Salary Cap: Salary Cap: 2016-17 roster-building part VI | Contract chart, cap info in post #1

[Riptide]

All figures are cap numbers, not salaries.

Estimated 2016-17 salary ceiling: ..~74,000,000
Projected 2016-17 cap spending: .....73,807,499
Approximate LTIR cushion:.................3,750,000
Available cap space:.........................~3,942,501


PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

Forward.................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

Evgeni Malkin|

C​

|

29​

|

9,500,000​

|

9,500,000​

|

9,500,000​

Sidney Crosby|

C​

|

28​

|

8,700,000​

|

8,700,000​

|

8,700,000​

Phil Kessel|

RW​

|

28​

|

6,800,000​

|

6,800,000​

|

6,800,000​

Patric Hornqvist|

RW​

|

29​

|

4,250,000​

|

4,250,000​

|

UFA​

Carl Hagelin|

LW​

|

27​

|

4,000,000​

|

4,000,000​

|

4,000,000​

Chris Kunitz|

LW​

|

36​

|

3,850,000​

|

UFA​

Eric Fehr|

RW​

|

30​

|

2,000,000​

|

2,000,000​

|

UFA​

Nick Bonino|

C​

|

27​

|

1,900,000​

|

UFA​

Oskar Sundqvist|

C​

|

21​

|

700,833​

|

RFA​

Bryan Rust|

RW​

|

23​

|

640,000​

|

640,000​

|

RFA​

Scott Wilson|

LW​

|

23​

|

625,000​

|

625,000​

|

RFA​

Tom Kuhnhackl|

LW​

|

24​

|

625,000​

|

625,000​

|

RFA​

Conor Sheary|

LW​

|

23​

|

575,000​

|

RFA​

Defense.................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

.2018-19​

Kris Letang|

D​

|

28​

|

7,250,000​

|

7,250,000​

|

7,250,000​

Olli Maatta|

D​

|

21​

|

4,083,333​

|

4,083,333​

|

4,083,333​

Trevor Daley|

D​

|

32​

|

3,300,000​

|

UFA​

Ian Cole|

D​

|

27​

|

2,100,000​

|

2,100,000​

|

UFA​

Derrick Pouliot|

D​

|

22​

|

863,333​

|

RFA​

Brian Dumoulin|

D​

|

24​

|

800,000​

|

RFA​

Goalie............,.......​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

.2018-19​

Marc-Andre Fleury|

G​

|

31​

|

5,750,000​

|

5,750,000​

|

5,750,000​

Matt Murray|

G​

|

22​

|

620,000​

|

RFA​

Injured reserve.....​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

.2018-19​

Pascal Dupuis|

RW​

|

36​

|

3,750,000​

|

UFA​

Retained salary.....​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

.2018-19​

Rob Scuderi|

D​

|

37​

|

1,125,000​

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS

Forward...............​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

Jake Guentzel|

C​

|

21​

|

734,167​

|

734,167​

|

734,167​

Teddy Blueger|

C​

|

21​

|

705,000​

|

705,000​

|

RFA​

Dominik Simon|

C​

|

21​

|

692,500​

|

692,500​

|

RFA​

Josh Archibald|

RW​

|

23​

|

659,167​

|

RFA​

Carter Rowney|

RW​

|

26​

|

612,500​

|

612,500​

|

UFA​

Jean-Sebastien Dea|

C​

|

22​

|

585,000​

|

RFA​

Defense...............​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

Ethan Prow|

D​

|

23​

|

730,000​

|

730,000​

|

RFA​

Lukas Bengtsson|

D​

|

22​

|

705,000​

|

705,000​

|

RFA​

Reid McNeill|

D​

|

23​

|

575,000​

|

RFA​

Goalie..................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

Sean Maguire|

G​

|

23​

|

705,000​

|

705,000​

|

RFA​

Tristan Jarry|

G​

|

20​

|

589,167​

|

589,167​

|

RFA​

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Player........................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2015-16​

|

News and notes​

Ben Lovejoy|

D​

|

32​

|

1,100,000​

|Yes, The Rev is the Pens' highest-paid UFA this summer

Matt Cullen|

C​

|

39​

|

800,000​

|"i wish matt cullen was my dad....... sorry dad" —Asuna

Dan O'Donoghue|

LW​

|

25​

|

635,000​

|Empty jersey obtained for Marcantuoni; Group VI UFA

Niclas Andersen|

D​

|

27​

|

625,000​

| Signed with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (KHL)

Jeff Zatkoff|

G​

|

28​

|

600,000​

|On his way out after already losing his job this year

Kevin Porter|

C​

|

30​

|

575,000​

|Provided little than a warm body for the penalty kill

Dustin Jeffrey|

C​

|

28​

|

575,000​

| Signed with Lausanne HC (NLA)

