Équipe: 2020-21 Penguins de Pittsburgh

Date de création initiale: 30 sept. 2020

Publié: 3 oct. 2020

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

A. They can easily afford him and simply wait.
B. Rumors are someone is going to tender him. In order to tender him at a rate he'd sign or that you'd actually get him from the penguins,, you are looking at compensation of a 1st and 3rd. So get over it people. To all the "I don't want murray" your teams GM doesn't care what you want. 8 Teams are reportedly in on him. 8. Because there are no 26 year old goal tenders with his level of play available and no one wants to sign an aging vet to a large long term deal.

To clear up the 3RD.
Maniscalco is the man. He signed as a UFA from the NCAA, he could have signed anywhere. He claimed "fit" read between the lines. Ice time. He is the plan. They like his game.
I don't think they are going out looking for a 3RD at this point.
If it doesn't work out they will look for defense later in the usual mid year shakeup.

The cost to dump JJ. is roughly a 2nd. 2.25 this year when buried. The buyout next year is 3.5 million over 4 years. 5.75..... Roughly the same cost what DET did with NY.
The penguins will wrap JJ with POJ.
There are multiple options. DET, TOR, OTT, basically any team looking for defense.
The question you have to ask, is do you pay out 3+ million in FA for an aging defense man of which there are few really good options and a massive need, especially at that cost.
OR, do you take the much younger player on an entry level contract, who you have control over for the next 5-6 years. Defense is always needed. And the demand is greater than the supply. A team with space trying to rebuild or deep pockets in need of defense is going to make a run at this.
POJ is clearly worth more than a 2nd, so additional compensation will come back the other way.

The only place I see this team making a move now is 3 or 4C. And only after they move Murray. Which will probably be before FA opens.