Salary Cap: Pulp Philction Edition

[AR5]

DARTH EDIT:

So the OP was all...

...and I said, "Tell that Phil to Chill!"

... and then I was all...


All figures are cap numbers, not salaries.

Official 2015-16 salary ceiling: ........71,400,000
Projected 2015-16 cap spending: ....68,420,000
Projected offseason cap space: .........2,980,000



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​

Phil Kessel|

RW​

|

27​

|

6,800,000​

|

6,800,000​

|

6,800,000​

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​

Sergei Plotnikov|

LW​

|

25​

|

925,000​

|

RFA​

Beau Bennett|

RW​

|

23​

|

800,000​

|

RFA​

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​

Brian Dumoulin|

D​

|

23​

|

800,000​

|

800,000​

|

RFA​

Goalie............,.......​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2015-16​

|

2016-17​

|

.2017-18​

Marc-Andre Fleury|

G​

|

30​

|

5,750,000​

|

5,750,000​

|

5,750,000​

Jeff Zatkoff|

G​

|

28​

|

600,000​

|

UFA​

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS

Forward...............​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2015-16​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

Tyler Biggs|

RW​

|

22​

|

894,167​

|

RFA​

Oskar Sundqvist|

C​

|

21​

|

700,833​

|

708,333​

|

RFA​

Dominik Simon|

C​

|

20​

|

TBA​

|

TBA​

|

TBA​

|

RFA​

Conor Sheary|

LW​

|

23​

|

667,500​

|

667,500​

|

RFA​

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​

Dominik Uher|

C​

|

22​

|

575,000​

|

RFA​

Bobby Farnham|

LW​

|

26​

|

575,000​

|

UFA​

Kevin Porter|

C​

|

29​

|

575,000​

|

UFA​

Kael Mouillierat|

LW​

|

27​

|

575,000​

|

UFA​

Defense...............​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2015-16​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

Harrison Ruopp|

D​

|

22​

|

650,833​

|

RFA​

Niclas Andersen|

D​

|

27​

|

625,000​

|

UFA​

Tim Erixon|

D​

|

24​

|

600,000​

|

RFA​

David Warsofsky|

D​

|

25​

|

600,000​

|

UFA​

Reid McNeill|

D​

|

23​

|

575,000​

|

575,000​

|

RFA​

Will O'Neill|

D​

|

27​

|

575,000​

|

UFA​

Steve Oleksy|

D​

|

29​

|

575,000​

|

UFA​

Goalie..................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2015-16​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

Matt Murray|

G​

|

21​

|

620,000​

|

620,000​

|

RFA​

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​

| Signed with San Jose (4 years, $4.85M per)

Christian Ehrhoff|

D​

|

32​

|

4,000,000​

|Hitting the market, looking to sign with a contender

Daniel Winnik|

LW​

|

30​

|

1,300,000​

| Signed with Toronto (2 years, $2.25M per)

Maxim Lapierre|

C​

|

30​

|

1,100,000​

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

Steve Downie|

RW​

|

28​

|

1,000,000​

| Signed with Arizona (1 year, $1.75M)

Thomas Greiss|

G​

|

29​

|

1,000,000​

| Signed with N.Y. Islanders (2 years, $1.5M per)

Jayson Megna|

RW​

|

25​

|

874,125​

| Signed with N.Y. Rangers (1 year, $700k)

Blake Comeau|

LW​

|

29​

|

700,000​

| Signed with Colorado (3 years, $2.4M per)

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​

| Signed with Washington (1 year, $700k)

Andrew Ebbett|

C​

|

32​

|

550,000​

| Signed with SC Bern (NLA)

Bobby Farnham|

LW​

|

26​

|

550,000​

| Re-signed with Penguins (1 year, $575k, 2-way)

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​

| Re-signed with Penguins (1 year, $800k)

Brian Dumoulin|

D​

|

23​

|

831,667​

| Re-signed with Penguins (2 years, $800k per)

Ian Cole|

D​

|

26​

|

825,000​

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

Dominik Uher|

C​

|

22​

|

601,667​

| Re-signed with Penguins (1 year, $575k, 2-way)

Tom Kuhnhackl|

LW​

|

23​

|

598,333​

| Re-signed with Penguins (1 year, $575k)

Reid McNeill|

D​

|

23​

|

575,000​

| Re-signed with Penguins (2 years, $575k per)

SIGNED PROSPECTS

Player​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

Current Team​

|

Contract​

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)

Daniel Sprong|

F​

|

18​

|Charlottetown (QMJHL)

Jeff Taylor|

D​

|

21​

|Union (ECAC)

Frederik Tiffels|

F​

|

20​

|Western Michigan (NCHC)

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[Sidney BrOSSby*]

How are there going to be enough pucks?

 

[JTG]

The only issue with Malkin, Crosby, and Kessel is that they will have to make conscious efforts to shoot the puck and not get into those ruts where they are looking for the prettiest play. You have 3 guys who can handle the puck at an elite level, and they like being cute with it.

