Salary Cap: Salary Cap Summer | The grind it out phase | Moar 3C Talk!

[ColePens]

All figures are cap numbers, not salaries.

2017-18 salary ceiling​

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​

|

$75,000,000​

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​

Projected dollars committed |

71,795,000​

2016-17 bonus overage |

50,000​

Approximate cap space |

3,155,000​

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

Forward.................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

|

2019-20​

Evgeni Malkin|

C​

|

30​

|

9,500,000​

|

9,500,000​

|

9,500,000​

Sidney Crosby|

C​

|

29​

|

8,700,000​

|

8,700,000​

|

8,700,000​

Phil Kessel|

RW​

|

29​

|

6,800,000​

|

6,800,000​

|

6,800,000​

Patric Hornqvist|

RW​

|

30​

|

4,250,000​

|

UFA​

Carl Hagelin|

LW​

|

28​

|

4,000,000​

|

4,000,000​

|

UFA​

Conor Sheary|

LW​

|

25​

|

3,000,000​

|

3,000,000​

|

3,000,000​

Ryan Reaves|

RW​

|

30​

|

1,125,000​

|

UFA​

Jake Guentzel|

LW​

|

22​

|

734,167​

|

734,167​

|

RFA​

Bryan Rust|

RW​

|

25​

|

640,000​

|

RFA​

Scott Wilson|

LW​

|

25​

|

625,000​

|

RFA​

Tom Kuhnhackl|

LW​

|

25​

|

625,000​

|

RFA​

Carter Rowney|

C​

|

28​

|

612,500​

|

UFA​

Defense.................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

|

.2019-20​

Kris Letang|

D​

|

30​

|

7,250,000​

|

7,250,000​

|

7,250,000​

Justin Schultz|

D​

|

26​

|

5,500,000​

|

5,500,000​

|

5,500,000​

Brian Dumoulin|

D​

|

25​

|

4,100,000​

|

4,100,000​

|

4,100,000​

Olli Maatta|

D​

|

22​

|

4,083,333​

|

4,083,333​

|

4,083,333​

Matt Hunwick|

D​

|

32​

|

2,250,000​

|

2,250,000​

|

2,250,000​

Ian Cole|

D​

|

28​

|

2,100,000​

|

UFA​

Derrick Pouliot|

D​

|

23​

|

800,000​

|

RFA​

Chad Ruhwedel|

D​

|

27​

|

650,000​

|

650,000​

|

UFA​

Goalie............,.......​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

|

.2019-20​

Matt Murray|

G​

|

23​

|

3,750,000​

|

3,750,000​

|

3,750,000​

Antti Niemi|

G​

|

33​

|

700,000​

|

UFA​

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS

Forward...............​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

|

2019-20​

Zach Aston-Reese|

LW​

|

22​

|

925,000​

|

925,000​

|

RFA​

Adam Johnson|

C​

|

22​

|

925,000​

|

925,000​

|

RFA​

Thomas Di Pauli|

C​

|

23​

|

742,500​

|

RFA​

Freddie Tiffels|

LW​

|

22​

|

742,500​

|

742,500​

|

RFA​

Teddy Blueger|

C​

|

22​

|

705,000​

|

RFA​

Daniel Sprong|

RW​

|

20​

|

692,500​

|

RFA​

Dominik Simon|

C​

|

22​

|

692,500​

|

RFA​

Josh Archibald|

RW​

|

24​

|

675,000​

|

675,000​

|

RFA​

Garrett Wilson|

LW​

|

26​

|

650,000​

|

650,000​

|

UFA​

Greg McKegg|

C​

|

25​

|

650,000​

|

RFA​

Tom Sestito|

LW​

|

29​

|

650,000​

|

UFA​

Defense...............​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

|

2019-20​

Jeff Taylor|

D​

|

23​

|

742,500​

|

742,500​

|

RFA​

Ethan Prow|

D​

|

24​

|

730,000​

|

RFA​

Lukas Bengtsson|

D​

|

23​

|

705,000​

|

RFA​

Frank Corrado|

D​

|

24​

|

650,000​

|

RFA​

Jarred Tinordi|

D​

|

25​

|

650,000​

|

RFA​

Zach Trotman|

D​

|

26​

|

650,000​

|

UFA​

Kevin Czuczman|

D​

|

26​

|

650,000​

|

UFA​

Chris Summers|

D​

|

29​

|

650,000​

|

650,000​

|

UFA​

Goalie..................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2017-18​

|

2018-19​

|

2019-20​

Sean Maguire|

G​

|

24​

|

705,000​

|

RFA​

Casey DeSmith|

G​

|

25​

|

650,000​

|

650,000​

|

UFA​

Tristan Jarry|

G​

|

22​

|

630,833​

|

RFA​

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Player........................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

