-line center going forward with cap crunch

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​

|

30​

|

1,100,000​

| Signed with N.Y. Rangers (3 years, $1.45M per) ?!

Spencer Machacek|

RW​

|

25​

|

632,500​

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

Deryk Engelland|

D​

|

32​

|

566,667​

| Signed with Calgary (3 years, $2.9M per) ?!?!?!

Joe Vitale|

C​

|

28​

|

550,000​

| Signed with Arizona (3 years, $1.117M per)

Brian Gibbons|

C​

|

26​

|

550,000​

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

Zach Sill|

C​

|

26​

|

550,000​

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

Chuck Kobasew|

RW​

|

32​

|

550,000​

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

Chris Conner|

RW​

|

30​

|

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

Nick Drazenovic|

C​

|

27​

|

550,000​

| Re-signed with Penguins (1 year, $550k, 2-way)

Brendan Mikkelson|

D​

|

26​

|

550,000​

|Decent scoring defenseman ... in the AHL

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

Nick Spaling|

LW​

|

25​

|

1,500,000​

|Sounds like he's already being penciled in as Sutter's new running mate

Jayson Megna|

RW​

|

24​

|

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​

|

25​

|

550,000​

|Remains one of the most aggravating players in the AHL

SIGNED PROSPECTS

Player​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

Current Team​

|

Contract​

Tristan Jarry|

G​

|

19​

|

Edmonton (WHL)​

|

3 years/650,833 per​

UNSIGNED PROSPECTS

Player​

​

​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

Current Team (League)​

Anthony Angello|

F​

|

18​

|Omaha (USHL)

Dane Birks|

D​

|

18​

|Michigan Tech (WCHA)

Teddy Blueger|

F​

|

19​

|Minnesota State (WCHA)

Blaine Byron|

F​

|

19​

|Maine (HEA)

Jake Guentzel|

F​

|

19​

|Nebraska-Omaha (WCHA)

Troy Josephs|

F​

|

20​

|Clarkson (ECAC)

Kasperi Kapanen|

F​

|

17​

|KalPa (Liiga)

Sam Lafferty|

F​

|

19​

|Tri-City (USHL)

Jaden Lindo|

F​

|

18​

|Owen Sound (OHL)

Sean Maguire|

G​

|

21​

|Boston University (HEA)

Alexander Pechurskiy|

G​

|

24​

|Magnitogorsk (KHL)

Ryan Segalla|

D​

|

19​

|Connecticut (HEA)

Jeff Taylor|

D​

|

20​

|Union (ECAC)

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[IcedCapp]

So to piggyback off of the previous discussion:

I think Kulemin - Malkin - Bennett would be one of the better lines in the league.

 

[AjaxTelamon]

it is my understanding that he can, in fact, play center. I've often wondered, when I'm all alone by myself at night, if Spaling is actually here to replace Brand Sutter.

I think he's here to give the org options if Sutter won't play ball, or needs to be traded.

He can play center, but he didn't much last year. He took under 200 faceoffs, did fine (52.9%) but with that small sample size. Whenever I saw Nashville he was playing like a center though, playing down low in the O zone especially. He had an awesome setup from behind the net to Horns for a goal that's on youtube somewhere.

 

[Bennett Brauer]

Larry Brooks ‏@NYP_Brooksie 2m

(3/3) Penguins expected to make strong push for Pouliot tomorrow

https://twitter.com/NYP_Brooksie/status/483675940397277184

Wanted Pouliot here ever since he played with Montreal, wanted him to be Cooke's eventual replacement. Saw him go to Boston, Tampa Bay, and New York, if the price is good, come to Pittsburgh! I always thought he would be a good fit next to Sutter.

 

[IcedCapp]

Larry Brooks @NYP_Brooksie

(3/3) Penguins expected to make strong push for Pouliot tomorrow

 

[WayneSid9987]

Larry Brooks ‏@NYP_Brooksie 2m

(3/3) Penguins expected to make strong push for Pouliot tomorrow

https://twitter.com/NYP_Brooksie/status/483675940397277184

I like it. Cheap and great for the bottom 6.

 

[Crafton]

i like Benoît Pouliot and David Moss as third line targets. strong corsi players who have big bodies. they may not always use there size to dish out punishment but it helps them hold on to the puck.

 

[Gurglesons]

So to piggyback off of the previous discussion:

I think Kulemin - Malkin - Bennett would be one of the better lines in the league.

I think Kunitz - Malkin - Kulemin looks nicer.

 

[IcedCapp]

I can't wait for Steigy to call a game with Pouliot and Pouliot!

