Salary Cap: 2016-17 roster-building part XIV | Contract/FA charts in post #1 | Cap set at $73M

[KIRK]

All figures are cap numbers, not salaries.

2016-17 salary ceiling​

​

​

|

73,000,000​

​

​

Pens' projected spending |

73,807,499​

Approx. LTIR cushion |

3,750,000​

Approx. cap space |

2,942,501​

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

Forward.................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

Evgeni Malkin|

C​

|

29​

|

9,500,000​

|

9,500,000​

|

9,500,000​

Sidney Crosby|

C​

|

28​

|

8,700,000​

|

8,700,000​

|

8,700,000​

Phil Kessel|

RW​

|

28​

|

6,800,000​

|

6,800,000​

|

6,800,000​

Patric Hornqvist|

RW​

|

29​

|

4,250,000​

|

4,250,000​

|

UFA​

Carl Hagelin|

LW​

|

27​

|

4,000,000​

|

4,000,000​

|

4,000,000​

Chris Kunitz|

LW​

|

36​

|

3,850,000​

|

UFA​

Eric Fehr|

RW​

|

30​

|

2,000,000​

|

2,000,000​

|

UFA​

Nick Bonino|

C​

|

28​

|

1,900,000​

|

UFA​

Oskar Sundqvist|

C​

|

22​

|

700,833​

|

RFA​

Bryan Rust|

RW​

|

24​

|

640,000​

|

640,000​

|

RFA​

Scott Wilson|

LW​

|

24​

|

625,000​

|

625,000​

|

RFA​

Tom Kuhnhackl|

LW​

|

24​

|

625,000​

|

625,000​

|

RFA​

Conor Sheary|

LW​

|

24​

|

575,000​

|

RFA​

Defense.................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

.2018-19​

Kris Letang|

D​

|

29​

|

7,250,000​

|

7,250,000​

|

7,250,000​

Olli Maatta|

D​

|

21​

|

4,083,333​

|

4,083,333​

|

4,083,333​

Trevor Daley|

D​

|

32​

|

3,300,000​

|

UFA​

Ian Cole|

D​

|

27​

|

2,100,000​

|

2,100,000​

|

UFA​

Derrick Pouliot|

D​

|

22​

|

863,333​

|

RFA​

Brian Dumoulin|

D​

|

24​

|

800,000​

|

RFA​

Goalie............,.......​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

.2018-19​

Marc-Andre Fleury|

G​

|

31​

|

5,750,000​

|

5,750,000​

|

5,750,000​

Matt Murray|

G​

|

22​

|

620,000​

|

RFA​

Injured reserve.....​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

.2018-19​

Pascal Dupuis|

RW​

|

37​

|

3,750,000​

|

UFA​

Retained salary.....​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

.2018-19​

Rob Scuderi|

D​

|

37​

|

1,125,000​

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS

Forward...............​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

Jake Guentzel|

C​

|

21​

|

734,167​

|

734,167​

|

734,167​

Teddy Blueger|

C​

|

21​

|

705,000​

|

705,000​

|

RFA​

Dominik Simon|

C​

|

21​

|

692,500​

|

692,500​

|

RFA​

Josh Archibald|

RW​

|

23​

|

659,167​

|

RFA​

Carter Rowney|

RW​

|

26​

|

612,500​

|

612,500​

|

UFA​

Jean-Sebastien Dea|

C​

|

22​

|

585,000​

|

RFA​

Kevin Porter|

C​

|

30​

|

575,000​

|

UFA​

Garrett Wilson|

LW​

|

25​

|

575,000​

|

UFA​

Tom Sestito|

LW​

|

28​

|

575,000​

|

UFA​

Defense...............​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

Ethan Prow|

D​

|

23​

|

730,000​

|

730,000​

|

RFA​

Lukas Bengtsson|

D​

|

22​

|

705,000​

|

705,000​

|

RFA​

David Warsofsky|

D​

|

26​

|

575,000​

|

UFA​

Steve Oleksy|

D​

|

30​

|

575,000​

|

UFA​

Chad Ruhwedel|

D​

|

26​

|

575,000​

|

UFA​

Cameron Gaunce|

D​

|

26​

|

575,000​

|

UFA​

Stuart Percy|

D​

|

23​

|

575,000​

|

RFA​

Tim Erixon|

D​

|

25​

|

575,000​

|

RFA​

Reid McNeill|

D​

|

24​

|

575,000​

|

RFA​

Goalie..................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

Sean Maguire|

G​

|

23​

|

705,000​

|

705,000​

|

RFA​

Tristan Jarry|

G​

|

21​

|

589,167​

|

589,167​

|

RFA​

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Player........................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2015-16​

|

News and notes​

Justin Schultz|

D​

|

25​

|

3,900,000​

|Was never going to get a qualifying offer because of the price

Ben Lovejoy|

D​

|

32​

|

1,100,000​

| Signed with New Jersey (3 years, $2.67M per)

