Salary Cap: Suttering through another bad off-season is Malkin me Saad and Despressed. Part VIII

[IcedCapp]

I'm sure someone with expert photoshop'er could make a good picture reference.

All figures are cap numbers, not salaries.

Projected 2015-16 salary ceiling: ....71,500,000
Projected 2015-16 cap spending: ....58,595,000
Projected offseason cap space: .......12,905,000



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​

|

35​

|

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​

|

27​

|

7,250,000​

|

7,250,000​

|

7,250,000​

Rob Scuderi|

D​

|

36​

|

3,375,000​

|

3,375,000​

|

UFA​

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​

|

925,000​

|

925,000​

|

925,000​

Josh Archibald|

RW​

|

22​

|

659,167​

|

659,167​

|

RFA​

Scott Wilson|

LW​

|

22​

|

655,000​

|

RFA​

Bryan Rust|

RW​

|

22​

|

652,500​

|

RFA​

Anton Zlobin|

LW​

|

22​

|

608,333​

|

RFA​

Matia Marcantuoni|

C​

|

21​

|

608,333​

|

608,333​

|

RFA​

Jean-Sebastien Dea|

C​

|

21​

|

598,333​

|

598,333​

|

RFA​

Defense...............​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2015-16​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

Harrison Ruopp|

D​

|

21​

|

650,833​

|

RFA​

Scott Harrington|

D​

|

21​

|

589,167​

|

RFA​

Goalie..................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2015-16​

|

2016-17​

|

2017-18​

Tristan Jarry|

G​

|

19​

|

650,833​

|

650,833​

|

650,833​

Matt Murray|

G​

|

20​

|

620,000​

|

620,000​

|

RFA​

Jeff Zatkoff|

G​

|

27​

|

600,000​

|

UFA​

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Player........................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2014-15​

|

News and notes​

Paul Martin|

D​

|

33​

|

5,000,000​

|The rare fairly paid UFA last time around. Too pricey now

Christian Ehrhoff|

D​

|

32​

|

4,000,000​

|Will be happy to escape the voodoo curse on Pens' blueline

Daniel Winnik|

LW​

|

29​

|

1,300,000​

|Expected contract makes more sense for another team

Maxim Lapierre|

C​

|

29​

|

1,100,000​

|Reasonable fourth-line playoff center if priced right

Steve Downie|

RW​

|

27​

|

1,000,000​

|Sparkplug or outright liability with the refs?

Thomas Greiss|

G​

|

29​

|

1,000,000​

|Sure to be moving on with rest of Pens' goalies thriving

Jayson Megna|

RW​

|

25​

|

874,125​

|Group 6 UFA who doesn't have much incentive to return

Blake Comeau|

LW​

|

29​

|

700,000​

|Wrist injury kept his stats -- and his pricetag -- down

Craig Adams|

RW​

|

37​

|

700,000​

|I believe the term is "seppuku" -- Look it up, Harvard Boy

Taylor Chorney|

D​

|

27​

|

550,000​

|Apparently under consideration to bring back to the big club

Andrew Ebbett|

C​

|

32​

|

550,000​

|Token 14th/15th forward likely to look for a better shot

Bobby Farnham|

LW​

|

26​

|

550,000​

|Group 6 UFA beloved for running into people and falling down

Nick Drazenovic|

C​

|

28​

|

550,000​

|Injuries may cost him some money on his next 2-way deal

Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond|

RW​

|

29​

|

550,000​

|One of many casually discarded AHL goons

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Player........................​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

2014-15​

|

News and notes​

Beau Bennett|

RW​

|

23​

|

900,000​

|As likely to be traded as he is to be re-signed, it seems

Brian Dumoulin|

D​

|

23​

|

831,667​

|Pressure is on the front office to decide on his future

Ian Cole|

D​

|

26​

|

825,000​

|Imagine a trade deadline pickup that didn't embarrass

Adam Payerl|

RW​

|

24​

|

626,667​

|Doesn't bring much other than decent size

Nick D'Agostino|

D​

|

24​

|

625,000​

|Buried very, very deep on the depth chart at this point

Dominik Uher|

C​

|

22​

|

601,667​

|Has the makings of a serviceable fourth-liner

Tom Kuhnhackl|

LW​

|

23​

|

598,333​

|Finally over the injury bug?

Reid McNeill|

D​

|

22​

|

575,000​

|Provides grit on an AHL blueline and not much more

Eric Hartzell|

G​

|

25​

|

550,000​

|Nice knowing you, kid

SIGNED PROSPECTS

Player​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

Current Team​

|

Contract​

Oskar Sundqvist|

C​

|

20​

|

SkellefteÃ¥ (SHL)​

|

3 years/708,333 per​

UNSIGNED PROSPECTS

Player​

​

​

|

Pos.​

|

Age​

|

Current Team (League)​

Anthony Angello|

F​

|

18​

|Omaha (USHL)

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​

|

20​

|Clarkson (ECAC)

Sam Lafferty|

F​

|

19​

|Brown (ECAC)

Jaden Lindo|

F​

|

19​

|Owen Sound (OHL)

Sean Maguire|

G​

|

22​

|Boston University (HEA)

Alexander Pechurskiy|

G​

|

24​

|Magnitogorsk (KHL)

Ryan Segalla|

D​

|

20​

|Connecticut (HEA)

Jeff Taylor|

D​

|

20​

|Union (ECAC)

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[Ogrezilla]

Totes! + Yuk-apov's leeching 'abilities' is NOT what our team needs.

Scoring is right at the top of the list of things we need to add to this team. We scored 4 goals combined in the 4 games we lost these last playoffs. We scored 5 goals combined in the 4 games we lost to the Rangers the year before. We scored 2 goals combined in the 4 games we lost to Boston the year before that.

Scoring has been a huge issue once games matter for three consecutive years now.

Again, that's not to say Yakupov is the right answer. For one, he'll probably cost too much if he's even available after the GM change. But we should not be immediately turning away anyone who has a good chance of coming in here and scoring goals.

 

[penguins2946*]

Watch Sutter get traded in a package for Staal, this board would riot

 

[MrBurghundy]

Watch Sutter get traded in a package for Staal, this board would riot

What's the package?

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Watch Sutter get traded in a package for Staal, this board would riot

Pretty much. I have no idea what the motivation behind a deal like that would even be.

 

[Penguinzilla*]

Watch Sutter get traded in a package for Staal, this board would riot

Riot in a good or bad way? Staal is really good, actually

 

[plaidchuck]

Pretty much. I have no idea what the motivation behind a deal like that would even be.

For depth and balanc silly! Gotta have that dangerous third line even if the top.two still have giant holes in them.

 

[MrBurghundy]

For depth and balanc silly! Gotta have that dangerous third line even if the top.two still have giant holes in them.

But still, what's the deal? I'd do it if salary is retained and we didn't give up much other than Sutter. It wouldn't happen in that scenario, but still.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Some complain occasionally about Malkin's rabid contingent of fanboys.

But they have nothing on Staal's entourage. Who still persist to this day years after Jordan told the team to sit and spin and ran off only to prove conclusively that he's not at all what he was so convinced he was.

Obviously I'd take him at 2M a year retained straight up for Sutter to play EXCLUSIVELY on the third line. But that's hilariously out-to-lunch.

 

[IcedCapp]

If you could guarantee me that Staal would play like 2009 Staal and not "I wanna be a Top-6 player" Staal, I would take him back in a heartbeat.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

If you could guarantee me that Staal would play like 2009 Staal and not "I wanna be a Top-6 player" Staal, I would take him back in a heartbeat.

Same.

With salary retained. A lot of it.

Otherwise I don't see the point. We aren't looking for elite third line centers. I hope.

 

[SEALBound]

What's the package?

Hard to judge. I think a clearer picture would emerge if they decide to trade Eric and start a rebuild. Aged Eric...Jordan...Ward...I think they could get a decent return out of trading them that could help set them up better longer term. I don't see a contender coming out that roster with a simple retool.

Eric to Toronto for Kadri, 5OV, +

Jordan to Pit for Sutter, Bennett, 1st 2016, 3rd 2016

Ward to Edmonton or Minnesota for 1st 2015

They could get a decent roster in a couple years out of that. Kadri is 1C, Sutter is 2C which stinks but with their wings and those draft picks I think they'd do ok.

 

[MrBurghundy]

Same.

With salary retained. A lot of it.

Otherwise I don't see the point. We aren't looking for elite third line centers. I hope.

Well yeah. That's why I said what I said. It's all theoretical talk anyway. He's not coming back.

 

[SEALBound]

If you could guarantee me that Staal would play like 2009 Staal and not "I wanna be a Top-6 player" Staal, I would take him back in a heartbeat.

I'd take 2007 wing Staal too. Staal-Malkin-Perron...okay.

 

[plaidchuck]

So they supposedly want to lock up cole long term. Why?? Qualify him as a rfa and then go from there. He wasn't horrible last year but he didn't exactly force his hand either.

 

[MrBurghundy]

So they supposedly want to lock up cole long term. Why?? Qualify him as a rfa and then go from there. He wasn't horrible last year but he didn't exactly force his hand either.

I don't know why people around here still say things like this without a link to back it up. It's not that I don't believe you, but I'd like to read it nonetheless.

 

[plaidchuck]

Some complain occasionally about Malkin's rabid contingent of fanboys.

But they have nothing on Staal's entourage. Who still persist to this day years after Jordan told the team to sit and spin and ran off only to prove conclusively that he's not at all what he was so convinced he was.

Obviously I'd take him at 2M a year retained straight up for Sutter to play EXCLUSIVELY on the third line. But that's hilariously out-to-lunch.

The scary thing is that shero offered him the big money, it was staal that refused.

 

[plaidchuck]

I don't know why people around here still say things like this without a link to back it up. It's not that I don't believe you, but I'd like to read it nonetheless.

https://www.todaysslapshot.com/nhl-east/metropolitan/penguins-looking-to-sign-ian-cole-long-term/

No idea on the validity of the site though.

 

[MrBurghundy]

https://www.todaysslapshot.com/nhl-east/metropolitan/penguins-looking-to-sign-ian-cole-long-term/

No idea on the validity of the site though.

The site may not be legit, but he was just quoting what Yohe reported.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

I'm guessing he's referring to this article:

https://www.todaysslapshot.com/nhl-east/metropolitan/penguins-looking-to-sign-ian-cole-long-term/

There are worse ideas than attempting to lock Cole up for years. I seriously doubt it would be a very expensive proposition. The upside to that is obvious, should he continue to thrive, here.

 

[Vujtek]

So they supposedly want to lock up cole long term. Why?? Qualify him as a rfa and then go from there. He wasn't horrible last year but he didn't exactly force his hand either.

Because he's one year away from UFA-status. Better to lock him up long-term (anything between two to four years) now than head into the season with Cole as top-4 D-man and upcoming UFA-status. Buy some UFA years now before he's really established himself. And not risk him having a career year like Niskanen did and then outpricing himself from our plans.

 

[plaidchuck]

So maybe.something like.1.5 a year for a.couple of years?

Leave it to this org to think freaking niskannen was the difference though. Not like he was involved in another blown 3-1 series lead debacle again this year.

Pardon my grumpy tone today, crap day at work and not even noon yet.

 

[Vujtek]

So maybe.something like.1.5 a year for a.couple of years?

I think it will be a bit higher than that. Something around $2 million for two years, or $2.5 to $3 million for three years.

 

[Bennett Brauer]

The Penguins see upside in Cole and they don't want to make the same mistake (if you want to call it that) we made with Niskanen. Apparently ownership liked Niskanen and wanted him to stay but Shero didn't try to sign him 2 summers ago.

So they want to "right the wrong" looking at Cole as a 2nd chance.

At least that's my thoughts on the Cole situation.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

So they supposedly want to lock up cole long term. Why?? Qualify him as a rfa and then go from there. He wasn't horrible last year but he didn't exactly force his hand either.

Because it might cost cheaper that way then waiting and signing him when he hits UFA.

If he is in the plans long term, then just sign him