Salary Cap: Saad Times: Come for the Kessel Rumors; Stay for the Red Panda Gifs

[ImporterExporter]

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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[orby]

This is so weird and sudden.

 

[SprootsMasterFlex]

 

[CrosbytoKessel]

If we ge Semin........I'm gonna flip something

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

What the **** did we do to the Blackhawks?

No idea. It's also possible it was to spite Saad.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Bowman is an idiot. He basically relied heavily on DTs core and his scouts, as a GM, he's mostly gotten lucky finding takers for his high priced ****.


Honestly, sign me up for Alex Semin at 3m/1yr which is what he'd likely play for and will blow up beside Geno.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

Shero can go **** himself.

 

[CrosbytoKessel]

Then how will we be able to get Phil??????

 

[SprootsMasterFlex]

 

[wheelz87]

Saad at 6.5 >>>>> Sharp at 5.9

Stupid by Chicago, which is the lone positive here.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

If we ge Semin........I'm gonna flip something

Semin would be a complimentary piece, not the main piece.

 

[Winger for Hire]

Bring us Phil

 

[turd]

CBJ is going to sign Saad. To think that he's gonna get plucked after the trade is just dumb.

 

[PensFanSince1989]

If Saad is really looking for 6 years @ $6.5 million, I'm not sure I'd want him on the penguins anyhow.

 

[Ugene Magic]

So Chicago bent Saad over sending him to Columbus for not taking their deal.

That or Rutherford lowballed like an idiot.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

bull**** they could easily afford him at 6.5M

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

Why not? Kessel makes more. You make it work.

 

[Beauner]

I sort of understand not wanting do deal Saad to Pittsburgh, but both teams are in the opposite conference, so really it's not that big of a deal. Why not take the better deal?

 

[KIRK]

Bull****.

They've got moves lined up for guys like Kunitz for picks in case they got Kessel and could only move one bad contract.

 

[SprootsMasterFlex]

shero can go **** himself.

 

[Human]

Saad at 6.5 >>>>> Sharp at 5.9

Stupid by Chicago, which is the lone positive here.

yes, I don't get that. dump Sharp for whatever and keep your stud winger...

 

[Jaded-Fan]

So Chicago bent Saad over sending him to Columbus for not taking their deal.

That or Rutherford lowballed like an idiot.

Idiot part yes, but when has JR ever lowballed anyone for a player that he wanted?

 

[Beauner]

We seem more than willing to trade for Kessel at 8 mil...

 

[SEALBound]

Then how will we be able to get Phil??????

Well...lots of reports coming out saying the Pens needed them to keep $2mil of his salary...

To me though, you make a guy like Saad work. You find a way to make the numbers work. If it means giving away Nick F-in Spaling for a 7th...you make it work.

 

[billybudd]

Jesus, AA is a lame duck just like Sutter. I'd rather have AA for us, but if I was the Hawks and the name of the game was "get up the ice as quick as possible," I'm taking Sutter.