Salary Cap: 2015 Off-season Roster Building IV

[IcedCapp]

All figures are cap numbers, not salaries.

Projected 2015-16 salary ceiling: ....71,500,000
Projected 2015-16 cap spending: ....58,595,000
Projected offseason cap space: .......12,905,000



PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

Forward.................​

|

Pos.​

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Age​

|

2015-16​

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2016-17​

|

2017-18​

Evgeni Malkin|

C​

|

28​

|

9,500,000​

|

9,500,000​

|

9,500,000​

Sidney Crosby|

C​

|

27​

|

8,700,000​

|

8,700,000​

|

8,700,000​

Patric Hornqvist|

RW​

|

28​

|

4,250,000​

|

4,250,000​

|

4,250,000​

Chris Kunitz|

LW​

|

35​

|

3,850,000​

|

3,850,000​

|

UFA​

David Perron|

LW​

|

26​

|

3,812,500​

|

UFA​

Pascal Dupuis|

RW​

|

35​

|

3,750,000​

|

3,750,000​

|

UFA​

Brandon Sutter|

C​

|

26​

|

3,300,000​

|

UFA​

Nick Spaling|

LW​

|

26​

|

2,200,000​

|

UFA​

Defense.................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2015-16​

|

2016-17​

|

.2017-18​

Kris Letang|

D​

|

27​

|

7,250,000​

|

7,250,000​

|

7,250,000​

Rob Scuderi|

D​

|

36​

|

3,375,000​

|

3,375,000​

|

UFA​

Ben Lovejoy|

D​

|

31​

|

1,100,000​

|

UFA​

Olli Maatta|

D​

|

20​

|

894,167​

|

RFA​

Derrick Pouliot|

D​

|

21​

|

863,333​

|

863,333​

|

RFA​

Goalie............,.......​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2015-16​

|

2016-17​

|

.2017-18​

Marc-Andre Fleury|

G​

|

30​

|

5,750,000​

|

5,750,000​

|

5,750,000​

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS

Forward...............​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2015-16​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

Kasperi Kapanen|

RW​

|

18​

|

925,000​

|

925,000​

|

925,000​

Josh Archibald|

RW​

|

22​

|

659,167​

|

659,167​

|

RFA​

Scott Wilson|

LW​

|

22​

|

655,000​

|

RFA​

Bryan Rust|

RW​

|

22​

|

652,500​

|

RFA​

Anton Zlobin|

LW​

|

22​

|

608,333​

|

RFA​

Matia Marcantuoni|

C​

|

21​

|

608,333​

|

608,333​

|

RFA​

Jean-Sebastien Dea|

C​

|

21​

|

598,333​

|

598,333​

|

RFA​

Defense...............​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2015-16​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

Harrison Ruopp|

D​

|

21​

|

650,833​

|

RFA​

Scott Harrington|

D​

|

21​

|

589,167​

|

RFA​

Goalie..................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2015-16​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

Tristan Jarry|

G​

|

19​

|

650,833​

|

650,833​

|

650,833​

Matt Murray|

G​

|

20​

|

620,000​

|

620,000​

|

RFA​

Jeff Zatkoff|

G​

|

27​

|

600,000​

|

UFA​

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Player........................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2014-15​

|

News and notes​

Paul Martin|

D​

|

33​

|

5,000,000​

|The rare fairly paid UFA last time around. Too pricey now

Christian Ehrhoff|

D​

|

32​

|

4,000,000​

|Will be happy to escape the voodoo curse on Pens' blueline

Daniel Winnik|

LW​

|

29​

|

1,300,000​

|Expected contract makes more sense for another team

Maxim Lapierre|

C​

|

29​

|

1,100,000​

|Reasonable fourth-line playoff center if priced right

Steve Downie|

RW​

|

27​

|

1,000,000​

|Sparkplug or outright liability with the refs?

