Salary Cap: #KesselWatch2015: Now with 100% less Saad

[penguins2946*]

All figures are cap numbers, not salaries.

Official 2015-16 salary ceiling: ........71,400,000
Projected 2015-16 cap spending: ....60,695,000
Projected offseason cap space: .......10,705,000



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​

|

36​

|

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​

|

28​

|

7,250,000​

|

7,250,000​

|

7,250,000​

Rob Scuderi|

D​

|

36​

|

3,375,000​

|

3,375,000​

|

UFA​

Ian Cole|

D​

|

26​

|

2,100,000​

|

2,100,000​

|

2,100,000​

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​

|

23​

|

655,000​

|

RFA​

Bryan Rust|

RW​

|

23​

|

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​

|

22​

|

650,833​

|

RFA​

Niclas Andersen|

D​

|

27​

|

625,000​

|

UFA​

Scott Harrington|

D​

|

22​

|

589,167​

|

RFA​

Goalie..................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2015-16​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

Matt Murray|

G​

|

21​

|

620,000​

|

620,000​

|

RFA​

Jeff Zatkoff|

G​

|

28​

|

600,000​

|

UFA​

Tristan Jarry|

G​

|

20​

|

589,167​

|

589,167​

|

589,167​

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Player........................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2014-15​

|

News and notes​

Paul Martin|

D​

|

34​

|

5,000,000​

|Pens keeping in contact in case they trade a defenseman

Christian Ehrhoff|

D​

|

32​

|

4,000,000​

|Hitting the market, looking to sign with a contender

Daniel Winnik|

LW​

|

30​

|

1,300,000​

|Penguins haven't contacted him, will hit the market

Maxim Lapierre|

C​

|

30​

|

1,100,000​

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

Steve Downie|

RW​

|

28​

|

1,000,000​

|Agent expects he will sign elsewhere this week

Thomas Greiss|

G​

|

29​

|

1,000,000​

|Goaltending jobs around the league starting to dry up

Jayson Megna|

RW​

|

25​

|

874,125​

|Group 6 UFA who doesn't have much incentive to return

Blake Comeau|

LW​

|

29​

|

700,000​

|Pens like him but not much news about his future lately

Craig Adams|

RW​

|

38​

|

700,000​

|I believe the term is "seppuku" -- Look it up, Harvard Boy

Adam Payerl|

RW​

|

24​

|

626,667​

|Did not receive qualifying offer

Nick D'Agostino|

D​

|

25​

|

625,000​

|Did not receive qualifying offer

Taylor Chorney|

D​

|

28​

|

550,000​

|Coaching staff likes him, candidate to return as No. 7 d-man

Andrew Ebbett|

C​

|

32​

|

550,000​

| Signed with SC Bern (NLA)

Bobby Farnham|

LW​

|

26​

|

550,000​

|Group 6 UFA who wants to return to the Penguins

Nick Drazenovic|

C​

|

28​

|

550,000​

|Injuries may cost him some money on his next 2-way deal

Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond|

RW​

|

30​

|

550,000​

|One of many casually discarded AHL goons

Eric Hartzell|

G​

|

26​

|

550,000​

|Did not receive qualifying offer

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Player........................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2014-15​

|

News and notes​

Beau Bennett|

RW​

|

23​

|

900,000​

|Received qualifying offer, name hasn't been in trade talks

Brian Dumoulin|

D​

|

23​

|

831,667​

|Received qualifying offer, no long exempt from waivers

Ian Cole|

D​

|

26​

|

825,000​

| Re-signed with Penguins (3 years, $2.1M per)

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​

|

23​

|

575,000​

|Provides grit on an AHL blueline and not much more

SIGNED PROSPECTS

Player​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

Current Team​

|

Contract​

Oskar Sundqvist|

C​

|

21​

|

SkellefteÃ¥ (SHL)​

|

3 years/708,333 per​

UNSIGNED PROSPECTS

Player​

​

​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

Current Team (League)​

Anthony Angello|

F​

|

19​

|Cornell (ECAC)

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​

|

21​

|Clarkson (ECAC)

Sam Lafferty|

F​

|

20​

|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​

|

25​

|Khabarovsk (KHL)

Ryan Segalla|

D​

|

20​

|Connecticut (HEA)

Dominik Simon|

F​

|

20​

|HC Plzen (ELH)

Daniel Sprong|

F​

|

18​

|Charlottetown (QMJHL)

Jeff Taylor|

D​

|

21​

|Union (ECAC)

Frederik Tiffels|

F​

|

20​

|Western Michigan (NCHC)

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[KIRK]

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HARD TIMES?!?!