Will O'Neill|

D​

|

27​

|

575,000​

|One of AHL's top scoring defensemen and power play QBs

Steve Oleksy|

D​

|

30​

|

575,000​

|Veteran depth on the blue line with some snarl

Kael Mouillierat|

LW​

|

28​

|

575,000​

|Agitator with a bit of scoring touch at lower level

Tom Sestito|

LW​

|

28​

|

575,000​

|Token minor-league goon

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Player........................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2015-16​

|

News and notes​

Justin Schultz|

D​

|

25​

|

3,900,000​

|Essentially UFA because a qualifying offer is too pricey

Tyler Biggs|

RW​

|

22​

|

894,167​

|Hard to imagine why Brian Burke isn't a GM any more

Beau Bennett|

RW​

|

24​

|

800,000​

|An injury away from becoming M. Night Shyamalan villain

Matthias Plachta|

RW​

|

24​

|

743,000​

|Briefly lived in a barn owned by Shane Doan

Harrison Ruopp|

D​

|

22​

|

650,833​

|Scratched for majority of the season in WBS

James Melindy|

D​

|

22​

|

641,667​

|The other empty jersey obtained for Marcantuoni

Anton Zlobin|

LW​

|

23​

|

608,333​

|Has bounced around between WBS and Wheeling

Tim Erixon|

D​

|

25​

|

600,000​

|Jan's kid still doesn't look like an NHL player

Dominik Uher|

C​

|

23​

|

575,000​

| Signed with HC Sparta Praha (ELH)

SIGNED PROSPECTS

Player​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

Current Team​

|

Contract​

Daniel Sprong|

F​

|

18​

|

Charlottetown (QMJHL)​

|

2 years, $692,500 per​

UNSIGNED PROSPECTS

Player​

​

​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

Current Team (League)​

Anthony Angello|

F​

|

20​

|Cornell (ECAC)

Dane Birks|

D​

|

20​

|Michigan Tech (WCHA)

Blaine Byron|

F​

|

21​

|Maine (HEA)

Troy Josephs|

F​

|

21​

|Clarkson (ECAC)

Sam Lafferty|

F​

|

21​

|Brown (ECAC)

Nikita Pavlychev|

F​

|

18​

|Des Moines (USHL)

Alexander Pechurskiy|

G​

|

25​

|Amur Khabarovsk (KHL)

Ryan Segalla|

D​

|

21​

|Connecticut (HEA)

Jeff Taylor|

D​

|

21​

|Union (ECAC)

Frederik Tiffels|

F​

|

20​

|Western Michigan (NCHC)

Dominik Uher|

C​

|

23​

|HC Sparta Praha (ELH)

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[Riptide]

Also, why is Harrington an attractive option to us if he doesn't make the Leafs team? Not saying I wouldn't want him, but it's not like the Leafs have some dynamic blue line. I guess I'd be concerned as to why he hasn't made their team and will be waived.

Thought we would have learned from Schultz (or Hagelin or Daley) that just because someone doesn't work out somewhere else, doesn't mean they can't work out here. No guarantee, but I wouldn't automatically use that as a measuring stick.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I still think Hudler is a good option for Malkin's LW spot, and unlike Ladd (who will almost definitely be getting something obscene), I could actually see Hudler getting a reasonable contract. Something like what Vrbata got 2 summers ago, a 2 year deal at around $5 million per.

 

[penzweiser]

See what we can do to pry Larkin out of Detroit, it would be a lot, but he'd be dynamite on the team. Wonder if a package like Pouliot+Bonino+1st would interest them.

 

[JTG]

Hudler would be a good option for this team.

 

[JTG]

See what we can do to pry Larkin out of Detroit, it would be a lot, but he'd be dynamite on the team. Wonder if a package like Pouliot+Bonino+1st would interest them.

Detroit would be bonkers to let him go. A stud Detroit born player. You build around Dylan Larkin. You don't trade him away.

 

[66-30-33]

See what we can do to pry Larkin out of Detroit, it would be a lot, but he'd be dynamite on the team. Wonder if a package like Pouliot+Bonino+1st would interest them.

He's untouchable, he's their future after Datsyuk/Zetterberg.

 

[Riptide]

He'd never sign for that, though.

No, probably not. However I'd rather do without then saddle ourselves with an expensive and long term contract for someone who's 30. Especially when that player isn't a super star.