Thomas Greiss|

G​

|

29​

|

1,000,000​

|Sure to be moving on with rest of Pens' goalies thriving

Jayson Megna|

RW​

|

25​

|

874,125​

|Group 6 UFA who doesn't have much incentive to return

Blake Comeau|

LW​

|

29​

|

700,000​

|Wrist injury kept his stats -- and his pricetag -- down

Craig Adams|

RW​

|

37​

|

700,000​

|I believe the term is "seppuku" -- Look it up, Harvard Boy

Taylor Chorney|

D​

|

27​

|

550,000​

|Apparently under consideration to bring back to the big club

Andrew Ebbett|

C​

|

32​

|

550,000​

|Token 14th/15th forward likely to look for a better shot

Bobby Farnham|

LW​

|

26​

|

550,000​

|Group 6 UFA beloved for running into people and falling down

Nick Drazenovic|

C​

|

28​

|

550,000​

|Injuries may cost him some money on his next 2-way deal

Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond|

RW​

|

29​

|

550,000​

|One of many casually discarded AHL goons

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Player........................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2014-15​

|

News and notes​

Beau Bennett|

RW​

|

23​

|

900,000​

|As likely to be traded as he is to be re-signed, it seems

Brian Dumoulin|

D​

|

23​

|

831,667​

|Pressure is on the front office to decide on his future

Ian Cole|

D​

|

26​

|

825,000​

|Imagine a trade deadline pickup that didn't embarrass

Adam Payerl|

RW​

|

24​

|

626,667​

|Doesn't bring much other than decent size

Nick D'Agostino|

D​

|

24​

|

625,000​

|Buried very, very deep on the depth chart at this point

Dominik Uher|

C​

|

22​

|

601,667​

|Has the makings of a serviceable fourth-liner

Tom Kuhnhackl|

LW​

|

23​

|

598,333​

|Finally over the injury bug?

Reid McNeill|

D​

|

22​

|

575,000​

|Provides grit on an AHL blueline and not much more

Eric Hartzell|

G​

|

25​

|

550,000​

|Nice knowing you, kid

SIGNED PROSPECTS

Player​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

Current Team​

|

Contract​

Oskar Sundqvist|

C​

|

20​

|

SkellefteÃ¥ (SHL)​

|

3 years/708,333 per​

UNSIGNED PROSPECTS

Player​

​

​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

Current Team (League)​

Anthony Angello|

F​

|

18​

|Omaha (USHL)

Dane Birks|

D​

|

19​

|Michigan Tech (WCHA)

Teddy Blueger|

F​

|

20​

|Minnesota State (WCHA)

Blaine Byron|

F​

|

20​

|Maine (HEA)

Jake Guentzel|

F​

|

20​

|Nebraska-Omaha (NCHC)

Troy Josephs|

F​

|

20​

|Clarkson (ECAC)

Sam Lafferty|

F​

|

19​

|Brown (ECAC)

Jaden Lindo|

F​

|

19​

|Owen Sound (OHL)

Sean Maguire|

G​

|

22​

|Boston University (HEA)

Alexander Pechurskiy|

G​

|

24​

|Magnitogorsk (KHL)

Ryan Segalla|

D​

|

20​

|Connecticut (HEA)

Jeff Taylor|

D​

|

20​

|Union (ECAC)

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[Sideline]

From the prior thread:

Although, if we want to trade for Sharp/Bickell, we can't offer sheet Saad. Chicago obviously wouldn't trade us either of those guys if we went for Saad.

Trade with them at the draft. Screw them over on July 1st.

 

[T1K]

From the prior thread:


Trade with them at the draft. Screw them over on July 1st.

Diabolical. I like it.

But it wouldn't work, seeing how that would solve their cap issues by trading Sharp.

 

[Phil68]

Dumoulin for BRANDON PIRRI, is this fair?

 

[SEALBound]

Was waiting for the new thread so that it didn't get lost, how do we feel about Rychel?

Who here would do Dumoulin/Harrington for Rychel?

 

[Sideline]

Was waiting for the new thread so that it didn't get lost, how do we feel about Rychel?

Who here would do Dumoulin/Harrington for Rychel?

Would have been okay with it pre-Despres trade. Now I don't like giving up the depth.

 

[SEALBound]

Would have been okay with it pre-Despres trade. Now I don't like giving up the depth.

IMHO, Cole replaces Despres. Lovejoy replaces Bortuzzo.

 

[Sideline]

IMHO, Cole replaces Despres. Lovejoy replaces Bortuzzo.

Neither of those guys is a top 4 quality guy now or in the long term. Both Dumoulin and Harrington have top 4 upside, but until I see one of them play those minutes I don't want to give up on the other.

