Salary Cap: 71.4m to spend on 3rd line charactor guys and old D (part XIII)

[Riptide]

All figures are cap numbers, not salaries.

Official 2015-16 salary ceiling: ........71,400,000
Projected 2015-16 cap spending: ....58,595,000
Projected offseason cap space: .......12,805,000



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​

Tom Kuhnhackl|

LW​

|

23​

|

575,000​

|

RFA​

Defense...............​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2015-16​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

Niclas Andersen|

D​

|

27​

|

TBA​

|

UFA​

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​

|Won't be offered a new deal, per Renaud Lavoie

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​

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

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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[Riptide]

It'll be interesting to see how the 1 week window to talk to FA's impacts things during the draft. Love the fact that one starts before the other.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Phils, thrills and BINGO!

 

[Ugene Magic]

It'll be interesting to see how the 1 week window to talk to FA's impacts things during the draft. Love the fact that one starts before the other.

For one day and a half.

I doubt it will with so many FA's

 

[Riptide]

For one day and half.

I doubt it will with so many FA's

No, but most teams aren't looking at more than a handful of them. You reach out to the top guys on your list. So if JR's list has Williams, Beleskey, Stafford and Tlusty on it, and he gets the impression that he can sign Stafford and Beleksey for 5x 4.5m and 4x 4m, he might be more open to moving Kunitz and Sutter for a pick and a prospect and be less concerned about getting a "top 6 winger" in return - which we all know is unlikely.

 

[AjaxTelamon]

For one day and a half.

I doubt it will with so many FA's

We're only interested in a few of them. If we can gauge interest from a Stafford or a Frolik, that gives us something to go on. From what the locals in Winnipeg are thinking, they're pushing harder on Stafford, and pretty much assume Frolik is gone.

And I like that Kessel might be signed and sealed to Montreal, I don't like that we could be bidding against a package including Galchenyuk.

 

[Farnham4top6]

No, but most teams aren't looking at more than a handful of them. You reach out to the top guys on your list. So if JR's list has Williams, Beleskey, Stafford and Tlusty on it, and he gets the impression that he can sign Stafford and Beleksey for 5x 4.5m and 4x 4m, he might be more open to moving Kunitz and Sutter for a pick and a prospect and be less concerned about getting a "top 6 winger" in return - which we all know is unlikely.

JR is hopefully not senile enough to give a bunch of never has beens that kind of money.

 

[Winger for Hire]

Every single time I read Craig Adams' "News and Notes" I laugh uncontrollably for a good minute

 

[Pete Gas]

Williams is a never has been?

 

[MtlPenFan]

I've never been more terrified as a fan of this team.

A mediocre to just plain bad GM, with no assets to move while desperate to make the team better NOW as the window is closing is just a horrible, frightening combination.

 

[Ugene Magic]

No, but most teams aren't looking at more than a handful of them. You reach out to the top guys on your list. So if JR's list has Williams, Beleskey, Stafford and Tlusty on it, and he gets the impression that he can sign Stafford and Beleksey for 5x 4.5m and 4x 4m, he might be more open to moving Kunitz and Sutter for a pick and a prospect and be less concerned about getting a "top 6 winger" in return - which we all know is unlikely.

And if they change their minds when other GM's call?

I wouldn't take anything seriously until after the draft. You still probe, but to make trades on words and nothing more could really backfire. Shero did that with Hossa.

 

[Riptide]

I've never been more terrified as a fan of this team.

A mediocre to just plain bad GM, with no assets to move while desperate to make the team better NOW as the window is closing is just a horrible, frightening combination.

Yeah it could really go either way. He could move Sutter+ for Vanek/Coyle or for someone like Etem (or whomever there)... and sign a few FAs... or he could trade him for Lupul and overpay for Sharp.

 

[Riptide]

And if they change their minds when other GM's call?

I wouldn't take anything seriously until after the draft. You still probe, but to make trades on words and nothing more could really backfire. Shero did that with Hossa.

I don't see how trading Kunitz and Sutter for young assets (picks/prospects/young players) could backfire. Its something we should be doing anyway.

 

[Farnham4top6]

Williams is a never has been?

was thinking stafford and belsekey.
Williams could be a decent addition for a year for under 1.1 million $.

