***** This is all about - Building the best & deepest Pens Team for the last 2 yrs for "The Core 3" of - 87 - 71 - 58 *****
{PART 2} : ~~ THIS IS MY "REAL" VERSION OF THE 2020 - 2021 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS TEAM ---------------- [Not like the Part 1 Wish for OR what we should've done]
w/ $83m CAP - {being hopeful it's at least that much}
~ 2020 - 2021 : All NHL Teams have option to ~~ Select 1 Roster Player as a Compliance & Complete Buyout of [1] player **
{bc of the NHL's & Teams lost Revenue from the Coronis Virus problem & bc of a lower Cap than the expected $85m - $87m CAP}
~ The Pens select - LHD- Jack Johnson #3 ---- (Placed on LTIR to show)
~ LW/C- J. McCann #19 --- $8.25m over 3yrs = [$2.75m Per]
~ G - T. Jarry #35 ---------- $6.75m over 3yrs = [$2.25m Per]
~ C/RW- S. Lafferty #37 --- $1.55m over 2yrs = [$775, Per]
~ RW- A. Angello #57 ------ $1.5m over 2yre = [$750,Per]
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RFA's ~ Re-signed :
~ C- E. Rodrigues #9 ------ $2.4m over 2yrs = [$1.2m Per]
~ C/RW- J. Roslovic #25 --- $2.8m over 2yrs = [$1.4m Per]
~ G- A. Hill #31 -------------- $1.7m over 2yrs = [$850, Per] ------- *(1st yr is 2-way deal / 2nd yr is Pro deal)*
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UFA's ~ SIGNED :
~ G- R. Lehner #40 --------- $5m over 1yr = [$5m Per]
~ LHD- D. Forbort #24 ----- $1.4m over 1yr = [$1.4m Per]
~ LW- A. Johnson ----------- $750, over 1yr = [$750, per] ---- (WBS)
~ C- A. Poturalski ----------- $1.5m over 2yrs = [$750, per] --- (WBS)
~ C- V. Lettieri ---------------- $1.5m over 2yrs = [$750, per] --- (WBS)
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RFA's Signed after Not Tendered by team that owned rights : ----- *Try to sneak to WBS [AHL Team] for Depth Players* - (bc of our non-stop injuries)
***** Pens get the Right-Handed Jake Guentzel in Rakell who gets back to his 30-35G / 65-75P production w/ 87 or 71 as Center
*** I've been watching Josh Mahura since he was in Jr's - Love the kid - IMO, he is ready to be a starter.
~ I love Murr's & always will but do NOT believe in paying Goalies over 7% of Salary Cap [$6m +] Also, Have no choice w/ Cap & w/ Emergence of Jarry.
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ANAHEIM DUCKS GET :
~ RHD- Matty Dumba #24
***** Ducks get a needed & Top / younger RHD-man in Dumba.
~ ANA has a group of young & prospect forwards in - Steel, Terry, Jones, Comtois, Lundestrom, & w/ Zegras (a complete beast) who should all make 20'-21' Roster.
- ANA is also loaded at LHD- w/ young players - Larrson, Guhl, LaCombe, & Thrun
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***** Wild get a 25yr old 2- time Stanley Cup Winning Goalie & GMBG knows how good of a Goalie Murr's is.
(Wild, obviously trade an ageing & oft injured Dubnyk w/ only 1 yr left on contract)
** Almeida is a good prospect who just had a 111 point season in WHL.
~ Dumba has had a down yr (but still a great player,IMO) & in Trade Rumors all yr.
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2020-2021 TEAM ROSTER [Lines & Pairings] :
FORWARDS:
- Line #1A ------ 59 - 87 - 67 ~~~~~~~ Best line in NHL - Rakell & Guentzel hit 40 Goals --- (Rakell's give & go game would fit perfect w/ Sid)
- Line #1B ------ 16 - 71 - 17 ~~~~~~~ 2- Speedy, skilled & hard working wingers that can score = Perfect w/ Geno
- Line #3A ------ 19 - 25 - 72 ~~~~~~~ Roslovic is a Center IMO, + w/ McCann's speed & shot + Horny's net front makes a perfect 3rd line ----- *[25-Roslovic]*
- Line #3B ------ 53 - 15 - 13 ~~~~~~~ Best 4th line in hockey, Lowry & Tanev re-united + w/ Teddy B ----- *[15-Lowry]*
Alt. 3rd Line --- 19 - 15 - 25 ~~~~~~~ [15-Lowry] plays a lot of 3rd line min. in def zone & big faceoff's [25-Roslovic]
- H/S --------- 9 / 37 ~~~~~~~~ E-Rod & Lafferty are both perfect #13 F - Can play both C & Wing
- AHL Depth {1st Call-Ups} ~~~~~~ C- J. DeLa Rose #61 / LW- B. Perlini#29 / RW- J. Hayden#42 / RW- A. Angello#57 / C- V. Lettieri / LW- D. O'Conner / LW- A. Johnson#47
"FORWARD's ~ BREAKDOWN"
**~ A Top 9 of - Goat87, Geno, Guentzel, Rakell, Zucker, Rusty, McCanner, Roslovic, & Horny or Lowry - Would have to be the best Top 9 in NHL.
