Confirmed with Link: Penguins re-sign Radim Zohorna - 2 years, 1.5 million

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[OtherThingsILike]

This signing leaves us with a projected $1,846,795 in cap space, according to capfriendly. There are probably a couple of reasons why they don't want to give all of this to ZAR. I think they will want to bring Riikola back to the main roster and put Zohorna in the minors, to start with. They will need to make up the difference between Riikola and Zohorna's contracts in order to do this.

 

[Peat]

Yay he's back.

This signing leaves us with a projected $1,846,795 in cap space, according to capfriendly. There are probably a couple of reasons why they don't want to give all of this to ZAR. I think they will want to bring Riikola back to the main roster and put Zohorna in the minors, to start with. They will need to make up the difference between Riikola and Zohorna's contracts in order to do this.

The team still has 3 4m+ LD and Friedman plays LD pretty effectively. I'm not sure why they'd seek to bring Riikola up.

 

[OtherThingsILike]

The team still has 3 4m+ LD and Friedman plays LD pretty effectively. I'm not sure why they'd seek to bring Riikola up.

For most of the past couple of seasons at least, the team's 23 man roster has been 13 forwards and 8 defensemen. Of course, you're right in that it doesn't make much cap sense to do that when 14 forwards and 7 defensemen will work better on the cap.
I guess also there's the risk of losing Riikola to waivers. This might dissuade them from trying to waive him.

 

[Peat]

For most of the past couple of seasons at least, the team's 23 man roster has been 13 forwards and 8 defensemen. Of course, you're right in that it doesn't make much cap sense to do that when 14 forwards and 7 defensemen will work better on the cap.
I guess also there's the risk of losing Riikola to waivers. This might dissuade them from trying to waive him.

True about the 13/8 split, but that was a Rutherford roster setup and we don't know for sure whether Hextall wants that going forward or was working with what he was given.

I also suspect that losing Riikola to waivers wouldn't be a huge issue in that he's paid a decent sum of real money and affects the cap even in the AHL, and seemingly isn't part of the game plan with Friedman acquired and POJ coming through. Maybe that changes if Pettersson is traded with no D coming back.

Could be wrong, just see reasons to think they mightn't be too bothered about getting him back in.

 

[EightyOne]

At least it's a real min contract cost

Hope he gets a chance and does something worthwhile

 

[Night Shift]

In before Sleepy is lazy

 

[metalan2]

Zohorna should be a regular.

 

[Jacob]

This signing leaves us with a projected $1,846,795 in cap space, according to capfriendly. There are probably a couple of reasons why they don't want to give all of this to ZAR. I think they will want to bring Riikola back to the main roster and put Zohorna in the minors, to start with. They will need to make up the difference between Riikola and Zohorna's contracts in order to do this.

If Riikola’s not on the starting roster I think he’ll be in the AHL. 1 million is too much for an extra D.

 

[Victor Z]

I also suspect that losing Riikola to waivers wouldn't be a huge issue in that he's paid a decent sum of real money and affects the cap even in the AHL, and seemingly isn't part of the game plan with Friedman acquired and POJ coming through.

After Riikola's past 2 seasons here, I think we can safely conclude that's a correct statement.

 

[tom_servo]

Radim the Dream

I think his first goal was the most excited I'd been in the season because I was hyping him up all week in my group chat.

I'm excited about him but I'm happier the coaches seem excited about him.

 

[HuskerTornado]

Sully did mentioned him by name yesterday on Madden as a guy they expect a bigger role for.

 

[mpp9]

Sully did mentioned him by name yesterday on Madden as a guy they expect a bigger role for.

I’ll believe it when I see it. Coaches always say this type of shit.

 

[Jobeycool]

Will shall see if Zohorna can play a full season with the wear and tear and grind on His body and start to play better defense and forecheck with His good speed and showing a nice skill of offense.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

I’ll believe it when I see it. Coaches always say this type of shit.

Sullivan brought him and Drew O'Connor up unprompted amidst a discussion of what McGinn and Heinen might bring to the team. It's pretty rare for Sullivan to deviate from a canned answer in an interview, so it's notable.

Up to those guys to perform, but they're on the staff's radar.

 

[Tender Rip]

Yes!
So happeh.

 

[wej20]

Title made it seem like 1.5 million per year and thought Hextall was an exceedingly generous guy .

 

[Liberty Biberty]

I’ll believe it when I see it. Coaches always say this type of shit.

"Beau Bennett is a top 6 wing, and Simon Desperes is a top 4 D-man."

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Sully didn't want to use him much.

But it's funny to hear Burke and Hextall really liked him and brought him back. This is the same as the Riikola situation where Sullivan's not a fan but the upper management is and the coach still throws a tantrum at not using them.

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[Gurglesons]

Sully didn't want to use him much.

But it's funny to hear Burke and Hextall really liked him and brought him back. This is the same as the Riikola situation where Sullivan's not a fan but the upper management is and the coach still throws a tantrum at not using them.

Sullivan is the one who said he is a fan?

 

[Peat]

Feel like we'll have a far better idea of whether Sully's a fan of Zohorna after the next season or two.

Also, not being funny, but this team's strategy (same with a lot of them) is to get more NHL talent than there is space for so they don't suddenly find they've got less less than they need. The very obvious result of that is that every year, guys that people believed in will simply not get opportunities. Does it mean that nobody believed in them after all? No, it just means someone was going to be unlucky and it was them. Given how involved Sully's voice seems to be in signings, it seems hard to believe we're signing a bunch of guys he doesn't believe in...

 

[DesertedPenguin]

Sully didn't want to use him much.

But it's funny to hear Burke and Hextall really liked him and brought him back. This is the same as the Riikola situation where Sullivan's not a fan but the upper management is and the coach still throws a tantrum at not using them.

Sullivan literally just brought Zohorna up unprompted in an interview and labeled him as an intriguing and exciting player.

 

[66-30-33]

Nice, me ZoHorny now!

 

[Honour Over Glory]

"Beau Bennett is a top 6 wing, and Simon Desperes is a top 4 D-man."

And they both were if it weren't for those meddling kids.

Bennett basically never rebounded from that Oshie hit and Despres and his multiple concussions and lying to come back early.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Sullivan literally just brought Zohorna up unprompted in an interview and labeled him as an intriguing and exciting player.

He's randomly brought Up Riikola before as well before last season and we saw how that went.