Confirmed with Link: Pens re-sign RFAs Rust ($640k), Wilson, Kuhnhackl ($625k) to 2-year deals

[shureshot66]

$640k AAV for Rust. $625k AAV for Wilson and Kuhnhackl.

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[Epic Neal Time]

Well deserved.

 

[Gold Diamond]

Kids being rewarded for great play. I hope that they can develop some sort of scoring touch in the future, but they are young and play the right way, right now.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Damn those are all good contracts too. It looks like those guys are 3 of our 8 depth forwards next year.

 

[Malkinstheman]

Very nice and cheap. Even for what they are right now these deals are great. If these guys breakout the deals look amazing.

 

[Waffle Fries]

All two-way, I'm assuming?

But good for them. They've earned it. Rust should be a bottom six fixture for a long time.

 

[WayneSid9987]

Good stuff.
Glad JR got it done early.

 

[Shady Machine]

Actually a pay cut, in terms of NHL cap hit, for Wilson and Rust. Good stuff. Cheap bottom 6 next year.

 

[Asuna]

Well this is pleasant news.

 

[Lionel Hutz]

They've earned it

 

[CanadianPensFan1]

Wow. Well done, JR. 3 good guys on 3 good contracts.

Now to sign 3 over priced and oft injured vets to fill out the bottom 6

 

[Shady Machine]

Okay so this is our bottom 6 as of now for next year:


Wilson-Bonino-Rust
Kuhnhackl-Fehr-xxx

Sheary, Simon, Sundqvist as possibilities for spots in bottom 6 as well. To me, the logical move is to move on from Bonino and re-sign Cullen if he's interested. Re-sign Beau to 1 more 1 year contract at 800K or so. That settles the bottom 6 along with some depth. I'd like more size, but that's probably not in the cards.

Then it just boils down to finding that 1 'anchor' at LW and dumping Kunitz.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Good for them, they've earned it.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Well deserved for all three.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Good bang for the buck. Very happy with those signings. 3 serviceable NHL players at under 1M each.

 

[GreatjonUmber]

Actually a pay cut, in terms of NHL cap hit, for Wilson and Rust. Good stuff. Cheap bottom 6 next year.

Must mean they're one-way, right?

3 serviceable guys on cheap contracts. I like this, I'm still a little skeptical of Kuhn, but I think I'm coming around

 

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

Good, and deserved, for the guys and good for the team, nice job by JR.

 

[IcedCapp]

two of the three are definitely NHL players and the 3rd is probably an NHL player. These are the kinds of players who should have been allowed to fight for (and win) roster spots in the past. Happy to see it's happening now. if this core is going to have its window extended at all, they need these kinds of players to exist and contribute.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Must mean they're one-way, right?

3 serviceable guys on cheap contracts. I like this, I'm still a little skeptical of Kuhn, but I think I'm coming around

I'd assume so.

I thought that Kuhnhackl's chances of being a NHL player at all were gone so he's exceeded my expectations already.

 

[djt153]

two of the three are definitely NHL players and the 3rd is probably an NHL player. These are the kinds of players who should have been allowed to fight for (and win) roster spots in the past. Happy to see it's happening now. if this core is going to have its window extended at all, they need these kinds of players to exist and contribute.

i think about having this philosophy for bottom 6 with prior top 6s and defenses and it is maddening

 

[Big McLargehuge]

I'd assume so.

I thought that Kuhnhackl's chances of being a NHL player at all were gone so he's exceeded my expectations already.

Ditto.

If these are all one-way deals I kinda worry about Kuhn...but the cap hit is so nominal that even if he falters it doesn't affect our cap situation if he has to be sent down, there'd just be no money saved (see: Zatkoff, Jeff).

Rust is clearly a NHLer at this point, and Wilson belongs as well. I'm not worried about their deals being 1-way or 2-way, their days in the AHL are likely numbered regardless.

 

[JakeNBake59]

I dunno what it was but I felt there was something about Kuhnhackl right from the minute he came up. I really like what he brings on the PK and as a shot blocker, and theres nothing wrong with having a German around

 

[Shady Machine]

GeneralFanager has these as 2 way deals but no idea if that's true or not.

 

[Extra Texture]

Wow, talk about instant gratification. These three have proven they can hang at the NHL level and now they all get rewarded. Now we can fill out the bottom six with youth, energy, and speed, for under 2M total. The team wins, and the players win. Awesome.