~ Having [7 of 13] Forwards - like 87, 71, 15-Lowry, 25-Roslovic, 19, 9, & 37 All being able to Play Center is crazy versatility in line.
**** The Rakell get is so huge for this team to add that - Legit Right-handed Top line guy on Sid's RW in RAKELL & 67 could be a force w/ his 5 on 5 Play + his ability on PP #1 by playing
that Left wall spot {or the Kessel spot} & w/ his ability to enter zone w/ puck to take some of the pressure off of Geno.
** Lowry is a step down at 3C to Bjugstad but could be great as a 4C. Lowry would play both 3C & 4C when needed.
Plus w/ his face-off ability + his size would help this soft team sooooo much.
** Roslovic is a McCann type trade for & a young player that I really like & would be a perfect young 3C.
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DEFENSE:
- Pair #1 ----- 8 - 58 ~~~~~~~~~~ Dumo & Tanger - 1 of the best Top Pairs in hockey
- Pair #2 ----- 28 - 6 ~~~~~~~~~~ My god, how good is Marino going to keep getting? Pettersson continues to be a great Defensive D-man.
- Pair #3 ----- 76/24 - 10 ~~~~~~ Mahura & Forbort battle for 3rd - LHD spot {IMO Mahura is ready} / Jokiharju starts to explode as Penguin & being mentored by Letang
- H/S ---------- 76 / 24 / 2 ~~~~~ Ruhwedel is a perfect #7 & Forbort is a good LHD-man that was just hurt all last yr.
{AHL Depth} ~~~~~~ LHD- P.O.J.#73 / RHD- M. Bowey#21 / LHD- I. McCoshen#26 / RHD- Z. Trotman#5
"DEFENSEMAN ~ BREAKDOWN"
~ All [8] of these D-men can move the puck & all have a great 1st pass out of zone, The most important part of the Pens system.
~ A Top 4 of Letang. Dumo, Marino, Pettersson is a very good Top 4 in NHL (if healthy)
~ A 3rd Pairing of [2] young 21yr old D-men in Mahura & Joki is Perfect & 2 - Dmen that will be good for a long time
~ Forbort has played top 4 minutes for yrs w/ LAK & a perfect depth guy that will get playing time
~ Ruhwedel is the most under rated & best #7 Dman in NHL
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GOALIES:
~ #1A - G ----- 35 ~~~~~~~~~ I have said Jarry is a #1 for the last 2-3yrs, love seeing him get his chance & do great.
~ #1B - G ----- 40 ~~~~~~~~~ Lehner takes a 1yr deal bc of Expansion Draft coming the next yr & he gets 30-35 starts here.
#3 - G ----- 31 ~~~~~~~~~ Im a huge A. Hill guy, he is def a future starter IMO
**** This is a perfect 3- Goalie set-up, w/ the best - 1A & 1B in the NHL ****
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Le salaire annuel moyen (AAV) de l'offre hostile est calculé en divisant la valeur totale du contrat par: 1. La durée totale du contrat, ou 2. Cinq ans
GMJB knows how good of a forward Simon is. GMJB also brought in Miletic to PGH & Miletic should start to get NHL gms in 20'-21' after another good AHL yr.
- Lowry is a physical / tough - 3C to 4C Tweener that isn't skilled enough for 3C but is just good at everything else [hockey sense] & can also play LW in bottom 6 + a good F/O guy.
- Roslovic is a fav player of mine & a high pick that can play C or wing but hasn't quite played to his potential yet. {GMJR target type}
2021 2nd Rdr = CONDITIONAL PICK
*If Bjugstad [DOES NOT] dress in 75% of regular season games
(61 gms or less)
- Bjugstad is the best player in trade but the Conditional Pick is included bc of his injuries last yr. Juggs is still a good 6'-6" - 2nd or 3rd line C that can also play RW in top 6 or 9.
- ZAR is a younger bottom 6 wing, probably the best defensive forward in NHL, & great PK guy.
- DeSmith is still a very good & cheap back-up, who got stuck in AHL only bc we have 2- great goalies.
No way BUF does that, Joki is better than peak analytical Simon, and I love Miletic, but he's just not enough to move the needle, and as an ANA supporter I despise that trade... I think Dumba is horrendously overrated, and is at best a second pairing guy... I'm not sure I'd trade Mahura for him.
Don't trade ZAR either, he's by far the best player in that trade and is extremely important to this team... Lowery is not close to as good defensively, and is even more of a black hole offensively
If everyone put this much thought into ACGMs, CF would be a better site.
Love the attention to detail. I completely agree that going all-in for the next few years is imperative to give Sid/Geno/Tanger the increased chance to win again. Youth and speed are a huge part of that. I doubt the cap will go up at all though which is unfortunate. I think Minnesota would want something else out of the deal. Maybe a prospect that Guerin is high on. One thing though about the WGP deal. While Lowry is nice, I's be fine with keeping ZAR--Bleuger is bad on face-offs but I think he doesn't look great on the wing. He's less agressive and IMHO less effective on the wing.
Great job.
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