Salary Cap: Season starts soon!

[Riptide]

All figures are cap numbers, not salaries.

Official 2015-16 salary ceiling: ........71,400,000
Projected 2015-16 cap spending: ....69,820,000
Projected offseason cap space: .........1,580,000



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​

Eric Fehr|

C​

|

29​

|

2,000,000​

|

2,000,000​

|

2,000,000​

Nick Bonino|

C​

|

27​

|

1,900,000​

|

1,900,000​

|

UFA​

Sergei Plotnikov|

LW​

|

25​

|

925,000​

|

RFA​

Beau Bennett|

RW​

|

23​

|

800,000​

|

RFA​

Matt Cullen|

C​

|

38​

|

800,000​

|

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​

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​

|

692,500​

|

692,500​

|

692,500​

|

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​

Adam Clendening|

D​

|

22​

|

761,250​

|

RFA​

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​

| Signed with Los Angeles (1 year, $1.5M)

Daniel Winnik|

LW​

|

30​

|

1,300,000​

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

Maxim Lapierre|

C​

|

30​

|

1,100,000​

| Signed with MODO (SHL)

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)

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​

Daniel Sprong|

F​

|

18​

|

Charlottetown (QMJHL)​

|

3 years, $692,500 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)

Jeff Taylor|

D​

|

21​

|Union (ECAC)

Frederik Tiffels|

F​

|

20​

|Western Michigan (NCHC)

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[billybudd]

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?p=106889921#post106889921

Good. With his skating, he can't be getting ragdolled and stopped dead by soft picks and stay in the NHL. You can have one of those problems and get by, but you can't have both. At least he's finally trying to shore up career-threatening weaknesses. If he's managed to fix his release, he may actually be in business.

 

[Mike Lange Version 2]

Still surprised Craig Adams hasnt found a job

 

[Speaking Moistly]

I'm more surprised that Bylsma hasn't tearfully responded to Craigers' retirement with a highlight reel set to My Heart Will Go On.


Mark Eaton.

 

[Headshot77]

Wow, our Wilkes-Barre defense looks bad. Really bad. It's depressing to see most of our defensive depth get pissed away.

 

[Son Goku]

Wow, our Wilkes-Barre defense looks bad. Really bad. It's depressing to see most of our defensive depth get pissed away.

hey maybe some local guys can get a shot.

 

[Deutschland Dangler]

Wow, our Wilkes-Barre defense looks bad. Really bad. It's depressing to see most of our defensive depth get pissed away.

You mean in terms of NHL future?

 

[66-30-33]

So when will WBS sign Murphy to a AHL contract? he earned it in the rookie tournament.

 

[Zen Arcade]

Wow, our Wilkes-Barre defense looks bad. Really bad. It's depressing to see most of our defensive depth get pissed away.

They should have one of best blue lines in the AHL, just not many prospects.

 

[ETA]

I'm not being a smartass, I may have missed something, but where did MJ say Scuderi wouldn't be in the line-up?

I believe people are extrapolating this from the comment about the Pens' defense being a lot more involved in the play this year...

 

[Empoleon8771]

Wow, our Wilkes-Barre defense looks bad. Really bad. It's depressing to see most of our defensive depth get pissed away.

No, it really doesn't look that bad. They have Erixon, Clendening, Oleksy, Warsofsky, O'Neill, Goers and McNeill as players with significant AHL experience and Andersen, who's probably on the level of a good AHLer already. It looks bad in terms of potential NHLers, but their D group overall is downright stacked.

 

[SEALBound]

No, it really doesn't look that bad. They have Erixon, Clendening, Oleksy, Warsofsky, O'Neill, Goers and McNeill as players with significant AHL experience and Andersen, who's probably on the level of a good AHLer already. It looks bad in terms of potential NHLers, but their D group overall is downright stacked.

I doubt both Erixon and Clendening make it to WBS. Those are guys that teams will pick up on waivers.

Letang, Maatta, Cole, Lovejoy, Dumoulin...there's your 5.

Scuderi, Gonchar, Erixon, Clendening, and Pouliot as your 6/7/8. I put Pouliot at the end because he can be in WBS.

I think the real battle is between Erixon and Clendening. One will stay, one will be waived and hope for the best.

As an OT, looking at tickets for the Leafs - Pens game. I can get center ice either Row 7 or 15...can't decide which. 7 is closer but I'm worried my view of the ice won't be as clear as at 15. So to those that have been, especially close, which one would you choose.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I doubt both Erixon and Clendening make it to WBS. Those are guys that teams will pick up on waivers.

People keep ignoring that if a team were to claim Clendening or Erixon, they'd have to keep him in the NHL. From all accounts that I've heard, Clendening isn't NHL ready yet, so why would anyone claim him? If someone did claim him, they'd just be stuck with a non-NHL caliber defenseman that needs to be in the AHL to develop further on their NHL roster. I could see Erixon getting claimed (similar to Strait in 2013 IMO), but that one is 50/50. Erixon would serve a purpose as a #7, but I'm not sure many teams need a #7.

