Salary Cap: 2015 Off-season Roster Building VII - Slightly Used Team For Sale, Need Work Edition

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I'm sure someone with expert photoshop'er could make a good picture reference.

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.​

|

Age​

|

2015-16​

|

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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[ColePens]

Hahahahah props for the thread title. I'll edit the OP

 

[Penguinator]

Hahahahah props for the thread title. I'll edit the OP

Classic!

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

The Pens have many issues. Developing players has never been one of those issues. Hynes was an excellent coach for us in WBS and had a huge impact at getting our few good prospects to the NHL. It's totally a drafting issue, we don't even remotely have a development issue.

How many players has he developed since he has been there?

Maatta came straight up to the NHL, Pouliot only 1 year, two for Harrington

Most of the players we have in WBS are older players.

 

[Winger for Hire]

How many players has he developed since he has been there?

Maatta came straight up to the NHL, Pouliot only 1 year, two for Harrington

Most of the players we have in WBS are older players.

Players like Gibbons, Conner, Megna were developed nicely. They had exactly zero NHL chances when they started. They were developed into at least servicable bottom 6 NHLers by the system. Can't polish every stone into a diamond.

Given the type of players WBs has been given, they've done a nice job elevating players, too bad they haven't been given any good players.

 

[PartyatMarios]

Don't know if his ship has sailed but I still like Killorn for Malkin. Long term solution. Could have been had a year ago for some guy in Anaheim.

I remember both sides being positive on it.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Don't know if his ship has sailed but I still like Killorn for Malkin. Long term solution. Could have been had a year ago for some guy in Anaheim.

I remember both sides being positive on it.

 

[Bennett Brauer]

Don't know if his ship has sailed but I still like Killorn for Malkin. Long term solution. Could have been had a year ago for some guy in Anaheim.

I remember both sides being positive on it.

Fans being okay with a trade, doesn't mean a trade would happen.

The Bolts acquired a better player in Coburn anyways, and kept Killorn, they're team is better for it instead of moving Killorn for Despres.

 

[GarrettC]

Friedman - But I can tell you this – there are people around the league who have been saying they’ve been hearing rumors Malkin is not happy and would welcome a change of scenery.

http://www.todaysslapshot.com/from-the-ice/friedman-on-rumors-malkin-isnt-happy/

 

[penzweiser]

People were discussing offer sheeting Saad at the end of the last thread. I don't think it's a bad idea. We would probably need to trade our second rounder this year for our second rounder next year (Toronto has it). Toronto is looking to get more picks this year, so that may be something they are interested in.

The other issue is that it would likely take 6.5 mill/year for 5+years to prevent Chicago from matching. If that's something we did do, we would not have a lot of room under the cap. We would then likely need to trade Kunitz and hope Dupuis is done if we do that or we won't be able to sign another top 6 winger.

Stafford (4.25 mill) -Crosby-Horny
Saad (6.5 mill) -Malkin-Perron
Comeau (2.5 mill) -Sutter-Bennett
Wilson-Lapierre-Rust

Letang-Maatta
Cole-Pouliot
Lovejoy-Dumoulin
Chorney

God that top 6 looks awesome though I doubt it would ever happen.

 

[Waffle Fries]

To the person in the last thread who was saying that compensation levels have changed, do you have a source on that? Because articles I've seen from about two or three weeks ago were reporting the top range of the 1st and 3rd compensation to be the 5.4.

 

[cassius]

Speaking of assets for sale, can we sell our HFBoards accounts?

Mine is lightly used, has decent street credit (est 2004), and has some nice predictions that turned out to be accurate (namely Staal). For the right buyer, this would be an absolute steal.

 

[xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Imagine that... Malkin is frustrated as Hell and not entirely happy after a decade of flanking guys like Fedotenko, Comrie, Comeau, etc. He finally gets a promising, young winger in Neal who he instantly develops chemistry with and turns him into a 40g scorer, and then Neal's moved (not a trade I disagree with, but still).

Not exactly a surprise.

 

[Bennett Brauer]

To the person in the last thread who was saying that compensation levels have changed, do you have a source on that? Because articles I've seen from about two or three weeks ago were reporting the top range of the 1st and 3rd compensation to be the 5.4.

This is the compensation level.

Not sure what the person in the last thread said, but here it is.

 

[Bennett Brauer]

Expect Plenty of Player Movement In the Weeks To Come

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Ryan...layer-Movement-In-the-Weeks-To-Come/177/69096

 

[Waffle Fries]

This is the compensation level.

