That's an overpay for Martinez. He is very overrated. 3 straight seasons of sub 50% control on shots and scoring chances while being mostly paired with Muzzin and deployed with Kopitar. That's not good.

They can’t trade the 2021 1st because there is conditions on the Zucker trade that could make it the Wild’s pick. They can only trade the pick once they clinch a playoff spot.

Didn't he score the game winning goal in the finals? That has to count for something

I think they could, it would just mean the 2020 1st round pick is now locked in as belonging to Minny and no longer has conditions on it. This would be because the condition give the Pens the option to move it to 2021

True but I think GMJR has learned his lesson from 2015 when they basically collapsed after trading for Perron and almost traded a lotto pick instead. Fortunately they were able to barely beat a crap sabres team that year in the last game to get into the playoffs.

I'd take McCann wih age and contract for the next three years over Wheeler and Simon>Martinez

I guess salary caps don't matter anymore?

it does which is why im under it

yeah till Faksa, Kahun, Murray, and Jarry all get new contracts. Then you're not.