 

[AjaxTelamon]

So to piggyback off of the previous discussion:

I think Kulemin - Malkin - Bennett would be one of the better lines in the league.

Great 2 way line. Next year we better have lines other than Crosby's who can take D zone faceoffs to protect leads. I think you can send this Geno line out in any situation, and it should dominate possession and have tons of takeaways.

 

[strandvag]

Larry Brooks @NYP_Brooksie

(3/3) Penguins expected to make strong push for Pouliot tomorrow

Yes, please. I do like the direction this team is trying to get

 

[iFishyHD]

I mean if we moved Scuds, Sutter and Dupuis, we could get Komarov at 1.75 and run

Komarov-Spals-BB

Yeah right. I like it, but Komarov will get 2.5M.

 

[mpp9]

Larry Brooks ‏@NYP_Brooksie 2m

(3/3) Penguins expected to make strong push for Pouliot tomorrow

https://twitter.com/NYP_Brooksie/status/483675940397277184

Interesting.

RRP.

Taking the attention away from Sid and Geno is paramount. But you can do that by bringing in players who can possess the puck and make things happen on their own. A big reason why Sid gets manhandled is b/c he's the only one on his line who is remotely dangerous as a puck carrier.

And by building a legit 4th line with edge that can impact a game, you help solve that as well. You don't need Komarov.

 

[shureshot66]

Interesting. Definitely a new name to look for. Guy certainly has the pedigree, but last year was the first that he was really worth a damn.

Just guessing here but it seems like it would be an either/or thing for Pouliot and Kulemin. One's value is over-inflated from a strong playoff run and the other should be more reasonable after a lousy season in terms of stats. So from that standpoint, I'd rather go with Kulemin as the better value.

 

[Shockmaster]

I'm getting the impression JR wants to essentially have 2 third lines. Fans won't be happy if a big name player isn't signed, but having that kind of depth in the bottom 6 helps a lot come playoff time.

 

[billybudd]

I like it. Cheap and great for the bottom 6.

I'm not so sure about that, tbh.

 

[Gurglesons]

What would you guys think of a Gorges + for Martin package?

 

[AjaxTelamon]

Larry Brooks ‏@NYP_Brooksie 2m

(3/3) Penguins expected to make strong push for Pouliot tomorrow

https://twitter.com/NYP_Brooksie/status/483675940397277184

Wanted Pouliot here ever since he played with Montreal, wanted him to be Cooke's eventual replacement. Saw him go to Boston, Tampa Bay, and New York, if the price is good, come to Pittsburgh! I always thought he would be a good fit next to Sutter.

Wow. He'll cost like 1.8 or 2. So he would have to be 3rd line LW I guess? Are they setting up to trade Sutter or Dupuis here?

 

[Black Label]

What would you guys think of a Gorges + for Martin package?

The only player I'm interested in from Montreal is Patches.

 

[Waffle Fries]

Kunitz-Crosby-Hornqvist
Kulemin-Malkin-Bennett
Pouliot-Sutter-Dupuis
X-Spaling-X

?

If we signed Pouliot, we'd have 4 third liners.

 

[mpp9]

Interesting. Definitely a new name to look for. Guy certainly has the pedigree, but last year was the first that he was really worth a damn.

Just guessing here but it seems like it would be an either/or thing for Pouliot and Kulemin. One's value is over-inflated from a strong playoff run and the other should be more reasonable after a lousy season in terms of stats. So from that standpoint, I'd rather go with Kulemin as the better value.

This is one of those scenarios where I hope Dupuis can be dumped. Pouliot is just a better fit for what the coaching staff want. And you'd likely save money on the cap. At the very least, a wash and a younger more creative player.

 

[Gurglesons]

The only player I'm interested in from Montreal is Patches.

I remember Gorges looked really good for Montreal when we played them in 2010. Plus it save us 1.1 million in cap space and you'd assume Gorges would look good with Letang. Also, age.

 

[billybudd]

Wow. He'll cost like 1.8 or 2. So he would have to be 3rd line LW I guess? Are they setting up to trade Sutter or Dupuis here?

Good question. Pouliot plays 3LW (or 2LW, badly in his career to date) and we've got Spaling there right now. Doesn't seem to be an obvious need based on what the roster looks like at present. Even if he plays the right side...what's that purpose of having Pouliot, Moss AND Dupuis? I guess if Spaling plays center, but then what do you do with Sutter and possibly Malhotra?

 

[Crafton]

What would you guys think of a Gorges + for Martin package?

the team definitely needs more defensive d-men who can't complete a pass.

 

[Asuna]

Larry Brooks @NYP_Brooksie

(3/3) Penguins expected to make strong push for Pouliot tomorrow

I would love that so much.