 

[Ogrezilla]

The only issue with Malkin, Crosby, and Kessel is that they will have to make conscious efforts to shoot the puck and not get into those ruts where they are looking for the prettiest play. You have 3 guys who can handle the puck at an elite level, and they like being cute with it.

kessel can pass, but he likes to shoot more

 

[mpp9]

I think with Perron and PH on one line and Kessel and a decent third wheel on the other, Sid and Geno can become better 200 ft players. They don't need to carry the puck as much. They don't have to be one man cycles like Geno had to be with Neal and Jokinen. And not everything has to run through them anymore.

It may take some time for them to adjust, but it's what's best for them and the team.

 

[Sidney BrOSSby*]

I wish we couldv'e signed Hossa years ago. Getting Kessel is the best but he's not nearly as good on D.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Bored.

They need to move at least one bad contract, they only have 3 proven top 6 wingers and the defense is green (if only they'd played the youth more and not hated Despres).

 

[66-30-33]

I wish we couldv'e signed Hossa years ago. Getting Kessel is the best but he's not nearly as good on D.

Not worried about D if you're getting a player like Kessel to play with Crosby/Malkin. Best D is an epic O.

 

[Darth Vitale]

So I decided to start a new one. Carry on!

This one should be over in the other thread if it's not already.

I will copy the code out of the other thread's first post and edit.

 

[JTG]

kessel can pass, but he likes to shoot more

Kessel likes to handle the puck. Just shoot the thing, Phil.

 

[Asuna]

If the Penguins still want to sign a cheap 4C, Craig Adams is still available.....

 

[Darth Vitale]

Shut it.

 

[CrosbytoKessel]

If the Penguins still want to sign a cheap 4C, Craig Adams is still available.....

You're drink, right? Honestly hope Sunny gets the job for 4th line center.

 

[Shockmaster]

You're drink, right? Honestly hope Sunny gets the job for 4th line center.

Or they get Eric Fehr on the cheap and have Sundqvist play wing.

 

[Darth Vitale]

Thread title given new license to Phil.

 

[Asuna]

You're drink, right? Honestly hope Sunny gets the job for 4th line center.

Do I drink? Sometimes. Am I drunk? No. I was kidding anyways. **** Adams. Worthless pos.

 

[Nakawick]

Scuds for a paper bag of wet farts, come on, some team out there wants that ****.

 

[Pens1566]

If the Penguins still want to sign a cheap 4C, Craig Adams is still available.....

Lifetime ban. Mods, make it happen.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

If the Penguins still want to sign a cheap 4C, Craig Adams is still available.....

Why?


I'm slightly surprised that Bylsma or Shero hasn't managed to collect the precious. But then again, Bylsma doesn't have Shero enabling him anymore and Shero probably got out all of his epic stupidity on his final **** you.

 

[Asuna]

Why?


I'm slightly surprised that Bylsma or Shero hasn't managed to collect the precious. But then again, Bylsma doesn't have Shero enabling him anymore and Shero probably got out all of his epic stupidity on his final **** you.

I'd be pretty surprised if Adams got a job this year.

 

[mpp9]

Kessel likes to handle the puck. Just shoot the thing, Phil.

He's not a guy you want only shooting though. You want him to use his speed, puck carrying and playmaking to create space and find his center.

That'll be the "wtf" moment for Sid/Geno. I can see them not having their stick on the ice b/c they've never had a linemate who can set them up regularly.

 

[Beauner]

The only issue with Malkin, Crosby, and Kessel is that they will have to make conscious efforts to shoot the puck and not get into those ruts where they are looking for the prettiest play. You have 3 guys who can handle the puck at an elite level, and they like being cute with it.

It actually should be easier now, considering the skill they will be playing with. That being said, your point is still a good one. But the good news is that if they get in one of those ruts, an easy play will be to just give it to Kessel in the neutral zone and have him drive wide. I don't know how many times I've seen him blow by a defender wide to create a scoring chance. Then you just have everyone else crash the net, and that rut should end quickly. Nothing cute or fancy about it. Go with speed, drive/crash the net.

 

[Stad]

Yeah, i highly doubt a team signs Craig Adams lol.

 

[Jacob]

I think Kessel has the good kind of selfishness where he won't feel the need to defer or look for whomever his center is. He'll still be shoot-first. I'm not as confident in Geno or Sid doing the same.

So what's Scuderi's contract? Is it limited trade and no movement in the sense of not being able to send him to the AHL should he clear waivers? Or straight up NTC NMC?

 

[Speaking Moistly]

It could end up being the pretty play holy grail of Crosby, Malkin, Letang, Kessel and Pouliot (?). It won't be a new problem for the Pens and I doubt adding another high end player will put an end to it. They might be more successful in it resulting in a goal with Kessel there.

I'd be pretty surprised if Adams got a job this year.

I'd be surprised because he's so awful, but then I wouldn't have been shocked if he'd ended up with one of his buddies. Watch him come back to Pittsburgh to work with the players.

So what's Scuderi's contract? Is it limited trade and no movement in the sense of not being able to send him to the AHL should he clear waivers? Or straight up NTC NMC?

Limited NTC for sure, probably a list of 8 teams that he can't be traded to, and the NMC is sometimes mentioned. I'd assume that the NMC stops him from being waived and assigned to the AHL along with his list of 8 teams as opposed to being a full one. Shero did a damn good job making Scuderi nearly impossible to trade if he's got that.

I guess nothing is really concrete because they lied about things to capgeek and presumably everyone else sometimes.

I don't even want to know what Kunitz's contract looks like.