RIP Dusty. We miss you.

Amen.

We so need Phil to open his PC after he becomes a Penguin with . . .

'I don’t look like the athlete of the day supposed to look. My belly’s just a lil’ big, my heiny’s a lil’ big, but brother, I am bad. And they know I’m bad.'

 

[ColePens]

RED PANDA WATCH!



... with a side of Kessel.

 

[Allie Kitsune]

Amen.

We so need Phil to open his PC after he becomes a Penguin with . . .

'I don’t look like the athlete of the day supposed to look. My belly’s just a lil’ big, my heiny’s a lil’ big, but brother, I am bad. And they know I’m bad.'

He'll already be in black and yellow. He just needs some polka dots.

 

[Waffle Fries]

This thread took too damn long.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Related news?

Word is Malkin broke up with his GF, told her I'm already getting ****** every day by the Pens, what do I need you for.

Just my guess. With him being bought out I can see him taking 2mil for 1 year, since the Canes are still paying him, in hopes that he has a strong year.

 

[ColePens]

Amen.

We so need Phil to open his PC after he becomes a Penguin with . . .

'I don’t look like the athlete of the day supposed to look. My belly’s just a lil’ big, my heiny’s a lil’ big, but brother, I am bad. And they know I’m bad.'

Could you imagine a world where Despres and PK play on the Pens? GDTs would be MUST POST threads.

 

[Pens1566]

Have to get this in near the top:

Ward, Tlusty, Franson
Ward, Tlusty, Franson
Ward, Tlusty, Franson
Ward, Tlusty, Franson
Ward, Tlusty, Franson
Ward, Tlusty, Franson
Ward, Tlusty, Franson
Ward, Tlusty, Franson

 

[Pete Gas]

This Kessel deal is going down to zero hour and will get done at like 11:59 tonight

 

[Winger for Hire]

We will rise again!

 

[KIRK]

Could you imagine a world where Despres and PK play on the Pens? GDTs would be MUST POST threads.

Lovejoy for Despres.

Book it.

 

[ColePens]

This thread took too damn long.

People are ****ing great at interneting. Seriously. I go to work and wonder why people are at home, making gifs, and I work with idiots who don't deserve their salary. People are so talented and so creative.

 

[KIRK]

He'll already be in black and yellow. He just needs some polka dots.

Someone needs to superimpose a pic of Phil on Dusty in the polka dots.

 

[TheGoldenJet]

Kessel, Oshie, and Skinner. In that order.

Get on it JR.

 

[pensfan71]

Wait, so do we know what we offered for Saad?

 

[Waffle Fries]

People are ****ing great at interneting. Seriously. I go to work and wonder why people are at home, making gifs, and I work with idiots who don't deserve their salary. People are so talented and so creative.

You know that you're someone special when people spend the time to make hundreds of bizarre photoshops and gifs of you.

 

[KIRK]

Kessel, Oshie, and Skinner. In that order.

Get on it JR.

Semin, Tlusty, Santorelli . . .

 

[Zen Arcade]

In keeping with the Dusty Rhodes theme, the Pens need to get Phil Kessel to the pay windah, daddeh.

 

[KIRK]

Wait, so do we know what we offered for Saad?

Despres and a 2015 1st were part of it . . .

 

[AgentM]

So you're saying there's a chance...

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/johnston-kessel-to-penguins-still-a-possibility/

 

[TheGoldenJet]

Semin, Tlusty, Santorelli . . .

Dupuis, Kunitz, and Scuderi...

 

[penguins2946*]

Wait, so do we know what we offered for Saad?

Bout tree fiddy

 

[Ogrezilla]

I'm going to bed. If Kessel isn't on the team when I wake up IC is confirmed a liar and a jerkface.

 

[SEALBound]

Have to get this in near the top:

Ward, Tlusty, Franson
Ward, Tlusty, Franson
Ward, Tlusty, Franson
Ward, Tlusty, Franson
Ward, Tlusty, Franson
Ward, Tlusty, Franson
Ward, Tlusty, Franson
Ward, Tlusty, Franson

You forgot Santorelli

Wait, so do we know what we offered for Saad?

I think they are keeping it pretty tight lipped as they those offered are likely being offered elsewhere...

 

[AgentM]

This thread took too damn long.

I hope Kessel has this running 24/7 on a 70" TV in his house.