 

[AjaxTelamon]

I don't see how trading Kunitz and Sutter for young assets (picks/prospects/young players) could backfire. Its something we should be doing anyway.

Kunitz and Scuds they should be trying to trade for any futures or assets they can regardless of all other trades. Sutter could fetch a player of value, or futures. So that would be more complex.

 

[Shady Machine]

I've never been more terrified as a fan of this team.

A mediocre to just plain bad GM, with no assets to move while desperate to make the team better NOW as the window is closing is just a horrible, frightening combination.

Yup. This is going to be a very interesting few weeks. At this point I'm just looking forward to the entertainment. Frankly, I don't have a lot of confidence in this management team's ability to address the team's needs.

Re: Dreger on Kessel and Pens.

I have been working under the assumption that Kunitz and Scuderi need to be moved regardless of whether we get Kessel. So I'm not really sure how that's relevant to the Kessel conversation. Now moving them may be a challenge, but it needs to be done (if that means a buyout on Scuds or slight salary retention, then so be it).

 

[Shrimper]

Would be very happy to get Joel Ward on the third line.

 

[Shady Machine]

was thinking stafford and belsekey.
Williams could be a decent addition for a year for under 1.1 million $.

Which will never happen. You aren't getting Williams for under 4MM on a multi-year deal.

 

[Shady Machine]

Would be very happy to get Joel Ward on the third line.

For 4MM per?

 

[Riptide]

Would be very happy to get Joel Ward on the third line.

Too old at 34 (35 Dec 1st). Especially as he's going to get 3.5m+ for at least 2 if not 3 years.

 

[Coastal Kev]

I've never been more terrified as a fan of this team.

A mediocre to just plain bad GM, with no assets to move while desperate to make the team better NOW as the window is closing is just a horrible, frightening combination.

Train wreck in 5..........4...............3...................2........

 

[Shady Machine]

Yeah it could really go either way. He could move Sutter+ for Vanek/Coyle or for someone like Etem (or whomever there)... and sign a few FAs... or he could trade him for Lupul and overpay for Sharp.

I think it could be even worse. Like say keeping Scuds and Kunitz and signing Tlusty for 4-5MM.

 

[Ugene Magic]

I don't see how trading Kunitz and Sutter for young assets (picks/prospects/young players) could backfire. Its something we should be doing anyway.

That is true.

 

[Riptide]

I think it could be even worse. Like say keeping Scuds and Kunitz and signing Tlusty for 4-5MM.

Scuds as much as I'm hoping he's gone, I've kind of resigned myself to accepting that he'll still be here in Oct. Same more or less goes for Kunitz. I think the team hopes he has a bounce back season. Personally at 35 I could care less if he does or doesn't. Trade him and let some other team take that risk. You know you'll get at least a 2nd if not a 2nd+ for him. You could probably even get a young player with some potential who's NHL ready out of a team that has a deep prospect pool and is looking for someone a little more established, but who won't cost a lot (cap/term) like most of the FAs will.

Honestly based on how crappy I think JR does with his trades, I'd almost rather he sign Tlusty (whom I don't really like) instead of trading for Sharp. At least Tlusty only costs money and not what few futures we have.

 

[Shady Machine]

Scuds as much as I'm hoping he's gone, I've kind of resigned myself to accepting that he'll still be here in Oct. Same more or less goes for Kunitz. I think the team hopes he has a bounce back season. Personally at 35 I could care less if he does or doesn't. Trade him and let some other team take that risk. You know you'll get at least a 2nd if not a 2nd+ for him. You could probably even get a young player with some potential who's NHL ready out of a team that has a deep prospect pool and is looking for someone a little more established, but who won't cost a lot (cap/term) like most of the FAs will.

Honestly based on how crappy I think JR does with his trades, I'd almost rather he sign Tlusty (whom I don't really like) instead of trading for Sharp. At least Tlusty only costs money and not what few futures we have.

So uh:

Kunitz-Crosby-Hornqvist
Tlusty-Malkin-Perron
Dupuis-Sutter-Bennett
Spaling-Sundqvist-Rust

Maatta-Letang
Cole-Lovejoy
Scuderi-Pouliot

Yup that's playing the youth and stuff.