 

[Riptide]

But he doesn't bring speed to that line though. His speed isn't elite like guys like Rust, Letang, Kessel or Hagelin, he's just an above average skater. Saying that Ladd brings speed to that line is like saying Hornqvist bring sniping abilities to Crosby's line. He's not particularly big (6'2" and 200 lbs) and isn't particularly fast, so I have no idea how you can say he brings size and speed to the table.

I agree that his speed isn't like Hagelins. But it doesn't need to be. He's about as fast as Hornqvist. Good enough to get around on the ice and in on the forecheck, but far from great. As for his size, while he might not be huge, at 6-2, he's big enough and he plays a very physical brand.

Personally I think he'd be a great fit with Malkin. Even Malkin's game that he's playing now (pretty NS vs EW) is still a lot slower then Crosby's. I don't think his speed (at least in the next 2-3 years) would really be an issue.

For me, it's not his style of play, his recent play or his speed... it all comes down to how much he wants and how much term he'd want. For those two reasons alone I don't think he's a realistic option for us.

Why would Ladd be a better option here than Kunitz already is? Both had around the same production this year, both throw a bunch of hits and Kunitz has even produced better in the playoffs and costs about 2/3 of what Ladd will be making.

Really? Ladd still has the hand and smarts that Kunitz hasn't had for a while.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Why in the world would you not sign Bennett?

He could get a one year deal for < 1 mil$ and can play top 9 minutes if he is healthy. It's very low risk.

 

[Shrimper]

Dan O'Donoghue?!

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

How come nobody is mentioning Stempniak by the way? I can't really see him being expensive. Neither would Vrbata or PAP be IMO.

 

[scoringmachine]

Trade with Calgary

I believe the pens will win the stanely cup and have the 30th pick.

I was thinking what pens fans think of this trade

To Pens
Calgary's first round pick 6th
Roster player and or prospect

To Calgary
Pens 1st 30th
Goalie Fluery (50% retained)

Calgary really needs a goalie and with Murray playing well he could be the pens number one goalie.

 

[penzweiser]

How come nobody is mentioning Stempniak by the way? I can't really see him being expensive. Neither would Vrbata or PAP be IMO.

Do not want at all, negative interest.

 

[Riptide]

Just as an FYI, someone who's producing around 40 points at ES is good, usually really good.

 

[rintinw]

Even strengh production of some PIT wingers (current and past)

Player​

​

​

|

2015-16​

|

2013-16​

Kunitz|34/80 = 0.43|139/280 = 0.50

Hagelin|37/80 = 0.46|125/282 = 0.44

Hornqvist|36/82 = 0.44|115/246 = 0.47

Kessel|42/82 = 0.51|169/294 = 0.57

Dupuis|N/A|65/121 = 0.54

Perron|24/71 = 0.34|188/278 = 0.42

Neal|44/82 = 0.54|132/248 = 0.53

Jokinen|46/81 = 0.57|132/286 = 0.46

Last season there were 18 LW and 17 RW (as listed on NHL.com) that have achieved 0.50 ES points per game (15 ES points minimum).
There were 38 LW and 33 RW that have achieved 0.40 ES points per game (same criteria).

Given that guys like Hagelin and Hornqvist are seen more as a great complimentary guys on scoring line means you have to shoot for 0.50 p/gm guys if you want real scoring winger. So here are all those guys from last season (there is their production from last season and last 3 seasons to get an idea where they are heading forward):

LW

Player​

​

​

|

2015-16​

|

2013-16​

|

Current status​

Johnny Gaudreau|0.72|0.63|RFA

Michael Cammalleri|0.67|0.48|5mil (3yrs)

Artemi Panarin|0.66|0.66|0.8mil* (1yr)

Jamie Benn|0.66|0.67|5.25mil (1yr)

Taylor Hall|0.65|0.72|6mil (4+yrs)

Brad Marchand|0.61|0.57|4.5mil (1yr)

Alex Ovechkin|0.59|0.57|9.5mil (4+yrs)

Jonathan Huberdeau|0.59|0.49|3.25mil (1yr)

Mike Hoffman|0.59|0.51|RFA

Milan Lucic|0.58|0.54|UFA

Jussi Jokinen|0.57|0.46|4mil (2yrs)

Brandon Saad|0.56|0.51|6mil (4+yrs)

Max Pacioretty|0.56|0.59|4.5mil (3yrs)

Jeff Skinner|0.54|0.43|5.725mil (3yrs)

Jaden Schwartz|0.52|0.51|RFA

Daniel Sedin|0.50|0.52|7mil (2yrs)

James van Riemsdyk|0.50|0.50| 4.25mil (2yrs)

Zach Parise|0.50|0.54|7.5mil (4+yrs)

RW

Player​

​

​

|

2015-16​

|

2013-16​

|

Current status​

Patrick Kane|0.84|0.75|10.5mil (4+yrs)