Not sure what the person in the last thread said, but here it is.

Yeah, as far as I know that's what it is. Someone was claiming in the last thread that they changed it.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Expect Plenty of Player Movement In the Weeks To Come

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Ryan...layer-Movement-In-the-Weeks-To-Come/177/69096

Pierre McGuire said it 2 weeks ago as well on TSN 690, he said he is hearing a lot of rumblings around the league , a lot more than usual. He thinks there will be plenty of trades as well during draft week.

 

[xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I would LOVE to poach Saad from the Hawks. It's like crazy, fantasyland levels of not happening, but still...

 

[Asuna]

How about Dougie Hamilton? I know we need wingers, but with the trade of Despres, the Pens need a top 4 defenseman. Boston doesn't have a lot of cap space either.

Edit - As an offer sheet, I mean.

 

[sovietsanta87]

Friedman - But I can tell you this – there are people around the league who have been saying they’ve been hearing rumors Malkin is not happy and would welcome a change of scenery.

http://www.todaysslapshot.com/from-the-ice/friedman-on-rumors-malkin-isnt-happy/

Welcome to every offseason since 2007. Where's friedman from? Canada? Ah yes, and what team would be a good fit for Malkin.

"Why, Toronto or Montreal, of course!"

This happens every year. The Penguins lose, Canadian media conjures up some story about how Malkin is unhappy OR the organization is unhappy with Malkin, and then they try to come up with some BS deal that unfailingly always centers around either Tyler Bozak, Nazim Kadri, or Brendan Gallagher.

 

[Waffle Fries]

I would LOVE to poach Saad from the Hawks. It's like crazy, fantasyland levels of not happening, but still...

If we still had our second for next year it'd be a lot more probable. Chicago will probably match what someone offers, but then they'll have to bank on teams being willing to help them out by moving Sharp and Bickell without taking back any salary at all. After that, they'll still have to get a little creative to fill out the roster.

 

[SEALBound]

With the team potentially up sale, it will be interesting to see the direction the team wants to go in this year. Are Burkle and Lemieux willing to spend the potentially big bucks its going to take to bring in help...or is the "youth movement" more about cutting salary?

With that, I submit the team (owners telling GMs) would rather play Sundqvist and Kapanen in the Top 6 rather than go after a Semin/Kessel/high $$ player. Could be a reason they are hesitant to move Kunitz. $3.85mil for a scoring winger may not be "that bad" in their eyes. Perhaps keeping him rather than risking a trade flop may be part of a risk adverse standpoint.

Be interesting to see how they approach this offseason. Tell ya what, young cheap Euro/NCAA talent is what I would be after.

 

[penzweiser]

If we still had our second for next year it'd be a lot more probable. Chicago will probably match what someone offers, but then they'll have to bank on teams being willing to help them out by moving Sharp and Bickell without taking back any salary at all. After that, they'll still have to get a little creative to fill out the roster.

I don't think the second is really our issue, we can always get it back by swapping our second this year. The problem is our own cap situation and our management actually making an offer that Chicago can't match.

I will add that if there was ever a time to do this, a time where we have two additional third next year would be a good time. Additionally we don't know that we will get picks this year if we trade Kunitz, sutter, spaling etc. Maybe they bring back some pucks next year and make this all the more viable.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Friedman - But I can tell you this – there are people around the league who have been saying they’ve been hearing rumors Malkin is not happy and would welcome a change of scenery.

http://www.todaysslapshot.com/from-the-ice/friedman-on-rumors-malkin-isnt-happy/

He probably just frequents this board and is increasingly depressed and alarmed at the majority of the hypothetical lines people are putting together around him.

These rumors crop up every offseason seemingly monthly. It would be interesting if it finally meant something, for a change. But I seriously doubt it. Malkin doesn't have enough gumption to actually tell the team what he thinks, anyway. If he's fine with playing wing on Blackhole Sutter's hip for 20+ games... he's probably fine with anything.

 

[penguins2946*]

To the person in the last thread who was saying that compensation levels have changed, do you have a source on that? Because articles I've seen from about two or three weeks ago were reporting the top range of the 1st and 3rd compensation to be the 5.4.

This is the compensation level.

Not sure what the person in the last thread said, but here it is.

No, that compensation chart is outdated. Here is the new compensation for RFAs, which was established a year or so ago: