Part III:
Updated the contract chart for the offseason.
All figures are cap numbers, not salaries, and are taken directly from www.capgeek.com.
Projected 2014-2015 salary ceiling: ...~68-71,000,000
Projected cap spending: ..........................55,119,167
Projected cap space: .......................~12-15,880,833
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Evgeni Malkin|
Sidney Crosby|
James Neal|
Chris Kunitz|
Pascal Dupuis|
Beau Bennett|
Craig Adams|
Kris Letang|
Paul Martin|
Rob Scuderi|
Olli Maatta|
Robert Bortuzzo|
Marc-Andre Fleury|
Jeff Zatkoff|
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS
Scott Wilson|
Bryan Rust|
Matia Marcantuoni|
Adam Payerl|
Anton Zlobin|
Dominik Uher|
Tom Kuhnhackl|
Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond|
Josh Archibald|
Derrick Pouliot|
Brian Dumoulin|
Harrison Ruopp|
Nick D'Agostino|
Scott Harrington|
Reid McNeill|
Matt Murray|
Eric Hartzell|
UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
Brooks Orpik|
Jussi Jokinen|
Lee Stempniak|
Matt Niskanen|
Tomas Vokoun|
Marcel Goc|
Taylor Pyatt|
Tanner Glass|
Spencer Machacek|
Deryk Engelland|
Joe Vitale|
Chuck Kobasew|
Chris Conner|
Harry Zolnierczyk|
Andrew Ebbett|
Nick Drazenovic|
Brendan Mikkelson|
RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
Brandon Sutter|
Jayson Megna|
Simon Despres|
Philip Samuelsson|
Brian Gibbons|
Zach Sill|
Bobby Farnham|
SIGNED PROSPECTS
Tristan Jarry|
Jean-Sebastien Dea|
UNSIGNED PROSPECTS
Dane Birks|
Teddy Blueger|
Blaine Byron|
Jake Guentzel|
Troy Josephs|
Sean Maguire|
Alexander Pechurskiy|
Ryan Segalla|
Clark Seymour|
Oskar Sundqvist|
This offseason needs to begin the complete destruction and rebuild that the 2 stooges put into motion over 4 years ago. Obviously you can't rely on FA alone to rebuild a team and there are a handful of guys that we all agree should be traded, for anything really. However, we know who the 2014 FA crop will be and there are some intriguing names out there, that could help in key areas we are lacking.
The first order of business, would be to obviously fire Bylsma (his entire staff) and Shero. That should happen the moment we're eliminated, which i pray is this round. Everything beyond that is pointless until they are gone, which we all pray happens.
http://capgeek.com/free-agents/
There are the 2014 FA's. If the cap does increase into the 70-71M range, we would be sitting in the 15M range in terms of space available. That is without signing and RFA's/UFA's from our own team.
I want to break it down into groups.
Group 1:
Players that NEED TO WALK (IE. don't even offer them the time of day).
1. Glass
2. Engo
3. Kobasew
4. Orpik
5. Pyatt
6. Vokoun
Most of those guys are a major reason for the **** we're in. They are easily replaceable by guys already in the system or relatively cheap FA signings from other teams. Didn't include AHL level FA's.
Group 2:
Players that NEED TO RE-SIGN (IE. proved their worth and need to be brought back)
1. Niskanen
2. Vitale
3. Despres (RFA, possibly trade bait)
4. Gibbons (RFA)
5. Megna (RFA)
Nisky has blossomed into a legit #3 and while his price tag will jump north of 4M per, i think given his age and skill set, is worth it at 4.5M per, give or take a little. Vitale is the perfect 4th liner. Every team should have a guy like him. He'll be cheap. Couple of RFA's that obviously need to be kept.
Group 3:
Players that COULD BE KEPT (for the right price, length of term)
1. Sutter (RFA)
2. Goc
3. Jokinen
4. Stemp
Sutter may or may not be worth it, depending on what the trade market is like and whether or not we could lure a Bolland type in FA. Goc, Joki and Stemp could all be pieces but i'm not paying them more then they make now and they wouldn't be first choices.
Now we can look at FA's from other teams that would make sense, depending on what we do with our own players.
Forwards:
1. Bolland
2. Kulemin
3. Winnik
I like Bolland a lot as a #3C. Winnik would be a wonderful fit as a 3/4. Big body, can move people and chip in offensively.
Defenseman:
There really aren't any guys that pop out in the FA class, and quite frankly, if we bring back Nisky and use the plethora of depth we have within the system, we really don't need to dip into the FA pool.
Goaltenders:
1. Halak
2. Brian Elliott
Halak is my sleeper signing for this offseason. He's always been pretty good and flashed elite skills, namely against us a few years back in the postseason. He put up very good numbers this year and at 28 isn't as old as a guy like Miller and won't command near that much cash. IF we can get Fleury out of the mix, he's my #1 target. A 3 year contract would be about perfect as we develop our own young players in Jarry and Murray. Elliott would be a great backup.
Players that i'd absolutely explore trading:
1. Fleury (don't care if we literally give him away)
2. Letang
3. Scuderi (for anything really)
4. Neal
5. Sutter
Players that i'd listen to offers on or use in package for a top 6 winger/top 4 dman:
1. Despres (probably in package deal with one of the guys above)
2. Bennett (see Despres)
Ideally, we could target players like Blake Wheeler, Andrew Ladd, David Perron, Bobby Ryan, Clarke MacArthur, Ryan Kesler, 1st round picks etc. A goalie like Reimer could come into play.
Anyway, post your thoughts on the upcoming FA's and where we should go with our own players as well as guys from other teams.
Updated the contract chart for the offseason.
All figures are cap numbers, not salaries, and are taken directly from www.capgeek.com.
Projected 2014-2015 salary ceiling: ...~68-71,000,000
Projected cap spending: ..........................55,119,167
Projected cap space: .......................~12-15,880,833
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Forward.................
|
Pos.
|
Age
|
2013-14
|
2014-15
|
2015-16
Evgeni Malkin|
C
|
27
|
9,500,000
|
9,500,000
|
9,500,000
Sidney Crosby|
C
|
26
|
8,700,000
|
8,700,000
|
8,700,000
James Neal|
RW
|
26
|
5,000,000
|
5,000,000
|
5,000,000
Chris Kunitz|
LW
|
34
|
3,850,000
|
3,850,000
|
3,850,000
Pascal Dupuis|
RW
|
34
|
3,750,000
|
3,750,000
|
3,750,000
Beau Bennett|
LW
|
21
|
900,000
|
RFA
Craig Adams|
RW
|
36
|
700,000
|
UFA
Defense.................
|
Pos.
|
Age
|
2013-14
|
2014-15
|
.2015-16
Kris Letang|
D
|
26
|
7,250,000
|
7,250,000
|
7,250,000
Paul Martin|
D
|
32
|
5,000,000
|
UFA
Rob Scuderi|
D
|
34
|
3,375,000
|
3,375,000
|
3,375,000
Olli Maatta|
D
|
19
|
894,167
|
894,167
|
RFA
Robert Bortuzzo|
D
|
24
|
600,000
|
RFA
Goalie...................
|
Pos.
|
Age
|
2013-14
|
2014-15
|
.2015-16
Marc-Andre Fleury|
G
|
28
|
5,000,000
|
UFA
Jeff Zatkoff|
G
|
26
|
600,000
|
600,000
|
UFA
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS
Forward...............
|
Pos.
|
Age
|
2013-14
|
2014-15
|
2015-16
Scott Wilson|
LW
|
21
|
655,000
|
655,000
|
RFA
Bryan Rust|
RW
|
22
|
652,500
|
652,500
|
RFA
Matia Marcantuoni|
C
|
19
|
633,333
|
633,333
|
633,333
Adam Payerl|
RW
|
22
|
626,667
|
RFA
Anton Zlobin|
LW
|
20
|
608,333
|
608,333
|
RFA
Dominik Uher|
C
|
20
|
601,667
|
RFA
Tom Kuhnhackl|
LW
|
21
|
598,333
|
RFA
Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond|
RW
|
28
|
550,000
|
UFA
Josh Archibald|
RW
|
21
|
TBA
|
TBA
|
TBA
Defense.............................
|
Pos.
|
Age
|
2013-14
|
2014-15
|
2015-16
Derrick Pouliot|
D
|
19
|
894,167
|
894,167
|
894,167
Brian Dumoulin|
D
|
22
|
831,667
|
RFA
Harrison Ruopp|
D
|
20
|
650,833
|
650,833
|
RFA
Nick D'Agostino|
D
|
23
|
625,000
|
RFA
Scott Harrington|
D
|
20
|
589,167
|
589,167
|
RFA
Reid McNeill|
D
|
21
|
575,000
|
RFA
Goalie................................
|
Pos.
|
Age
|
2013-14
|
2014-15
|
2015-16
Matt Murray|
G
|
19
|
650,833
|
650,833
|
650,833
Eric Hartzell|
G
|
24
|
550,000
|
RFA
UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
Player........................
|
Pos.
|
Age
|
2013-14
|
News and notes
Brooks Orpik|
D
|
33
|
3,750,000
|Longest-tenured Penguin has lost a step or six. Free Candy now a Milk DudJussi Jokinen|
LW
|
30
|
3,000,000
|Only counted for $2.1M against Pens cap, can get a bigger raise elsewhereLee Stempniak|
RW
|
31
|
2,500,000
|Surprisingly good stickhandler likely too pricey for a third-liner on this teamMatt Niskanen|
D
|
26
|
2,300,000
|So that's what a contract year looks like. Unaffordable unless Letang is dealt?Tomas Vokoun|
G
|
37
|
2,000,000
|God bless the man if he's able to continue playing, but it won't be in PittsburghMarcel Goc|
C
|
30
|
1,700,000
|Need to figure out what they want to do with Sutter before deciding on himTaylor Pyatt|
LW
|
32
|
1,550,000
|At least they didn't have to give up anything to get him in the first place? UghTanner Glass|
LW
|
29
|
1,100,000
|Inevitable “Glass re-signs” thread will surely be the board's most anticipatedSpencer Machacek|
RW
|
25
|
632,500
|Group VI UFA provided much-needed scoring touch for WBS after tradeDeryk Engelland|
D
|
31
|
566,667
|Dressing him over Bortuzzo makes Baby Jesus cryJoe Vitale|
C
|
28
|
550,000
|May want to test the market after getting limited minutes in PittsburghChuck Kobasew|
RW
|
31
|
550,000
|Was on 82-goal pace through two games before contracting polioChris Conner|
RW
|
29
|
550,000
|C'mon, Habs – you know you need another 5-foot-9 perimeter wingerHarry Zolnierczyk|
LW
|
26
|
550,000
|Group VI UFA was franchise's best convicted sex offender since TibbettsAndrew Ebbett|
C
|
30
|
550,000
|Near-point-per-game pace with WBS will likely look for a better NHL shotNick Drazenovic|
C
|
26
|
550,000
|Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's top scorer not named KostopoulosBrendan Mikkelson|
D
|
26
|
550,000
|Top-10 scoring defenseman in the AHL this past seasonRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
Player......................
|
Pos.
|
Age
|
2013-14
|
News and notes
Brandon Sutter|
C
|
24
|
2,066,667
|Shero denies that he sews KESLER onto 16's jersey at night while sobbingJayson Megna|
RW
|
23
|
925,000
|”Promising Pens Winger” label remarkably similar to “Office Hot” conceptSimon Despres|
D
|
22
|
840,000
|
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etZpup-GtLw
Philip Samuelsson|
D
|
22
|
627,500
|New extension should be long enough for Jack Neely to be draft-eligibleBrian Gibbons|
C
|
25
|
550,000
|Get legal to start drafting that Must Never Appear On Crosby Line clauseZach Sill|
C
|
25
|
550,000
|Nasty cut from a skate cost him shot at extended look with the big clubBobby Farnham|
LW
|
24
|
550,000
|Remains one of the most aggravating players in the AHLSIGNED PROSPECTS
Player
|
Pos.
|
Age
|
Current Team
|
Contract
Tristan Jarry|
G
|
18
|
Edmonton (WHL)
|
3 years/650,833 per
Jean-Sebastien Dea|
C
|
19
|
Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL)
|
3 years/598,333 per
UNSIGNED PROSPECTS
Player
|
Pos.
|
Age
|
Current Team (League)
Dane Birks|
D
|
18
|Merritt (BCHL)Teddy Blueger|
F
|
19
|Minnesota State (WCHA)Blaine Byron|
F
|
18
|Maine (HEA)Jake Guentzel|
F
|
18
|Nebraska-Omaha (WCHA)Troy Josephs|
F
|
19
|St. Michael's (OJHL)Sean Maguire|
G
|
20
|Boston University (HEA)Alexander Pechurskiy|
G
|
23
|Orsk (VHL)Ryan Segalla|
D
|
18
|Dubuque (USHL)Clark Seymour|
D
|
20
|Peterborough (OHL)Oskar Sundqvist|
F
|
19
|Skellefteå (SHL)
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