Jaromir Jagr|0.70|0.58|4mil (1yr)

Blake Wheeler|0.70|0.64|5.6mil (3yrs)

Vladimir Tarasenko|0.63|0.60| 7.5mil (4+yrs)

Mark Stone|0.57|0.56|3.5mil (2yrs)

Brendan Gallagher|0.57|0.48|3.75mil (4+yrs)

Jannik Hansen|0.54|0.41|2.5mil (2yrs)

James Neal|0.54|0.53|5 mil (2yrs)

Nikita Kucherov|0.53|0.50|RFA

Mats Zuccarello|0.53|0.53|4.5mil (3yrs)

Loui Eriksson|0.52|0.44|UFA

Jordan Eberle|0.52|0.54|6mil (3yrs)

Kyle Okposo|0.52|0.58|UFA

Justin Williams|0.51|0.45|3.25mil (1yr)

Cam Atkinson|0.51|0.42|3.5mil (2yrs)

Jiri Hudler|0.50|0.58|UFA

Other names I saw mentioned:

Player​

​

​

|

2015-16​

|

2013-16​

|

Current status​

Mikkel Boedker|0.40|0.40|UFA

Chris Kreider|0.44|0.41|RFA

Andrew Ladd|0.38|0.53|UFA

Tomas Tatar|0.37|0.42|2.75mil (1yr)

Nino Niederreiter|0.46|0.40|2.66mil (1yr)

Lee Stempniak|0.46|0.41|UFA

Michael Frolik|0.42|0.40|4.3mil (4+yrs)

Teddy Purcell|0.42|0.36|UFA

 

[Dying Alive]

The Pens don't have their 1st this year.

 

[Gurglesons]

Entire reason we move Fleury is for cap space. We aren't retaining on him for four more years.

Also, Toronto has our 1st.

 

[Riptide]

No more Bennett please. Do not even qualify him.

That would be beyond stupid.

How often are we crying for wingers? I mean that's what 80% of every one of these threads is about - needing more/better wingers for Crosby and Malkin. And here we have one who's young (24), has some size, who's skilled enough to be a top 6 guy, who's dirt cheap and the best part is already Pens property.

Do I think he'll magically be injury free and play 60+ games next year? No, of course not. Once he does it for a couple years, then we could probably bank on it happening, but until then, I think most will agree that it's unlikely he plays 50 games. Which is absolutely fine. Why? Because he costs absolutely **** all - either to acquire or retain. He's a 900k player who when he's playing, can play a top 6/9 role, and skilled enough to do well there. And when he's inevitability hurt, you put him on LTIR and give those minutes to Wilson or Sundqvist. And who knows, he might have finally figured out how to be healthy - other players have.

Qualifying Bennett is about as risk free as you can get.

Now maybe we don't keep him, but move him for someone else in a similar situation. Koko or Pulkkinen are a pair of prime examples. Koko is unlikely to sign in Boston due to them never giving him a chance at the NHL level. DET fans have said they'd do BB for Pulk due to Pulks own injury issues and their own F depth issues.

Honestly, I don't really care. Keep him, trade him for someone else in a similar situation, or use him as a throw in on a top 6 winger. But do something with him, instead of just tossing him away for nothing.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I'm convinced on Hudler right now. As long as we don't give him too long of a contract.

 

[66-30-33]

When does JR's contract run out? July? August? I know he's in his final year, probably Botterill will be replacing him unless the org wants LOLGuerin to be in charge, then we are ****ed on a Jim Benning level.

 

[Riptide]

I still think Hudler is a good option for Malkin's LW spot, and unlike Ladd (who will almost definitely be getting something obscene), I could actually see Hudler getting a reasonable contract. Something like what Vrbata got 2 summers ago, a 2 year deal at around $5 million per.

Hudler left DET for the KHL over money. I doubt he's giving anyone any discounts. If he'd do a 2 or perhaps even a 3 yr deal, I'd be interested, but I wouldn't hold my breath on that. I see him looking for at least 4x4m and I wouldn't give him that.

 

[Riptide]

When does JR's contract run out? July? August? I know he's in his final year, probably Botterill will be replacing him unless the org wants LOLGuerin to be in charge, then we are ****ed on a Jim Benning level.

I think Rutherford is as here as long as he's content to be here - whether that's for 1 more season or 4 more seasons. If he's doing a good job and is having fun, odds are he'll still be here.

 

[td_ice]

This one is DOA.

 

[66-30-33]

Even if we had our 1st round pick that's a bad trade for the Flames. Their 6th overall+roster player for half of Fleury and the 29th or 30th pick?