Tyler Biggs|

RW​

|

23​

|

894,167​

|Hard to imagine why Brian Burke isn't a GM any more

Matt Cullen|

C​

|

39​

|

800,000​

|Has said he wants to return to play for the Pens specifically

Matthias Plachta|

RW​

|

25​

|

743,000​

| Signed with Adler Mannheim (DEL)

Harrison Ruopp|

D​

|

23​

|

650,833​

|Scratched for majority of the season in WBS

James Melindy|

D​

|

22​

|

641,667​

|Empty jersey obtained for Marcantuoni I

Dan O'Donoghue|

LW​

|

25​

|

635,000​

|Empty jersey obtained for Marcantuoni II

Niclas Andersen|

D​

|

28​

|

625,000​

| Signed with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (KHL)

Anton Zlobin|

LW​

|

23​

|

608,333​

| Signed with Dynamo Moskva (KHL)

Jeff Zatkoff|

G​

|

28​

|

600,000​

| Signed with Los Angeles (2 years, $900k per)

Kevin Porter|

C​

|

30​

|

575,000​

| Re-signed with Penguins (1 year, $575k, 2-way)

Dustin Jeffrey|

C​

|

28​

|

575,000​

| Signed with Lausanne HC (NLA)

Will O'Neill|

D​

|

28​

|

575,000​

| Signed with Philadelphia (2 years, $612k, 2-way)

Steve Oleksy|

D​

|

30​

|

575,000​

| Re-signed with Penguins (1 year, $575k, 2-way)

Kael Mouillierat|

LW​

|

28​

|

575,000​

|Agitator with a bit of scoring touch at lower level

Tom Sestito|

LW​

|

28​

|

575,000​

| Re-signed with Penguins (1 year, $575k, 2-way)

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Player........................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2015-16​

|

News and notes​

Beau Bennett|

RW​

|

24​

|

800,000​

| Traded to New Jersey for 3rd-round pick

Tim Erixon|

D​

|

25​

|

600,000​

| Re-signed with Penguins (1 year, $575k, 2-way)

Dominik Uher|

C​

|

23​

|

575,000​

| Signed with HC Sparta Praha (ELH), Pens retain rights

SIGNED PROSPECTS

Player​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

Current Team​

|

Contract​

Daniel Sprong|

F​

|

19​

|

Charlottetown (QMJHL)​

|

2 years, $692,500 per​

UNSIGNED PROSPECTS

Player​

​

​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

Current Team (League)​

Niclas Almari|

D​

|

18​

|HPK (Liiga)

Anthony Angello|

F​

|

20​

|Cornell (ECAC)

Dane Birks|

D​

|

20​

|Michigan Tech (WCHA)

Kasper Bjorkqvist|

F​

|

18​

|Providence (HEA)

Blaine Byron|

F​

|

21​

|Maine (HEA)

Filip Gustavsson|

G​

|

18​

|Luleå HF (SHL)

Connor Hall|

D​

|

18​

|Kitchener (OHL)

Ryan Jones|

D​

|

20​

|Nebraska-Omaha (NCHC)

Troy Josephs|

F​

|

22​

|Clarkson (ECAC)

Sam Lafferty|

F​

|

21​

|Brown (ECAC)

Joe Masonius|

D​

|

19​

|Connecticut (HEA)

Nikita Pavlychev|

F​

|

19​

|Penn State (B1G)

Alexander Pechurskiy|

G​

|

26​

|Amur Khabarovsk (KHL)

Ryan Segalla|

D​

|

21​

|Connecticut (HEA)

Jeff Taylor|

D​

|

22​

|Union (ECAC)

Frederik Tiffels|

F​

|

21​

|Western Michigan (NCHC)

Dominik Uher|

C​

|

23​

|HC Sparta Praha (ELH)

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[ColePens]

Let's use the GDT for all FAF

 

[HandshakeLine]

Con't:

Yes, but your snark adds inimitable value to these discussions.

Intangibles. I'm worth at least a 3rd for my vet leadership and intangibles alone.

Intangibles.


Iiiiinnnnntaaaaaanggibbbbblesss

 

[KIRK]

JR addresses his fans on free agency . . .

 

[Winger for Hire]

HSL's snark is as crucial to this board as KIRK's popcorn eating emojis

 

[KIRK]

Con't:



Intangibles. I'm worth at least a 3rd for my vet leadership and intangibles alone.

Intangibles.


Iiiiinnnnntaaaaaanggibbbbblesss

I can think of no higher or more appropriate compliment for you than this . . .

You are to HFBoards what Kunitz is to the Penguins.

HSL's snark is as crucial to this board as KIRK's popcorn eating emojis

One gets hungry reading this board.

 

[WayneSid9987]

Stop buying people out. It's stupid. Both Kunitz and MAF can be traded (or I'd bet good money on it).

Don't think so.
I have no doubt that JR is trying to move Kunitz right now but look at the UFA market and some NMC guys that teams are looking to move(Hartnell). Pretty likely that teams go other directions than Kunitz.

Seidenberg has more value than Kunitz and he got bought out.

 

[ColePens]

Locking this thread. We will reopen it later today. GDT for now.

