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Pittsburgh Penguins

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2023-24 Current Cap

Projected Cap Space

$-1,764,451

Current Cap Space

$4,167,500

Projected Cap Hit

$85,264,451

$61.70M

Floor

$83.50M

Limit

LTIR Pool $7,296,530

Annual Cap Hit $86,636,842

Active Roster 23/23

Current Injuries 3

Standard Contracts 48/50

Bonus Overages -

Potential Bonuses $80,000

Retained Remaining 1

Draft Picks Summary

Draft Pick Details NHL Draft

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2024	0	2	0	1	1	1	2
2025	1	0	1	1	1	1	2
2026	1	1	2	1	1	0	2

Draft Pick Details NHL Draft

Free Agents

UFA

Forwards

Defense

Goalies

RFA

Center

52Bemstrom, Emil

Defense

3St. Ivany, John

73Joseph, Pierre-Olivier

Goalies

Cap Projections

	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27
NHL Cap Limit	$83,500,000 $83.50M	$87,675,000 $87.68M	$87,675,000 $87.68M	$87,675,000 $87.68M
Projected Cap Hit	$85,264,451 $85.26M	$74,754,342 $74.75M	$49,616,667 $49.62M	$36,100,000 $36.10M
Projected Cap Space	$-1,764,451 $-1.76M	$12,920,658 $12.92M	$38,058,333 $38.06M	$51,575,000 $51.58M
Annual Cap Hit	$86,636,842 $86.64M
Current Cap Space	$4,167,500 $4.17M
LTIR Pool	$7,296,530 $7.30M
Active Roster	23/23	17/23	9/23	6/23
Standard Contracts	48/50	29/50	14/50	7/50
Actual Salary Paid
Bonus Overages	-	-	-	-
Potential Bonuses	$80,000 $80K	-	-	-
Retained Remaining	1/3	1/3	1/3	1/3

Draft Picks Summary

Draft Pick Details NHL Draft

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2024	0	2	0	1	1	1	2
2025	1	0	1	1	1	1	2
2026	1	1	2	1	1	0	2

Draft Pick Details NHL Draft

Draft Picks Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2024	0	2	0	1	1	1	2
2025	1	0	1	1	1	1	2
2026	1	1	2	1	1	0	2

Draft Pick Details NHL Draft

2024 See Full Draft

Round	Pick From	Trade Details
1		Aug 6 2023 \| Traded Away The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Erik Karlsson, Dillon Hamaliuk and 2026 3rd Round Pick from the San Jose Sharks for Mikael Granlund, Mike Hoffman, Jan Rutta and 2024 1st round pick (top 10 protected) Trade Analysis
2		Mar 7 2024 The Carolina Hurricanes acquired Jake Guentzel from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Michael Bunting, Vasiliy Ponomarev, Ville Koivunen, Cruz Lucius, a conditional 2024 2nd round pick, and a conditional 2024 5th round pick Trade Analysis
2
3		Mar 3 2023 \| Traded Away The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Dmitry Kulikov from the Anaheim Ducks for a 2024 3rd round pick and Brock McGinn Trade Analysis
4
5		Mar 7 2024 The Carolina Hurricanes acquired Jake Guentzel from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Michael Bunting, Vasiliy Ponomarev, Ville Koivunen, Cruz Lucius, a conditional 2024 2nd round pick, and a conditional 2024 5th round pick Trade Analysis
5		Mar 3 2023 \| Traded Away The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Tony Sund from the San Jose Sharks for conditional 2024 fifth round pick and 2023 seventh round pick Trade Analysis
6
7		Jun 29 2023 The New York Rangers acquired a 2023 3rd round pick (#90) from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2023 3rd round pick (#91) and a 2024 7th round pick Trade Analysis
7

2025 See Full Draft

Round	Pick From	Trade Details
1
2		Aug 6 2023 \| Traded Away The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Mike Hoffman and Rem Pitlick from the Montreal Canadiens for Jeff Petry, Casey DeSmith, Nathan Legare, and 2025 2nd Round Pick Trade Analysis
3
4
5
6
7		Mar 8 2024 The Florida Panthers acquired Magnus Hellberg from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Ludovic Waeber and a 2025 7th round pick Trade Analysis
7

