Salary Cap: 2017-18 Roster Building Thread VI | Contract/FA charts in Post #1 | CAP SET at $75M

[ColePens]

All figures are cap numbers, not salaries.

2017-18 salary ceiling​

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​

|

$75,000,000​

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Projected dollars committed |

55,445,000​

July 1 cap space |

19,555,000​

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

Forward.................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

|

2019-20​

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​

|

30​

|

4,250,000​

|

UFA​

Carl Hagelin|

LW​

|

28​

|

4,000,000​

|

4,000,000​

|

UFA​

Ryan Reaves|

RW​

|

30​

|

1,125,000​

|

UFA​

Jake Guentzel|

LW​

|

22​

|

734,167​

|

734,167​

|

RFA​

Bryan Rust|

RW​

|

25​

|

640,000​

|

RFA​

Scott Wilson|

LW​

|

25​

|

625,000​

|

RFA​

Tom Kuhnhackl|

LW​

|

25​

|

625,000​

|

RFA​

Carter Rowney|

RW​

|

28​

|

612,500​

|

UFA​

Defense.................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

|

.2019-20​

Kris Letang|

D​

|

30​

|

7,250,000​

|

7,250,000​

|

7,250,000​

Olli Maatta|

D​

|

22​

|

4,083,333​

|

4,083,333​

|

4,083,333​

Ian Cole|

D​

|

28​

|

2,100,000​

|

UFA​

Chad Ruhwedel|

D​

|

27​

|

650,000​

|

650,000​

|

UFA​

Goalie............,.......​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

|

.2019-20​

Matt Murray|

G​

|

23​

|

3,750,000​

|

3,750,000​

|

3,750,000​

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS

Forward...............​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

|

2019-20​

Zach Aston-Reese|

LW​

|

22​

|

925,000​

|

925,000​

|

RFA​

Thomas Di Pauli|

C​

|

23​

|

742,500​

|

RFA​

Freddie Tiffels|

LW​

|

22​

|

742,500​

|

742,500​

|

RFA​

Teddy Blueger|

C​

|

22​

|

705,000​

|

RFA​

Daniel Sprong|

RW​

|

20​

|

692,500​

|

RFA​

Dominik Simon|

C​

|

22​

|

692,500​

|

RFA​

Defense...............​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

|

2019-20​

Jeff Taylor|

D​

|

23​

|

742,500​

|

742,500​

|

RFA​

Ethan Prow|

D​

|

24​

|

730,000​

|

RFA​

Lukas Bengtsson|

D​

|

23​

|

705,000​

|

RFA​

Goalie..................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

|

2019-20​

Sean Maguire|

G​

|

24​

|

705,000​

|

RFA​

Tristan Jarry|

G​

|

22​

|

630,833​

|

RFA​

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Player........................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

News and notes​

Mark Streit|

D​

|

39​

|

5,250,000​

|Served his purpose as a deadline rental

Chris Kunitz|

LW​

|

37​

|

3,850,000​

|Used to have something mean written here

Trevor Daley|

D​

|

33​

|

3,300,000​

|Pens interested in circling back on him in July 1

Ron Hainsey|

D​

|

36​

|

2,833,333​

|Nice story for a playoff rookie but won't be missed

Nick Bonino|

C​

|

29​

|

1,900,000​

|Pens prefer to bring him back but may be too pricey

Matt Cullen|

C​

|

40​

|

1,000,000​

|Reportedly considering returning to Pens once again

Chad Ruhwedel|

D​

|

27​

|

575,000​

| Re-signed with Penguins (2 years, $650k per)

David Warsofsky|

D​

|

27​

|

575,000​

|Great AHL production -- Not an NHL defender

Cameron Gaunce|

D​

|

27​

|

575,000​

|Depth defender who showed a few flashes

Kevin Porter|

C​

|

31​

|

575,000​

|Likely to move on after not sniffing a call-up

Garrett Wilson|

LW​

|

26​

|

575,000​

|Group VI UFA was solid in WBS before injury

Tim Erixon|

D​

|

26​

|

575,000​

| Did not receive qualifying offer

Stuart Percy|

D​

|

24​

|

575,000​

| Did not receive qualifying offer

Tom Sestito|

LW​

|

29​

|

575,000​

|Token minor-league goon

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Player........................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