 

[Headshot77]

No, it really doesn't look that bad. They have Erixon, Clendening, Oleksy, Warsofsky, O'Neill, Goers and McNeill as players with significant AHL experience and Andersen, who's probably on the level of a good AHLer already. It looks bad in terms of potential NHLers, but their D group overall is downright stacked.

I suppose I should have clarified that they do look bad on an "NHL upside" perspective, but they have plenty of experience with career AHLer guys.

 

[sf expat71]

I feel like those ages are not updated in the OP. Am I tripping?

 

[Riptide]

I doubt both Erixon and Clendening make it to WBS. Those are guys that teams will pick up on waivers.

Letang, Maatta, Cole, Lovejoy, Dumoulin...there's your 5.

Scuderi, Gonchar, Erixon, Clendening, and Pouliot as your 6/7/8. I put Pouliot at the end because he can be in WBS.

I think the real battle is between Erixon and Clendening. One will stay, one will be waived and hope for the best.

As an OT, looking at tickets for the Leafs - Pens game. I can get center ice either Row 7 or 15...can't decide which. 7 is closer but I'm worried my view of the ice won't be as clear as at 15. So to those that have been, especially close, which one would you choose.

I doubt Clendening gets claimed... he's not likely ready for the NHL. Which means whoever claims him does so and keeps him up, or has to expose him to waivers to be sent down - at which point we can claim him and send him down.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Wow, our Wilkes-Barre defense looks bad. Really bad. It's depressing to see most of our defensive depth get pissed away.

I'm ok with the first 4 on that list of D in WBS. It's not such a terrible situation that can't be fixed.

Remember, in 1 draft year, the Pens gained 2 of their current top 4 defenders (Maatta & Pouliot). JR went and drafted forward heavy this year, next year I expect more of a mix with more picks to play with and likely a few moves to add to that list of draft picks as well.

Also, the good is that college FA's that once thought the Pens might be too crowded, could see an opportunity to get in on a contender and make it to the NHL much quicker.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I doubt Clendening gets claimed... he's not likely ready for the NHL. Which means whoever claims him does so and keeps him up, or has to expose him to waivers to be sent down - at which point we can claim him and send him down.

Yeah I don't see a lot of teams wanting to go through that mess. You get him, see he's not ready and why Team A wanted to send him down to let him develop, Team B waives him and Team A gets first crack to get him back and does and sends him down as planned, just with a delay.

It's....what's the point?

I see Erixon & Clendening passing through waivers.

The only thing on my mind is the potential Vegas and Nords team and the stupid expansion draft and that whole dumb protect this many and lose so and so bull ****. I know, too far ahead to worry about.

 

[Riptide]

Yeah I don't see a lot of teams wanting to go through that mess. You get him, see he's not ready and why Team A wanted to send him down to let him develop, Team B waives him and Team A gets first crack to get him back and does and sends him down as planned, just with a delay.

It's....what's the point?

I see Erixon & Clendening passing through waivers.

The only thing on my mind is the potential Vegas and Nords team and the stupid expansion draft and that whole dumb protect this many and lose so and so bull ****. I know, too far ahead to worry about.

Yeah but look at how that's setup. In 2001 teams could protect either:
1G, 5D, 9F or 2G, 3D, 7F.

I would see us protecting (if the draft was done now):
1G - MAF (Murray doesn't qualify)
5D - Letang, Maatta, Dumoulin, Cole then take your pick. Pouliot doesn't qualify.
9F - Crosby, Malkin, Kessel, Perron, Hornqvist, Bonino, Bennett, then take your pick for the last 2 spots. I could see Rutherford protecting Kunitz and Dupuis. There might be rules around having to protect guys with NMCs.

Now, I don't know about you, but I'm not all that worried about who we'd have to leave unprotected. Lovejoy, Scuderi, Fehr, Cullen (assuming Kunitz and Dupuis were covered), Erixon, etc... some of those guys are quality players who it would suck to lose... but for the most part, they're all replaceable.

 

[End of Line]

Today's the day boys, training camp opens!

 

[WheresRamziAbid]

Wow, our Wilkes-Barre defense looks bad. Really bad. It's depressing to see most of our defensive depth get pissed away.

Pissed away?

Dumolin, Pouliot and Maata will be on the team and Harrington was traded for Kessel.

Other than Despres who was pissed away?

 

[Deutschland Dangler]

Alright, let's get the complaints about the training camp groups rolling.

Other than Despres who was pissed away?

Morrow, I guess?

 

[Vujtek]

Alright, let's get the complaints about the training camp groups rolling.

Bring on the Kunitz vs. Perron battle for the spot next to Sid and Phil.

Dumoulin-Cole pairing?

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Speaking of Perron. http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/9082633-85/perron-skating-david#axzz3m1DExwAt

He worked on his skating and conditioning, he also spent time training with Letang and survived.

 

[AgentM]

Anyone else at training camp this morning? My wife and I are here so that she can see her all time favorite Penguin - Gonchar