2026 See Full Draft

Round	Pick From	Trade Details
1
2
3		Aug 6 2023 The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Erik Karlsson, Dillon Hamaliuk and 2026 3rd Round Pick from the San Jose Sharks for Mikael Granlund, Mike Hoffman, Jan Rutta and 2024 1st round pick (top 10 protected) Trade Analysis
3
4
5
6		Feb 22 2024 \| Traded Away The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Emil Bemstrom from the Columbus Blue Jackets for Alexander Nylander and a 2026 6th round pick Trade Analysis
7		Jan 6 2024 The Chicago Blackhawks acquired Rem Pitlick from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2026 7th round pick Trade Analysis
7

2027 See Full Draft

Round	Pick From	Trade Details
1
2
3
4		Mar 8 2024 The New York Rangers acquired Chad Ruhwedel from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2027 4th round pick Trade Analysis
4
5
6
7

Apr 17

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Apr 11

Matt Perri analyzes Salary vs Cap Hit in Cap Relief Trades

Value of draft picks in future years also examined

Mar 29

Matt Perri reviews trade deadline

Trade Deadline deals compared to the PuckPedia Perri models

Mar 26

Matt Perri shares his Coyotes experience creating the Draft Pick Value Table

Former Coyotes Director of Analytics contributed model for PuckPedia Perri Pick Value Calculator

Mar 25

Matt Perri explains his Cap Relief Value model

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Apr 17 2024 | Pittsburgh Penguins

Jeff Carter

Carter told reporters after Wednesday's season finale versus the New York Islanders that he will retire, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Apr 17 2024 | Pittsburgh Penguins

Emil Bemstrom

Bemstrom will not be in the lineup against the New York Islanders on Wednesday due to an undisclosed injury, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.

Apr 17 2024 | Pittsburgh Penguins

Alex Nedeljkovic

Nedeljkovic was the first goalie to exit the ice at morning skate ahead of Wednesday's road clash with the New York Islanders, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports, indicating he'll guard the cage against the New York Islanders.

Apr 15 2024 | Pittsburgh Penguins

Alex Nedeljkovic

Nedeljkovic stopped 28 of 30 Nashville shots en route to a 4-2 win Monday.

Apr 15 2024 | Pittsburgh Penguins

Reilly Smith

Smith scored a goal on three shots during Monday's 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators.

Apr 15 2024 | Pittsburgh Penguins

Emil Bemstrom

Bemstrom scored a goal in the third period during Monday's 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators.

Apr 15 2024 | Pittsburgh Penguins

Sidney Crosby

Crosby had a power-play goal, an assist and seven shots in Monday's 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators.

Apr 15 2024 | Pittsburgh Penguins

Erik Karlsson

Karlsson scored a goal and added an assist in Monday's 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators.

Apr 15 2024 | Pittsburgh Penguins

Jansen Harkins

Harkins (hand) has been taken off injured reserve ahead of Monday's game versus Nashville, per the NHL media site.

Apr 15 2024 | Pittsburgh Penguins

Alex Nedeljkovic

Nedeljkovic was the first goalie off the ice at morning skate, per Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff, putting him on track to guard the home goal versus the Nashville Predators on Monday.

Mar 8 2024

The Florida Panthers acquired Magnus Hellberg from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Ludovic Waeber and a 2025 7th round pick

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Mar 8 2024

$-800,000

$800,000

The New York Rangers acquired Chad Ruhwedel from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2027 4th round pick

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Mar 7 2024

The Carolina Hurricanes acquired Jake Guentzel from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Michael Bunting, Vasiliy Ponomarev, Ville Koivunen, Cruz Lucius, a conditional 2024 2nd round pick, and a conditional 2024 5th round pick

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Injuries

OUT | Undisclosed |

Expected Return

Sep 16, 2024

Emil Bemstrom | Bemstrom will not be in the lineup against the New York Islanders on Wednesday due to an undisclosed injury, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.

IR-LT | Concussion |

Expected Return

Sep 16, 2024

Ryan Graves | Graves (concussion) will not be in the lineup to face Detroit on Thursday, Dan Kingerski of PittsburghHockeyNow.com reports.

IR-LT | Lower Body |

Expected Return

Sep 16, 2024

Noel Acciari | Acciari (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday. While the team didn't offer specifics, according to Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports, Acciari is headed for long-term injured reserve, which will effectively end his 2023-24 campaign.