News and notes​

Justin Schultz|

D​

|

26​

|

1,400,000​

| Pens working on a long-term deal this week

Derrick Pouliot|

D​

|

23​

|

863,333​

|*Sigh* At least his next contract will still be cheap

Brian Dumoulin|

D​

|

25​

|

800,000​

|In line for a reasonably priced mid-range deal

Oskar Sundqvist|

C​

|

23​

|

700,833​

| Traded to St. Louis for Ryan Reaves

Conor Sheary|

LW​

|

25​

|

667,500​

|Aggressive agent could make for tough negotiation

Josh Archibald|

RW​

|

24​

|

659,167​

|Decent speed will keep him in the organization

Frank Corrado|

D​

|

24​

|

600,000​

|Worthwhile project to keep around and develop

Jean-Sebastien Dea|

C​

|

23​

|

585,000​

|Needs to take bigger step from AHL supporting cast

SIGNED PROSPECTS

Player​

​

​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

Current Team​

|

Contract​

Filip Gustavsson|

G​

|

19​

|

Lule� HF (SHL)​

|

3 years, 775,833 per​

UNSIGNED PROSPECTS

Player​

​

​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

Current Team (League)​

Niclas Almari|

D​

|

19​

|HPK (Liiga)

Anthony Angello|

F​

|

21​

|Cornell (ECAC)

Dane Birks|

D​

|

21​

|Michigan Tech (WCHA)

Kasper Bjorkqvist|

F​

|

19​

|Providence (HEA)

Blaine Byron|

F​

|

22​

|Maine (HEA)

Jan Drozg|

F​

|

18​

|Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL)

Connor Hall|

D​

|

19​

|Kitchener (OHL)

Ryan Jones|

D​

|

21​

|Nebraska-Omaha (NCHC)

Sam Lafferty|

F​

|

22​

|Brown (ECAC)

Zachary Lauzon|

D​

|

18​

|Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL)

Joe Masonius|

D​

|

20​

|Connecticut (HEA)

Linus Olund|

F​

|

20​

|Bryn�s IF (SHL)

Antti Palojarvi|

D​

|

18​

|Lukko U20 (SML Jr.A)

Nikita Pavlychev|

F​

|

20​

|Penn State (B1G)

Alexander Pechurskiy|

G​

|

27​

|Amur Khabarovsk (KHL)

Clayton Phillips|

D​

|

17​

|Fargo (USHL)

Will Reilly|

D​

|

19​

|RPI (ECAC)

Dominik Uher|

C​

|

24​

|HC Sparta Praha (ELH)

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[66-30-33]

Trades!!!

 

[Shrimper]

I don't see us doing anything other than a draft pick today.

 

[Empoleon8771]

All Canadian teams are on Methot's NTC, so that takes up 6 of the 10 teams on his NTC (plus he can't be traded to Ottawa).

 

[KIRK]

Sorry my bad, I thought you were talking about Kessel



I don't think Kane's cap hit is a problem and I probably wouldn't re-sign him after next year anyway. I'd just trade redundant pieces like Hagelin and Pouliot for him and then let him walk after next year, unless he's willing to re-sign for not that much money.



Interesting that Yohe is calling their conversations "animated", yet I feel like this was said last year and the year before too

Last year, I don't remember.

The year before, you bet your *** it was. Between Kessel and Oshie, it surely was.

Look, I don't get why people are shocked . . . JR likes to do big things at the draft and before the deadline. It's his MO.

Doesn't mean it will happen, but you know JR is always looking to go big.

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

Why would they have squashed it? They're probably off enjoying their vacations and probably nobody of any consequence is even listening to 97.3

Yeah, not to mention being busy celebrating the Cup, doing PR relating to the loss of an immensely popular Penguin, handling the expansion draft, the entry draft, free agency...

I could easily see them not responding to a couple of hacks.

 

[66-30-33]

I don't see us doing anything other than a draft pick today.

Yeah i can't see us doing anything untill atleast July 3rd, except for a few re-signings.