 

[zero8771]

Neither of those guys is a top 4 quality guy now or in the long term. Both Dumoulin and Harrington have top 4 upside, but until I see one of them play those minutes I don't want to give up on the other.

How does Dumo and Harrington have top 4 upside but Cole doesn't

Not talking when drafted, talking now. Cole looked pretty damn good for us. Certainly handled the extra minutes okay considering

 

[Sideline]

How does Dumo and Harrington have top 4 upside but Cole doesn't

Not talking when drafted, talking now. Cole looked pretty damn good for us. Certainly handled the extra minutes okay considering

I actually thought Cole's game fell off considerably in the playoffs. Maybe he's a guy that can be a decent #4. I don't see it.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

Was waiting for the new thread so that it didn't get lost, how do we feel about Rychel?

Who here would do Dumoulin/Harrington for Rychel?

Dumo for Rych, do it!

 

[DesertPenguin]

I actually thought Cole's game fell off considerably in the playoffs. Maybe he's a guy that can be a decent #4. I don't see it.

Thats the way I see Cole. He will be a marginal #4 to start the season, and hopefully seeing consistent top 4 minutes will turn him into a solid #4 by season's end. Letang is a #1 and Maatta is a #2. Pouliot, Lovejoy, Dumoulin, Harrington and Chorney are all #5-#6, with the young guys possessing upside. We have no #3 and one won't emerge from that prospect pool for 1-2 more seasons. We need a band aid.

 

[SEALBound]

Thats the way I see Cole. He will be a marginal #4 to start the season, and hopefully seeing consistent top 4 minutes will turn him into a solid #4 by season's end. Letang is a #1 and Maatta is a #2. Pouliot, Lovejoy, Dumoulin, Harrington and Chorney are all #5-#6, with the young guys possessing upside. We have no #3 and one won't emerge from that prospect pool for 1-2 more seasons. We need a band aid.

Petry, Sekera, Franson. In that order.

Despres would have been great...

If Ehrhoff wants to come back at $4mil/1yr...I would consider that too.

 

[IcedCapp]

it's possible that Cole's game fell off due to Scuderi.

It's also possible his game fell off because he's the player he was in St. Louis and not the player he was in the first little while after the trade.

In either event, the Penguins screwed themselves by trading a legit top-4 Dman with room to grow for a #6 who will be out of the league at the end of his next deal.

 

[SEALBound]

it's possible that Cole's game fell off due to Scuderi.

It's also possible his game fell off because he's the player he was in St. Louis and not the player he was in the first little while after the trade.

In either event, the Penguins screwed themselves by trading a legit top-4 Dman with room to grow for a #6 who will be out of the league at the end of his next deal.

Dear god...it just gets worse every time I think about it.

 

[Sideline]

Dear god...it just gets worse every time I think about it.

Iced Capp will never let us forget. He's doing Odin's work.

 

[IcedCapp]

Iced Capp will never let us forget. He's doing Odin's work.

only three things have made me cry in my adult life:

1) My children being born
2) the first diaper bill
3) March 2nd, 2015.

 

[cygnus47]

Petry, Sekera, Franson. In that order.

Despres would have been great...

If Ehrhoff wants to come back at $4mil/1yr...I would consider that too.

I don't think any of those 3 accepts a 1 or 2 year contract. I'd be happy with Ehrhoff again for sure, but I somehow think that bridge is burned.

 

[Riptide]

Stewart is kind of like Semin. Wouldn't mind taking a chance on him, but there's no way that he signs a reasonable contract. Semin just has a brutal contract to take a risk on him working well here.

 

[SEALBound]

I don't think any of those 3 accepts a 1 or 2 year contract. I'd be happy with Ehrhoff again for sure, but I somehow think that bridge is burned.

Who says it has to be 1-2 yrs?

Letang
Maatta
Pouliot
Harrington
Dumoulin

Long term dmen. Adding one of them 5-6 years isn't a bad thing. Who else do we have that would block our young kids? Worst case, Cole is there and doing well and we have Harry or Dumo as a #7...or we account for the injuries that will likely happen.

 

[Riptide]

Diabolical. I like it.

But it wouldn't work, seeing how that would solve their cap issues by trading Sharp.

Too bad we do not have our 2016 2nd to actually hand out an OS.

I gotta disagree with you man. I respect your opinion, but I have to disagree.

