Salary Cap: Four more days of Kessel talk begins ... now

[IcedCapp]

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​

|

894,167​

|

894,167​

|

894,167​

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​

|

585,000​

|

585,000​

|

RFA​

Tom Kuhnhackl|

LW​

|

23​

|

575,000​

|

RFA​

Defense...............​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2015-16​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

Harrison Ruopp|

D​

|

21​

|

650,833​

|

RFA​

Niclas Andersen|

D​

|

27​

|

625,000​

|

UFA​

Scott Harrington|

D​

|

21​

|

589,167​

|

RFA​

Goalie..................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2015-16​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

Matt Murray|

G​

|

20​

|

620,000​

|

620,000​

|

RFA​

Jeff Zatkoff|

G​

|

27​

|

600,000​

|

UFA​

Tristan Jarry|

G​

|

19​

|

589,167​

|

589,167​

|

589,167​

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​

| Signed with SC Bern (NLA)

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)

Nikita Pavlychev|

F​

|

18​

|Des Moines (USHL)

Alexander Pechurskiy|

G​

|

24​

|Magnitogorsk (KHL)

Ryan Segalla|

D​

|

20​

|Connecticut (HEA)

Dominik Simon|

F​

|

20​

|HC Plzen (ELH)

Daniel Sprong|

F​

|

18​

|Charlottetown (QMJHL)

Jeff Taylor|

D​

|

20​

|Union (ECAC)

Frederik Tiffels|

F​

|

20​

|Western Michigan (NCHC)

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[pensfan71]

Its good to see JR awake though

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

Boston's moves reminded me of this.

 

[T1K]

Who wants that young Penguins D?

 

[AR5]

Its good to see JR awake though

Does he have toothpicks holding his eyes open tho?

 

[IcedCapp]

Boston's moves reminded me of this.

 

[AR5]

Boston's moves reminded me of this.

OMG. Most I've laughed at anything hockey related ever....

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

Who wants that young Penguins D?

Shanny does. He craves it

 

[Chili Goal]

let's go Marchand & Eriksson for KK, Pouliot & Scuds.

then Sutter/Kunitz for D.

 

[m302291]

to BOS: 46th OA
to PIT: Marchand

Scuderi, Kunitz, Sutter go somewhere for picks

this lineup is good, we're set without giving up prospects!

Perron - Crosby - Hornqvist
Marchand - Malkin - Plotnikov
Comeau - Tikhonov - Bennett
Wilson - Spaling - Dupuis

Maata - Letang
Pouliot - Lovejoy
Cole - Dumoulin

 

[AR5]

I feel like GMJR struck out on Kessel. Got too quiet too fast. And then they show up to the draft.

And rumor comes out suddenly from Mackie that Pens want to look at Ward, also a RW.

 

[Kristopher Letang]

Boston's moves reminded me of this.

HAHAHAHAH this is GOLD

 

[pensfan71]

I feel like GMJR struck out on Kessel. Got too quiet too fast. And then they show up to the draft.

And rumor comes out suddenly from Mackie that Pens want to look at Ward, also a RW.

OR

Deal is in place to announce after the 3rd pick

 

[AR5]

Shanny does. He craves it

I think he wants Sutter. His comments were: a passionate player who back-checks and cares.

Sutter does that at times.

 

[Asuna]

I feel like GMJR struck out on Kessel. Got too quiet too fast. And then they show up to the draft.

And rumor comes out suddenly from Mackie that Pens want to look at Ward, also a RW.

Actually that rumor was around yesterday. Some dude from the FAN tweeted it.

 

[AR5]

OR

Deal is in place to announce after the 3rd pick

Damn. That'd be nuts. But makes no sense. Pens don't get a 1st 2016 in any world. Wouldn't affect draft order.

GMJR already told multiple credible sources that Pens can't trade for a 1st, and have struck out trying to get one.

 

[IcedCapp]

to BOS: 46th OA
to PIT: Marchand

Scuderi, Kunitz, Sutter go somewhere for picks

this lineup is good, we're set without giving up prospects!

Perron - Crosby - Hornqvist
Marchand - Malkin - Plotnikov
Comeau - Tikhonov - Bennett
Wilson - Spaling - Dupuis

Maata - Letang
Pouliot - Lovejoy
Cole - Dumoulin

Needs more PHILBEUS KESSEL

 

[Waffle Fries]

I still haven't heard any other teams directly linked to Kessel. I feel like we're the only bidders right now.

 

[Kristopher Letang]

Who wants that young Penguins D?

I hope TOR wants Sutter's instead

 

[T1K]

I still haven't heard any other teams directly linked to Kessel. I feel like we're the only bidders right now.

Until Boston comes out of nowhere

 

[pensfan71]

Damn. That'd be nuts. But makes no sense. Pens don't get a 1st 2016 in any world. Wouldn't affect draft order.

GMJR already told multiple credible sources that Pens can't trade for a 1st, and have struck out trying to get one.

I'm just sayin that the league might want the shockwaves to come during the draft, but only after the drama of the picks have been sorted out and the Leafs would be right next to select

 

[AR5]

I still haven't heard any other teams directly linked to Kessel. I feel like we're the only bidders right now.

Good point. TOR wants to unload him, and no one else is counter bidding.

GO GMJR, make SHANNY squirm. Make him sell at DIRT cheap prices.


THO, I have actually heard FLO is a dark horse on Kessel

 

[Cherpak]

I still haven't heard any other teams directly linked to Kessel. I feel like we're the only bidders right now.

Oh great, the senile old fool will start bidding against himself...

 

[IcedCapp]

The Pens have two choices re: Kessel

1) give Shanahan what he wants right now

Or

2) wait until the 2015 1st round ends and no one can blow their pick on him, which puts the Pens on equal footing.

I've been saying all day if the Pens do Kessel it's almost definitely not until after tonight.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Until Boston comes out of nowhere

God I hope it comes down to the two of us and he refuses to waive for them