Salary Cap: 2016-17 Roster Building XXVII | Trade Deadline Watch Continues

[ColePens]

All figures are cap numbers, not salaries.

2016-17 salary ceiling​

​

​

|

73,000,000​

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​

Pens' projected spending |

77,495,250​

Approx. LTIR cushion |

7,050,000​

Deadline cap space |

903,231​

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

Forward.................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

Evgeni Malkin|

C​

|

30​

|

9,500,000​

|

9,500,000​

|

9,500,000​

Sidney Crosby|

C​

|

29​

|

8,700,000​

|

8,700,000​

|

8,700,000​

Phil Kessel|

RW​

|

29​

|

6,800,000​

|

6,800,000​

|

6,800,000​

Patric Hornqvist|

RW​

|

29​

|

4,250,000​

|

4,250,000​

|

UFA​

Carl Hagelin|

LW​

|

28​

|

4,000,000​

|

4,000,000​

|

4,000,000​

Chris Kunitz|

LW​

|

37​

|

3,850,000​

|

UFA​

Eric Fehr|

RW​

|

31​

|

2,000,000​

|

2,000,000​

|

UFA​

Nick Bonino|

C​

|

28​

|

1,900,000​

|

UFA​

Matt Cullen|

C​

|

40​

|

1,000,000​

|

UFA​

Jake Guentzel|

LW​

|

22​

|

734,167​

|

734,167​

|

734,167​

Scott Wilson|

LW​

|

24​

|

625,000​

|

625,000​

|

RFA​

Tom Kuhnhackl|

LW​

|

24​

|

625,000​

|

625,000​

|

RFA​

Carter Rowney|

RW​

|

27​

|

612,500​

|

612,500​

|

UFA​

Defense.................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

.2018-19​

Kris Letang|

D​

|

29​

|

7,250,000​

|

7,250,000​

|

7,250,000​

Ian Cole|

D​

|

27​

|

2,100,000​

|

2,100,000​

|

UFA​

Ron Hainsey|

D​

|

35​

|

1,416,667​

|

UFA​

Justin Schultz|

D​

|

26​

|

1,400,000​

|

RFA​

Brian Dumoulin|

D​

|

25​

|

800,000​

|

RFA​

Steve Oleksy|

D​

|

30​

|

575,000​

|

UFA​

Chad Ruhwedel|

D​

|

26​

|

575,000​

|

UFA​

Cameron Gaunce|

D​

|

26​

|

575,000​

|

UFA​

Goalie............,.......​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

.2018-19​

Marc-Andre Fleury|

G​

|

32​

|

5,750,000​

|

5,750,000​

|

5,750,000​

Matt Murray|

G​

|

22​

|

620,000​

|

3,750,000​

|

3,750,000​

|

RFA​

Injured reserve.....​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

.2018-19​

Olli Maatta|

D​

|

22​

|

4,083,333​

|

4,083,333​

|

4,083,333​

Pascal Dupuis|

RW​

|

37​

|

3,750,000​

|

UFA​

Trevor Daley|

D​

|

33​

|

3,300,000​

|

UFA​

Conor Sheary|

LW​

|

24​

|

667,500​

|

RFA​

Bryan Rust|

RW​

|

24​

|

640,000​

|

640,000​

|

RFA​

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​

Thomas Di Pauli|

C​

|

22​

|

742,500​

|

742,500​

|

RFA​

Teddy Blueger|

C​

|

22​

|

705,000​

|

705,000​

|

RFA​

Oskar Sundqvist|

C​

|

22​

|

700,833​

|

RFA​

Dominik Simon|

C​

|

22​

|

692,500​

|

692,500​

|

RFA​

Josh Archibald|

RW​

|

24​

|

659,167​

|

RFA​

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​

|

29​

|

575,000​

|

UFA​

Defense...............​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

Derrick Pouliot|

D​

|

22​

|

863,333​

|

RFA​

Ethan Prow|

D​

|

24​

|

730,000​

|

730,000​

|

RFA​

Lukas Bengtsson|

D​

|

22​

|

705,000​

|

705,000​

|

RFA​

David Warsofsky|

D​

|

26​

|

575,000​

|

UFA​

Stuart Percy|

D​

|

23​

|

575,000​

|

RFA​

Tim Erixon|

D​

|

25​

|

575,000​

|

RFA​

Goalie..................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

Tristan Jarry|

G​

|

21​

|

589,167​

|

589,167​

|

RFA​

WHEELING NAILERS

Goalie..................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

Sean Maguire|

G​

|

23​

|

705,000​

|

705,000​

|

RFA​

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​

|

21​

|Michigan Tech (WCHA)

Kasper Bjorkqvist|

F​

|

19​

|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)

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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[66-30-33]

Should Pens be in on Hutton? not sure if he fits this teams style or not. Apparently Canucks would be willing to deal him.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Should Pens be in on Hutton? not sure if he fits this teams style or not. Apparently Canucks would be willing to deal him.

Yes if it's cheap, no if it's not.

 

[hooverdam]

Should Pens be in on Hutton? not sure if he fits this teams style or not. Apparently Canucks would be willing to deal him.

Hutton would be awesome but I don't think he's expansion draft exempt.

 

[Riptide]

Should Pens be in on Hutton? not sure if he fits this teams style or not. Apparently Canucks would be willing to deal him.

I'd certainly kick tires and see what they want for him. The idea of a young 4/5 LD who's ED exempt is appealing enough that I'd at least ask about him.

 

[Riptide]

Hutton would be awesome but I don't think he's expansion draft exempt.