 

[ColePens]

Bump

 

[HandshakeLine]

 

[BustaKapanen]

Don't think so.
I have no doubt that JR is trying to move Kunitz right now but look at the UFA market and some NMC guys that teams are looking to move(Hartnell). Pretty likely that teams go other directions than Kunitz.

Seidenberg has more value than Kunitz and he got bought out.

I disagree, I think Kunitz could be moved easily in a dump. I don't think they are trying to move him, if they are they are trying to get too much in return. Hartnell has a lot of money left and term. Kunitz at 1 yr left would be most attractive to a contender looking for that sandpaper,leadership,proven winner intangible. Let's not kid ourselves there's plenty of dinosaurs in front offices in this league that salivate at that stuff.

 

[Ugene Magic]

But what have we learned over the last couple weeks?

 

[Empoleon8771]

People acting like Kunitz can't be moved are living in some weird reality that isn't the world we live in. People are trying to justify why JR hasn't traded Kunitz yet, but the justification they're ignoring is that JR just doesn't want to move him right now.

Kunitz put up the same ES stat line as TJ Oshie this year and had about as good of a season as Troy Brouwer had (who just signed a 4 year deal worth like $4.5 million AAV). It's downright comical to suggest that JR wouldn't be able to move Kunitz if he actually tried to.

 

[clefty]

WBS could still use a forward or two. My shortlist:

Colin Smith, Jason Akeson, Lucas Lessio, Ben Smith, Drew Shore, Danny Kristo, Derek Grant.

 

[BustaKapanen]

WBS could still use a forward or two. My shortlist:

Colin Smith, Jason Akeson, Lucas Lessio, Ben Smith, Drew Shore, Danny Kristo, Derek Grant.

O'dell,ford,or my favorite Zengerle. I'd look at too.

 

[Wes C Addle]

A question about how much cap space is available.

The first post shows just under 3 million. That is with 13 Forwards, 6 Defenseman and 2 Goalies. Including Scuderi's retention and Dupuis' LTIR.


If we assume one of the recently signed defenseman will fill the 7th D spot @ 575K, than the cap space becomes roughly 2.3 million.

I swear I've heard some of the local guys and maybe even JR himself (around the draft) say that the team only has about a million dollars to spend.


I'm wondering how they came up with only a million left when the math in the first post seems to be accurate. Is there something I/we are missing?

 

[Shady Machine]

A question about how much cap space is available.

The first post shows just under 3 million. That is with 13 Forwards, 6 Defenseman and 2 Goalies. Including Scuderi's retention and Dupuis' LTIR.


If we assume one of the recently signed defenseman will fill the 7th D spot @ 575K, than the cap space becomes roughly 2.3 million.

I swear I've heard some of the local guys and maybe even JR himself (around the draft) say that the team only has about a million dollars to spend.


I'm wondering how they came up with only a million left when the math in the first post seems to be accurate. Is there something I/we are missing?

I think JR is just using that number as an estimate of what he wants to spend. You don't often hear GMs even give cap space numbers.

The figures above match the math out of general fanager which seems accurate to me.

Bob Mckenzie even quotes general fanager so I have to believe they are trustworthy

 

[JTG]

Danny Kristo not being an NHL'er is sort of surprising to me. I've completely forgotten about him. He had some serious wheels.

 

[Wes C Addle]

I think JR is just using that number as an estimate of what he wants to spend. You don't often hear GMs even give cap space numbers.

The figures above match the math out of general fanager which seems accurate to me.

Bob Mckenzie even quotes general fanager so I have to believe they are trustworthy

Thanks, that's a good assumption on the 1 million part. I know with the LTIR bit that the team needs to get as close to the ceiling in order to maximize the cap relief. I suppose with spending an extra million on a Cullen type, it would make reaching that number within the roster limit fairly simple.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Brandon Pirri seems like a good "buy low" candidate for the Penguins.

 

[Shady Machine]

Brandon Pirri seems like a good "buy low" candidate for the Penguins.

For sure. I'd definitely take him. I get the sense that the Penguins like their kids though and want to give them every opportunity to succeed before making other moves.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

If nothing else, it's nice to see that we didn't re-sign Lovejoy.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Thanks, that's a good assumption on the 1 million part. I know with the LTIR bit that the team needs to get as close to the ceiling in order to maximize the cap relief. I suppose with spending an extra million on a Cullen type, it would make reaching that number within the roster limit fairly simple.

It also could be the number they want to finish with for call-ups. Most would like somewhere around 1.0 give or take.

 

[WheresRamziAbid]

Meh on Pirri.

GMJR should be doing everything possible to get Mike Hoffman in a pens sweater. Ottawa is primed to **** up that situation because there cheap.

 

[eXile59]

I think JR is just using that number as an estimate of what he wants to spend. You don't often hear GMs even give cap space numbers.

The figures above match the math out of general fanager which seems accurate to me.

Bob Mckenzie even quotes general fanager so I have to believe they are trustworthy

I wouldn't be surprised if JR doesn't really know. Botterill is the cap guy. I also think he's behind a lot of the moves.