All Injuries

Apr 11

Matt Perri analyzes Salary vs Cap Hit in Cap Relief Trades

Value of draft picks in future years also examined

Mar 25

Matt Perri explains his Cap Relief Value model

Former Coyotes Director of Analytics contributed his model for the PuckPedia Perri Cap Relief Calculator

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Aug 23

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Apr 17

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Apr 17

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Apr 11

Matt Perri analyzes Salary vs Cap Hit in Cap Relief Trades

Value of draft picks in future years also examined

Mar 29

Matt Perri reviews trade deadline

Trade Deadline deals compared to the PuckPedia Perri models

Mar 26

Matt Perri shares his Coyotes experience creating the Draft Pick Value Table

Former Coyotes Director of Analytics contributed model for PuckPedia Perri Pick Value Calculator

Current Roster Breakdown

Daily & Historical Cap Tracker

NHL Roster

Projected Cap Space

$-1,764,451

Current Cap Space

$4,167,500

LTIR Pool

$7,296,530

Projected Cap Hit

$85,264,451

$61.70M

Floor

$83.50M

Limit

Forwards

$47,925,000$47.93M

57.4% of cap

Player	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27
Carter, Jeff age39 posC +35	$3,125,000$3.13M	$0 UFA
Crosby, Sidney age36 posC	$8,700,000$8.70M	$8,700,000$8.70M	$0 UFA
Malkin, Evgeni age37 posC	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$0 UFA
Eller, Lars age34 posC	$2,450,000$2.45M	$2,450,000$2.45M	$0 UFA
Smith, Reilly age33 posRW	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$0 UFA
Rust, Bryan age31 posRW	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	$0 UFA 2028
Rakell, Rickard age30 posC	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$0 UFA 2028
Nieto, Matt age31 posLW LTIR	$900,000$900K	$900,000$900K	$0 UFA
Bunting, Michael age28 posLW	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$0 UFA
Harkins, Jansen age26 posC	$850,000$850K	$0 UFA
Acciari, Noel age32 posC LTIR	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$0 UFA
Puljujarvi, Jesse age25 posRW	$800,000$800K	$800,000$800K	$0 UFA
Bemstrom, Emil age24 posC	$900,000$900K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Puustinen, Valtteri age24 posRW	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA-Group6		$0 UFA
O'Connor, Drew age25 posLW	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$0 UFA
Zohorna, Radim age27 posC	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Totals	$47,925,000$47.93M	$41,500,000$41.50M	$22,725,000$22.73M	$10,125,000$10.13M

Defence

$27,857,673$27.86M

33.4% of cap

Player	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27
Letang, Kris age36 posD	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$0 UFA 2028
Karlsson, Erik age33 posD	$9,999,998$10.00M	$9,999,998$10.00M	$9,999,998$10.00M	$9,999,998$10.00M	$0 UFA 2027
Graves, Ryan age28 posD LTIR	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$0 UFA 2029
Pettersson, Marcus age27 posD	$4,025,175$4.03M	$4,025,175$4.03M	$0 UFA
Shea, Ryan age27 posD	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Joseph, Pierre-Olivier age24 posD	$825,000$825K	$0 RFA
St. Ivany, John age24 posD	$857,500$858K	$0 RFA
Ludvig, John age23 posD	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA
Totals	$27,857,673$27.86M	$25,400,173$25.40M	$20,599,998$20.60M	$20,599,998$20.60M

Goaltenders

$6,875,000$6.88M

8.2% of cap

Player	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27
Jarry, Tristan age28 posG	$5,375,000$5.38M	$5,375,000$5.38M	$5,375,000$5.38M	$5,375,000$5.38M	$0 UFA 2028
Nedeljkovic, Alex age28 posG	$1,500,000$1.50M	$0 UFA
Totals	$6,875,000$6.88M	$5,375,000$5.38M	$5,375,000$5.38M	$5,375,000$5.38M

Buried

0.0% of cap

Player	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27
None
Totals

Buyout/Retained

$3,979,167$3.98M

4.8% of cap

Player	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27
Petry, Jeff age36 posD Retained	$1,562,500$1.56M	$1,562,500$1.56M	$0
Guentzel, Jake age29 posLW Retained	$1,500,000$1.50M	$0
Johnson, Jack age37 posD Buyout	$916,667$917K	$916,667$917K	$916,667$917K	$0
Totals	$3,979,167$3.98M	$2,479,167$2.48M	$916,667$917K

Roster vs Non-roster Players

All players on the NHL Roster have their cap hit count towards the team's cap hit.
Players who are not on the NHL Roster (in other leagues) do not count against the cap up to the burying threshold. Non-roster players who have a cap hit above the burying threshold carry a cap charge for the excess.
The team's cap hit each day includes players who are on the NHL Roster as of 5pm Eastern.