News and notes​

Mark Streit|

D​

|

39​

|

5,250,000​

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

Chris Kunitz|

LW​

|

37​

|

3,850,000​

| Signed with Tampa Bay (1 year, $2M)

Trevor Daley|

D​

|

33​

|

3,300,000​

| Signed with Detroit (3 years, $3.178M per)

Ron Hainsey|

D​

|

36​

|

2,833,333​

| Signed with Toronto (2 years, $3M per)

Nick Bonino|

C​

|

29​

|

1,900,000​

| Signed with Nashville (4 years, $4.1M per)

Matt Cullen|

C​

|

40​

|

1,000,000​

|Once again sounds like Pens, Wild or retirement

Chad Ruhwedel|

D​

|

27​

|

575,000​

| Re-signed with Penguins (2 years, $650k per)

David Warsofsky|

D​

|

27​

|

575,000​

| Signed with Colorado (2 years, $675k per, 2-way)

Cameron Gaunce|

D​

|

27​

|

575,000​

| Signed with Columbus (2 years, $650k, 2-way)

Kevin Porter|

C​

|

31​

|

575,000​

| Signed with Buffalo (2 years, $650k, 2-way)

Garrett Wilson|

LW​

|

26​

|

575,000​

| Re-signed with Penguins (2 years, $650k per, 2-way)

Tim Erixon|

D​

|

26​

|

575,000​

| Did not receive qualifying offer

Stuart Percy|

D​

|

24​

|

575,000​

| Did not receive qualifying offer

Tom Sestito|

LW​

|

29​

|

575,000​

| Re-signed with Penguins (1 year, $650k, 2-way)

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Player........................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2016-17​

|

News and notes​

Justin Schultz|

D​

|

26​

|

1,400,000​

| Re-signed with Penguins (3 years, $5.5M per)

Derrick Pouliot|

D​

|

23​

|

863,333​

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

Brian Dumoulin|

D​

|

25​

|

800,000​

| Re-signed with Penguins (6 years, $4.1M per )

Oskar Sundqvist|

C​

|

23​

|

700,833​

| Traded to St. Louis for Ryan Reaves

Conor Sheary|

LW​

|

25​

|

667,500​

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

Josh Archibald|

RW​

|

24​

|

659,167​

| Re-signed with Penguins (2 years, $675k per)

Frank Corrado|

D​

|

24​

|

600,000​

| Re-signed with Penguins (1 year, $650k, 2-way)

Jean-Sebastien Dea|

C​

|

23​

|

585,000​

|Needs to take bigger step from AHL supporting cast

SIGNED PROSPECTS

Player​

​

​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

Current Team​

|

Contract​

Filip Gustavsson|

G​

|

19​

|

Lulea HF (SHL)​

|

3 years, 775,833 per​

UNSIGNED PROSPECTS

Player​

​

​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

Current Team (League)​

Niclas Almari|

D​

|

19​

|HPK (Liiga)

Anthony Angello|

F​

|

21​

|Cornell (ECAC)

Dane Birks|

D​

|

21​

|Michigan Tech (WCHA)

Kasper Bjorkqvist|

F​

|

19​

|Providence (HEA)

Blaine Byron|

F​

|

22​

|Maine (HEA)

Jan Drozg|

F​

|

18​

|Shawinigan (QMJHL)

Connor Hall|

D​

|

19​

|Kitchener (OHL)

Ryan Jones|

D​

|

21​

|Nebraska-Omaha (NCHC)

Sam Lafferty|

F​

|

22​

|Brown (ECAC)

Zachary Lauzon|

D​

|

18​

|Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL)

Joe Masonius|

D​

|

20​

|Connecticut (HEA)

Linus Olund|

F​

|

20​

|Brynas IF (SHL)

Antti Palojarvi|

D​

|

18​

|Lukko U20 (SML Jr.A)

Nikita Pavlychev|

F​

|

20​

|Penn State (B1G)

Clayton Phillips|

D​

|

17​

|Fargo (USHL)

Will Reilly|

D​

|

19​

|RPI (ECAC)

Dominik Uher|

C​

|

24​

|HC Sparta Praha (ELH)

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[tom_servo]

This 3C situation is quite vexing.

 

[JTG]

There's really not many options out there.

 

[Coach Travis]

Let’s get this thread off on the right start. I love each and every one of you and respect your differing opinions.