You simply can't give up a 1st rounder for a guy like Perron... or a 2nd and a 4th for Winnik.. or Simon Despres for Ben freakin Lovejoy.

1 of those trades would be bad enough, much less all 3 in a span of a few months.

When I look at JR, I see a GM who sells low and buys high. Basically the opposite of what you want to do.

Honestly, this trade was a good trade. Steep, but not a big deal. Perron is a skilled player who has/had term left and instantly helps this team. He's someone that we need moving forward. The 2nd for Winnik could never be justified, and the Despres/Lovejoy trade was abysmal by every definition.

 

[Riptide]

Was waiting for the new thread so that it didn't get lost, how do we feel about Rychel?

Who here would do Dumoulin/Harrington for Rychel?

Eh... Harrington maybe. Honestly not really interested in moving either of those two D right now. At least not for someone who hasn't really proven much at all.

 

[Riptide]

Thats the way I see Cole. He will be a marginal #4 to start the season, and hopefully seeing consistent top 4 minutes will turn him into a solid #4 by season's end. Letang is a #1 and Maatta is a #2. Pouliot, Lovejoy, Dumoulin, Harrington and Chorney are all #5-#6, with the young guys possessing upside. We have no #3 and one won't emerge from that prospect pool for 1-2 more seasons. We need a band aid.

Lovejoy despite all the flack he gets is likely more on par with Cole in terms of ability. Likely a low end top 4D. However he needs a strong PMD who's defensively sound to play with him.

 

[Will Hunting]

Naslund vs Stojanov panned out brutally, but at least it was kinda understandable at the time. Stojanov was supposed to be a good powerforward (injuries ruined him), something that they lacked at the moment while Naslund wasn´t expected to be THAT great. It was still bad and ended up being brutal, but at least it can be explained somehow.

Despres for Lovejoy?? You can watch 2 games of Simon Despres and you will realize that so many tools are there. And that he´s still so young and is only going to be better. And why were they even going all-in when it was soooo painfully obvious that there´s not realistic chance for a Cup? They were basically sacrificing one year with a supposed sliiiight upgrade (even that is BS because Despres is hands down better than Lovejoy NOW) for a whole future. How can someone explain a trade like that? It´s like trading Derrick Pouliot for Nick Grossmann or something like that, I cannot even say how brutal it is. I keep watching Anaheim and Simon Despres keeps looking great. My eyes are bleeding when I watch him play and then I realize that I will have to watch Lovejoy play. Lovejoy also was a huge factor in losing that Rangers series.

 

[Riptide]

Naslund vs Stojanov panned out brutally, but at least it was kinda understandable at the time. Stojanov was supposed to be a good powerforward (injuries ruined him), something that they lacked at the moment while Naslund wasn´t expected to be THAT great. It was still bad and ended up being brutal, but at least it can be explained somehow.

Despres for Lovejoy?? You can watch 2 games of Simon Despres and you will realize that so many tools are there. And that he´s still so young and is only going to be better. And why were they even going all-in when it was soooo painfully obvious that there´s not realistic chance for a Cup? They were basically sacrificing one year with a supposed sliiiight upgrade (even that is BS because Despres is hands down better than Lovejoy NOW) for a whole future. How can someone explain a trade like that? It´s like trading Derrick Pouliot for Nick Grossmann or something like that, I cannot even say how brutal it is. I keep watching Anaheim and Simon Despres keeps looking great. My eyes are bleeding when I watch him play and then I realize that I will have to watch Lovejoy play. Lovejoy also was a huge factor in losing that Rangers series.

Oh I'm not defending the trade - because that was ****ing stupid. I'm just saying that Lovejoy is a lot better than most on here make him out to be. That doesn't mean he's really good, or that that trade made sense... just that many on here seem to be mixing up how he plays vs how we acquired him. Lovejoy is (with the right partner) a boarder line #4 - which is far from the 6/7 that most on here paint him as.

And Lovejoy "was a huge factor in losing the Rangers series" ?!?! Seriously? You could have swapped Despres/Lovejoy and we still would have lost that series. What about Malkin not having a single point and Perron only having 1 point? Sorry, but Lovejoy didn't come close to costing us that series - nor was he "a huge factor in losing" that series.

You don't have to like the guy... and he has enough faults in his game that we don't need to make **** up about him.