Non-roster Forwards

$10,691,668$10.69M

Player	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27
Hinostroza, Vinnie age30 posRW	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Bjorkqvist, Kasper age26 posRW	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Koppanen, Joona age26 posC	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Hallander, Filip age23 posLW	$0 RFA
Gruden, Jonathan age23 posLW	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA
Poulin, Samuel age23 posRW	$863,334$863K	$0 RFA
Hamaliuk, Dillon age23 posLW	$789,167$789K	$0 RFA
Cajkovic, Maxim age23 posRW	$850,833$851K	$0 RFA
Ponomarev, Vasiliy age22 posC	$795,000$795K	$795,000$795K	$0 RFA
Svejkovsky, Lukas age22 posC	$859,167$859K	$859,167$859K	$0 RFA
Ansons, Raivis age22 posRW	$844,167$844K	$844,167$844K	$0 RFA
Yoder, Chase age21 posC	$0
Koivunen, Ville age20 posC	$805,833$806K	$805,833$806K	$805,833$806K	$0 RFA
Broz, Tristan age21 posC	$0
Sillinger, Kirill age22 posC	$0
Frasca, Jordan age22 posC	$859,167$859K	$859,167$859K	$0 RFA
Andonovski, Corey age25 posRW	$925,000$925K	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Lucius, Cruz age20 posRW	$0
Plante, Zam age19 posC	$0
Devlin, Luke age20 posC	$0
Yager, Brayden age19 posC	$0
Ilyin, Mikhail Ye. age19 posLW	$0
Foster, Cooper age18 posC	$0
Järventie, Emil age19 posLW	$0
Johnstone, Marc age27 posRW	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Totals	$10,691,668$10.69M	$5,713,334$5.71M	$805,833$806K

Jul 05

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Jul 03

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Jun 30

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Jun 27

Leafs must be bold if they’ll join NHL draft week trade frenzy

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Jun 23

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Jun 21

10 affordable veterans to watch in NHL free agency

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Non-roster Defence

$5,813,333$5.81M

Player	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27
Ouellet, Xavier age30 posD	$762,500$763K	$0 UFA
Fedun, Taylor age35 posD	$762,500$763K	$0 UFA
Hajek, Libor age26 posD	$0 UFA		$0 UFA
Masonius, Joseph age27 posD	$0	$0 UFA
Samorukov, Dmitri age24 posD	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA-Group6		$0 UFA
Phillips, Clayton age24 posD	$0
Rathbone, Jack age24 posD	$850,000$850K	$0 UFA-Group6		$0 UFA
Palojarvi, Antti age25 posD	$0			$0 UFA
Kim, Michael age28 posD	$0
Nickl, Thimo age22 posD	$0
Belliveau, Isaac age21 posD	$875,000$875K	$875,000$875K	$875,000$875K	$0 RFA
Laatsch, Daniel age22 posD	$0
Pickering, Owen age20 posD	$918,333$918K	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$0 RFA 2027
Collins, Nolan age19 posD	$0
Pieniniemi, Emil age19 posD	$870,000$870K	$870,000$870K	$870,000$870K	$0 RFA
Kangas, Kalle age19 posD	$0
Totals	$5,813,333$5.81M	$2,631,666$2.63M	$2,631,666$2.63M	$886,666$887K

Non-roster Goaltenders

$2,695,834$2.70M

Player	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27
Lindberg, Filip age25 posG	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Blomqvist, Joel age22 posG	$886,667$887K	$886,667$887K	$886,667$887K	$0 RFA
Gauthier, Taylor age23 posG	$859,167$859K	$859,167$859K	$0 RFA
Murashov, Sergei age20 posG	$0
Waeber, Ludovic age27 posG	$950,000$950K	$0 UFA
Totals	$2,695,834$2.70M	$1,745,834$1.75M	$886,667$887K

Pittsburgh Penguins

Team Cap Card

Cap Summary

	2023-24	2024-25
Projected Cap Hit	$85,264,451	$74,754,342
Projected Cap Space	$-1,764,451	$12,920,658
Current Cap Space	$4,167,500	$12,920,658
Active Players	23/23	17/23

Draft Picks

Round	'24	'25
1	0	1
2	2	0
3	0	1

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Team Cap Card

Cap Summary

	2023-24	2024-25
Projected Cap Hit	$85.26M	$74.75M
Projected Cap Space	$-1.76M	$12.92M
Current Cap Space	$4.17M	$12.92M
Active Players	23/23	17/23

Draft Picks

Round	'24	'25
1	0	1
2	2	0
3	0	1

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Pittsburgh Penguins

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Draft Picks

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2024	0	2	0	1	1	1	2
2025	1	0	1	1	1	1	2
2026	1	1	2	1	1	0	2

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