Quoting: nateca44
Zucker isn't going to fetch much, and Schmidt would pair well with Poj. That still saves 4 million in cap
5,950,000-5,500,000=450,000
450,000-4,025,000=-3,575,000
-3,575,000+863,333=-2,711,667
Pens only save 2.7 million in cap space with this trade given POJ replaces Pettersson. And no way in hell would they or should they ever try the Matheson-Marino pair ever again. That was a dumpster fire clusterf**k. POJ likely would be paired with Marino and Schmidt with Matheson giving the pens the most expensive 3rd pairing in the league. Schmidt is awful and a massive downgrade to Pettersson. Which says a lot based on how everyone piles on Pettersson here with a massive increase in contract.
https://www.naturalstattrick.com/playercompare.php?fromseason=20202021&thruseason=20202021&stype=2&sit=ev&score=all&stdoi=oi&rate=n&p1=8477969&p2=8477220&loc=B&gpfilt=none&fd=&td=&tgp=410&lines=single
Pens would be better off doing Pettersson for a pick if POJ is going to come up and play with Marino and using the cap space to find a solid 3rd pair RHD.