 

[SEALBound]

Predicting no trades for Pens.

Predicting very few actual pick trades.

 

[KIRK]

Yeah, not to mention being busy celebrating the Cup, doing PR relating to the loss of an immensely popular Penguin, handling the expansion draft, the entry draft, free agency...

I could easily see them not responding to a couple of hacks.

Yeah, sure, you cling to that. The media are the team's lapdogs, and you never hear concerted voices about a narrative unless the team at least winks. But, a concerted narrative that Phil drives the coaches nuts (and some ancillary narratives) is just too small fries for a PR unit that smacks anyone in the media at the most modest of slights. But, hey, whatever makes you feel better.

 

[66-30-33]

All Canadian teams are on Methot's NTC, so that takes up 6 of the 10 teams on his NTC (plus he can't be traded to Ottawa).

I can see Pens on it or about to be on it now.

 

[orby]

I can't think of any good reason to move Kessel. No players of his caliber are really even on the market. Unless it's like for Duchene + or something. It won't happen because the trade would almost automatically make the team worse in the short term

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

Yeah, sure, you cling to that.

Just tell me one thing. Who in the media has said this?

All I've found are Madden and Cook.

 

[Shrimper]

I can see Pens on it or about to be on it now.

We absolutely should be in on him. He'd be good bottom pairing guy.

 

[Peat]

Yeah, not to mention being busy celebrating the Cup, doing PR relating to the loss of an immensely popular Penguin, handling the expansion draft, the entry draft, free agency...

I could easily see them not responding to a couple of hacks.

It's one phone call to tell them they're talking out of their behinds and it would be nice if they backtracked - or to do a different journalist telling them they can release their story about how Phil is great and not getting traded. This isn't a strenuous difficult task, it's five minutes of doing their every day job.

Also, if they're anything like any other major organisation I know of, every day they're getting an email filled with everything said about them in the media. Maybe it's different in the US, but in the UK, they will know, the information will have been passed to them.

 

[SEALBound]

Methot-Letang
Dumoulin-Schultz
Cole-Maatta

That would be sweet

 

[Lustaf]

**** off on even debating trading Phil.

 

[T1K]

I think the Rangers will trade for Duchene

 

[KIRK]

I can't think of any good reason to move Kessel. No players of his caliber are really even on the market. Unless it's like for Duchene + or something. It won't happen because the trade would almost automatically make the team worse in the short term

And that may be the only reason they'd toy with it.

The people right now questioning this narrative are, to a large extent I'll bet, the same people who questioned the Neal narrative that came out 3-4 years ago.

Doesn't mean that the trade will happen immediately, but when the media does this **** with the team's wink-wink, it's a win-win for the team . . .

If a deal happens, the groundwork for the stories is done.

If it doesn't, there's plausible deniability (that was just the media talking).

And it really makes me laugh at this point to think how many people who have watched this team's PR arm operate for years STILL don't understand.

 

[Empoleon8771]

 

[66-30-33]

We absolutely should be in on him. He'd be good bottom pairing guy.

He was pretty pissed at Crosby about his finger, i can see him holding a grudge like that tool Malkin injured. Whatever his name was again.

 

[KIRK]

It's one phone call to tell them they're talking out of their behinds and it would be nice if they backtracked - or to do a different journalist telling them they can release their story about how Phil is great and not getting traded. This isn't a strenuous difficult task, it's five minutes of doing their every day job.

Also, if they're anything like any other major organisation I know of, every day they're getting an email filled with everything said about them in the media. Maybe it's different in the US, but in the UK, they will know, the information will have been passed to them.

No, you get what's happening here better than many.

If something happens, groundwork is laid. If nothing happens, well, that was just media chatter, the team never confirmed any of that.

 

[T1K]

I can't imagine a scenario where we improve from trading Phil. Absolutely no interest in moving him.

 

[ChrisKuuuunitz]

can we just trade some hot dogs for some salami

 

[KIRK]

I think the Rangers will trade for Duchene

Do they have the defenseman?

 

[T1K]

Do they have the defenseman?

I think Skej + 1st + conditional pick next year is a reasonable basis of a trade