 

[Nakawick]

JR says he has 5 options and that he could pick up someone today if he wanted to. Then says he only had 2 mil to work with. He is talking out his arse and keeping all the options open. No need to rush the 3C aquisition, but a center of some sort will be brought in before the season starts to take some minutes away from Sid and Geno, either Cullen or someone else. The eventual 3C is going to be a good hockey player.

 

[Rossi Rat]

The eventual 3C is going to be a good hockey player.

I guarantee everyone on this board will be underwhelmed when we finally find out who it is.

Sutter 2017.

(Kidding... or am I?)

 

[Nakawick]

I guarantee everyone on this board will be underwhelmed when we finally find out who it is.

Sutter 2017.

(Kidding... or am I?)

Everyone on this board? There has been some pretty underwhelming options thrown out over the last 6 weeks or so.

 

[ColePens]

Let’s get this thread off on the right start. I love each and every one of you and respect your differing opinions.

We have one full boring week upcoming until Sheary's hearing.

 

[Pick87your71Poison]

Let’s get this thread off on the right start. I love each and every one of you and respect your differing opinions.

Great, now we have to wait another 1000 posts before we get another one resembling anything like this...

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Everyone on this board? There has been some pretty underwhelming options thrown out over the last 6 weeks or so.

The 3C will be Craig Adams. Surprise! Everyone is underwhelmed... mostly apocalyptic.

 

[Nakawick]

Let’s get this thread off on the right start. I love each and every one of you and respect your differing opinions.

I am still holding out hope for Grigorenko or Desharnais.

 

[Pick87your71Poison]

I am still holding out hope for Grigorenko or Desharnais.

Didn't take long to completely nullify the one nice post out there.

Maybe we can lure Marcel Goc out of Germany to make his triumphant return to the NHL and make a dominant German duo with Kuhnhackl? Better than anything their fellow German Draisaitl can do with McDavid.

 

[Nakawick]

I wonder if Sutter is one of JR's 5.

 

[Pens x]

George McPhee is giving away NHL players for 6th round picks in 3 years. Let's see if we can pluck someone before he gets fired.

Although I predict we'll land Bozak.

 

[Pick87your71Poison]

I wonder if Sutter is one of JR's 5.

The only way JR is bringing back Sutter is because he wants to be able to trade him a away a 3rd time.

 

[Pick87your71Poison]

George McPhee is giving away NHL players for 6th round picks in 3 years. Let's see if we can pluck someone before he gets fired.

Although I predict we'll land Bozak.

It's really too bad we can't trade picks out as far as we want. McPhee would prob love to start getting a head start on those 2020-2025 drafts.

Someone really should tell him he is just helping out some future GM, but let him have his fun I guess.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

The only way JR is bringing back Sutter is because he wants to be able to trade him a away a 3rd time.

"We're happy to announce that Brandon Sutter has been reacquired and look forward to his contributions to our club."
*5 minutes later*
"I'm happy to announce that Sutter has been traded for Faksa and hope someone is recording his reaction."

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Let’s get this thread off on the right start. I love each and every one of you and respect your differing opinions.

I am still holding out hope for Grigorenko or Desharnais.

They are the creme de la creme.

 

[Peat]

What teams are we expecting to possibly find themselves needing to shed salary and/or a 3C? Only ones I can think of are Detroit, maybe Toronto at a push and Washington, although no way they'll be sending us someone like Eller

Does Janmark have the all clear at Dallas? Does his health possibly change things there?

 

[Malkinstheman]

Florida has an internal budget of 65M. They are currently sitting at 64.1 with around 4 guys to sign. It seemed like Demers was being shopped but maybe bjugstad? Got size and decent contract. Cant really fault him for his bad year since FLA has been an absolute mess the past year.

 

[Penske]

The only way JR is bringing back Sutter is because he wants to be able to trade him a away a 3rd time.

Threepeat! Gotta set the theme for the season.

 

[WayneSid9987]

I have a little more faith in JR's search for players via trade nowadays cuz theres an ace stats guy on the full time payroll now, Sam Ventura.

Sure, things like adding a vet D for a Cup run...Despres for LJ, Hainsey/Streit
or searching out and adding toughness...Reaves
are the outliers but when you're searching for an effective 3C, you need to dig deeper into the stats and thats where Sam comes in.
Sam would detest the idea of Sutter coming back.

 

[Giskard]

I don't think there will be a 3C trade until Sheary re-sign, and JR know exactly the free cap space remaining. And even then he might still want to wait for a definitely answer from Cullen.

 

[PensPlz]

I wonder if Sutter is one of JR's 5.

Would not watch a single game with Brandon ****ter back on this team.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

People wanting Desharnais is probably one of the weirdest player fascinations I have seen here in quite some time.