Proposal: N. Bjugstad for A.Stralman

[molon labe]

Anton Stralman (RD)
2 years x 5.5M


Nick Bjugstad (C, RW)
1 year x 4.1M


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Plus on either side if necessary. Essentially the Panthers moving on from an underperforming (disappointing?) Stralman who has 2 years left on his deal for Bjugstad - who is uneccessary on the Pens and has been unable to find a spot in the lineup due to both injury and the fact our roster was a mixed bag of forwards - who has just 1 year left on a lesser deal.

Pens get the RD replacement to Schultz (albeit more expensive than we'd like) / stop gap for Marino to take over 2RD or share duties with. Panthers use Bjugstad however.

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[Empoleon8771]

Oh god no, definitely not. The Penguins need to get out of Bjugstad's contract to just get cap compliant, adding Stralman (who has an additional year) makes that even worse.

 

[molon labe]

Oh god no, definitely not. The Penguins need to get out of Bjugstad's contract to just get cap compliant, adding Stralman (who has an additional year) makes that even worse.

Still gotta find the 2/3 RD. It's two seasons (if he's not moved after one) of a guy who'd bring in the same salary as Schultz is carrying out.

Not sure anyone in the league is absorbing Bjugstad with another season of a stale cap. Many deals (as you know) were signed with expectations of an 83M cap, then onward.

 

[Guttersniped]

Oh god no, definitely not. The Penguins need to get out of Bjugstad's contract to just get cap compliant, adding Stralman (who has an additional year) makes that even worse.

Yeah, I understand being desperate but that doesn’t mean you turn to murder-suicide.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Still gotta find the 2/3 RD. It's two seasons (if he's not moved after one) of a guy who'd bring in the same salary as Schultz is carrying out.

Not sure anyone in the league is absorbing Bjugstad with another season of a stale cap. Many deals (as you know) were signed with expectations of an 83M cap, then onward.

I'd sooner play Johnson-Riikola on the bottom pair and just try to LTIRetire Bjugstad. Bjugstad's contract is done after next year, I don't want to get an even more expensive player with more term back for him.

 

[molon labe]

I'd sooner play Johnson-Riikola on the bottom pair and just try to LTIRetire Bjugstad. Bjugstad's contract is done after next year, I don't want to get an even more expensive player with more term back for him.

Sure, but A) he's not retiring and that's wishful thinking from our board...and B) Stralman has the potential to have value if he comes and performs better than our current bottom pairing (not hard) so could either remain in the role or traded at a future time - whereas Bjugstad has no value because of his lack of playing time and also has no place on this roster.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Not a chance. I’d rather just play Bjugstad at 3 or 4C than spend 5.5M on a 3rd pair RD for two more seasons.

They have to extend Marino after this year, this hinders that quite badly.

 

[Laus723]

Our biggest need to get rid of is Matheson, Stralman played well at the start of the season, struggled (mostly while paired with Matheson) and looked better when paired with the rookie Stillman.

Most Panther fans don’t want to see Bjugstad anywhere near the team again, we were very happy being able to rid ourselves of him and his contract. Terrific person, unfortunately nothing more than a porcelain giant.

 

[chethejet]

Pens simply need to get younger and have enough issues with JJ, trading Murray, possibly McCann, and Bjugstad as to his health and career. In a perfect world GMJR finally grasps his ultimate responsibility is to set the franchise up for success now and going forward.

 

[fmrdh]

Perreault for Bjugstad just as a change of scenery for both guys with 1 year left on very similar contracts

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Perreault for Bjugstad just as a change of scenery for both guys with 1 year left on very similar contracts

I would do this.

 

[FLpanthers16]

Yeah we had him once no more.

 

[57special]

How is this anything but wrong for the Pens?

 

[Subway Schenn]

What happened to Stralman, is it just age?

 

[Mickey Marner]

What happened to Stralman, is it just age?

I think he's still a solid 2nd pair D on a good team. Florida has defensive issues beyond any one player.

 

[DesertPenguin]

Perreault for Bjugstad just as a change of scenery for both guys with 1 year left on very similar contracts

What happened to Perreault?

 

[Riptide]

Sure, but A) he's not retiring and that's wishful thinking from our board...and B) Stralman has the potential to have value if he comes and performs better than our current bottom pairing (not hard) so could either remain in the role or traded at a future time - whereas Bjugstad has no value because of his lack of playing time and also has no place on this roster.

The issue is we can't afford to have almost 9m tied up in our bottom pairing. If it was Bjugstad and JJ then perhaps that makes sense for us. But just Bjugs alone doesn't. It adds too much cap and term and doesn't bring enough benefit.