Not sure why he wouldn't be... he's currently in his 2nd pro season (like Sheary) after playing 3 NCAA seasons for Maine.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/player-bio/ben-hutton

 

[thecore]

I have to say, the deadline addition that intrigues me most is Hanzal. That guy would be such an upgrade over Bonino that I would probably be willing to pay a first or Pouliot+2nd, just as a rental. Even if Bonino rebounds, you can play him at 4C or at wing on any line, really.

 

[WayneSid9987]

Don't see JR seeking out Hutton unless it's post-season/pre ED where he still has Maatta who i see him moving instead of exposing.

 

[ColePens]

And i say we have to target speed, speed, and more speed. Speed is out chance. Speed & skill that is. We don't want Koltsov...

 

[shureshot66]

Is Wideman, or the Flames, drawing the ire of the officials this year? Haven't noticed, looks like he has about a dozen minors which is normal for him, but the last thing we need is a guy that the stripes have a vendetta against, even a subconscious one, like they did with Downie.

They're the most penalized team in the league. Seems like a lot of Flames fans think it leads back to the Wideman incident -- including stuff like the no goal against the Pens the other week when Murray's mask came off.

 

[hooverdam]

Not sure why he wouldn't be... he's currently in his 2nd pro season (like Sheary) after playing 3 NCAA seasons for Maine.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/player-bio/ben-hutton

Whoops, I assumed that's why Vancouver was trading him....why are they trading him?

 

[Jacob]

They're the most penalized team in the league. Seems like a lot of Flames fans think it leads back to the Wideman incident -- including stuff like the no goal against the Pens the other week when Murray's mask came off.

I see. That's the last thing we need. I think I'd rather have Engelland.

 

[Peat]

Is Wideman, or the Flames, drawing the ire of the officials this year? Haven't noticed, looks like he has about a dozen minors which is normal for him, but the last thing we need is a guy that the stripes have a vendetta against, even a subconscious one, like they did with Downie.

I also think between Johnson and Elliott I'd go with Elliott. He's having a worse season than Johnson but he has far more experience and I think having a mentor for Murray that isn't mentally infantile like Fleury would be beneficial to his development. Elliott also has playoff experience, unlike Johnson, should we need him to get into games.

They're the most penalized team in the league. Seems like a lot of Flames fans think it leads back to the Wideman incident -- including stuff like the no goal against the Pens the other week when Murray's mask came off.

Most Flames fans reckon the way they suddenly went from the least penalised to the most penalised just like that after the incident last season probably had something to do with it, but not all of them blame it this season - change of style of play, Bennett & Tkachuk getting plenty of blame too.

My gut says it's still against them though. There's plenty of teams with dirty players and better disciplinary records out there, there's plenty of infractions that could be called in most games, if they're constantly calling them on one team where they get ignored on another there's probably a reason.

Don't think the team should take the gamble on whether the reason is Wideman and whether it transfers. Not when there's other guys you can take from the Flames who walk next year as well if that's the issue.

 

[Riptide]

Don't think the team should take the gamble on whether the reason is Wideman and whether it transfers. Not when there's other guys you can take from the Flames who walk next year as well if that's the issue.

You still need a partner on the other end agreeing with you. If they say all they're going to offer is Wideman,Johnson+ with some salary retained on DW do you really think we're in a position to turn that down? I mean we can always ask about someone else, but if they say no, this is a take it or leave it offer... I'm going to take it every single day of the week and not look back.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Should Pens be in on Hutton? not sure if he fits this teams style or not. Apparently Canucks would be willing to deal him.

Only if we can get rid of the overhyped and over aged Sprong in the process.

Hard no. Definitely do not want Hutton. ​

 

[Pick87your71Poison]

Only if we can get rid of the overhyped and over aged Sprong in the process.

Hard no. Definitely do not want Hutton. ​

That's good because unfortunately Sprong is so overhyped and ancient at this point that we would have to add a lot anyway...

 

[Speaking Moistly]

If Benning is doing anything JR should feel obligated to at least kick the tyres on it.

 

[SEALBound]

Only if we can get rid of the overhyped and over aged Sprong in the process.

Hard no. Definitely do not want Hutton. ​

That's good because unfortunately Sprong is so overhyped and ancient at this point that we would have to add a lot anyway...

It sickitates me that we still have that old fart.

 

[Toby Flenderson]

Anyone else feel like the pens should go after a big name forward like Duchene?

Would cost us one of Dumoulin/Maatta + Sprong and probably another piece but that could be offset by getting a guy like Smith for say a 3rd round draft pick.

Sheary-Crosby-Duchene
Guentzel-Malkin-Kessel

Maatta-Letang
Cole-Schultz
Smith-Daley

When everyone is healthy pretty damn good

 

[Empoleon8771]

Anyone else feel like the pens should go after a big name forward like Duchene?

Nope, absolutely no one is interested in going after Duchene.

 

[66-30-33]

Nope, absolutely no one is interested in going after Duchene.

Yeah, would not want Pens touching that guy with a 10 foot pole.

 

[OnMyOwn]

Nope, absolutely no one is interested in going after Duchene.

No idea where he would even get that kind of crazy idea

 

[Pick87your71Poison]

No idea where he would even get that kind of crazy idea

It's nice to get a fresh new idea in here once in a while.

 

[Crafton]

It's nice to get a fresh new idea in here once in a while.

innovative thinking sustains this board.

 

[Riptide]

Only if we can get rid of the overhyped and over aged Sprong in the process.

Value wise I do not blame them for wanting something that starts with him. D, playing 20+ minutes a night, 2nd pro season, 23 yrs old. Of course they would want Sprong. And on pure value? Hutton is worth more then Sprong is.