Pittsburgh Penguins

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Head Coach Mike Sullivan

Assistant Coach Todd Reirden
Assistant Coach Mike Vellucci
Goaltending Coach Andy Chiodo

Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins (AHL)

Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)

Projected Cap Hit	$83,279,342
Projected Cap Space	$220,658
Current Cap Space	$220,658
LTIR Pool	$0
Roster	21/23
Contracts	48/50

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Andreas Johnsson \| Johnsson (lower body) skated on a line with Reilly Smith and Evgeni Malkin at Thursday's practice.	Sep 21
Bryan Rust \| Rust (hand) was on the ice for Thursday's practice.	Sep 21
Colin White \| White signed a professional tryout agreement with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.	Sep 9
Austin Wagner \| Wagner inked a professional tryout agreement with Pittsburgh on Wednesday.	Aug 30
TRADE ANALYSIS 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) (0) Leave a Comment	Aug 6

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	Expected Return Thu Sep 28, 2023 Owen Pickering - DAY-TO-DAY - Undisclosed
	Expected Return Tue Oct 10, 2023 Will Butcher - OUT - Undisclosed Thu Sep 21, 2023 Will Butcher \| Butcher is out indefinitely with an undisclosed injury, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports.
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	Expected Return Tue Oct 24, 2023 Jake Guentzel - OUT - Ankle Surgery Thu Sep 21, 2023 Jake Guentzel \| Guentzel (ankle) skated individually Thursday, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

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Performance Bonuses
Movement Clauses
35+ Over 35 Contract
IR - Injured Reserve

Entry Level Contract
Slide Eligible
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract

(12) Forwards $46,900,000 56.2% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027
Carter, Jeff +35	C NHL --> 0	38	$3,125,000 NMC	$0 UFA
Crosby, Sidney	C NHL --> 0	36	$8,700,000 NMC	$8,700,000 NMC	$0 UFA
Malkin, Evgeni	C NHL --> 0	37	$6,100,000 NMC	$6,100,000 NMC	$6,100,000 NMC	$0 UFA (2026)
Eller, Lars	C NHL --> 0	34	$2,450,000	$2,450,000	$0 UFA
Smith, Reilly	RW NHL --> 0	32	$5,000,000 M-NTC	$5,000,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Rust, Bryan	RW NHL --> 0	31	$5,125,000	$5,125,000	$5,125,000	$5,125,000	$0 UFA (2028)
Rakell, Rickard	LW NHL --> 0	30	$5,000,000 M-NTC	$5,000,000 M-NTC	$5,000,000 M-NTC	$5,000,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA (2028)
Nieto, Matt	LW NHL --> 0	30	$900,000	$900,000	$0 UFA
Hinostroza, Vinnie	RW NHL --> 0	29	$775,000	$0 UFA
Guentzel, Jake IR	LW IR --> 0	28	$6,000,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Johnsson, Andreas	LW NHL --> 0	28	$800,000	$0 UFA
White, Colin	C NHL --> 0	26	$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Wagner, Austin	LW NHL --> 0	26	$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Acciari, Noel	C NHL --> 0	31	$2,000,000 M-NTC	$2,000,000 M-NTC	$2,000,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA (2026)
O'Connor, Drew	LW NHL --> 0	25	$925,000	$925,000	$0 UFA
TOTALS			$46,900,000	$36,200,000	$18,225,000	$10,125,000

(7) Defence $27,025,173 32.4% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027
Letang, Kris	D NHL --> 0	36	$6,100,000 NMC	$6,100,000 NMC	$6,100,000 NMC	$6,100,000 NMC M-NTC	$0 UFA (2028)
Karlsson, Erik	D NHL --> 0	33	$9,999,998 NMC	$9,999,998 NMC	$9,999,998 NMC	$9,999,998 NMC	$0 UFA (2027)
Pysyk, Mark	D NHL --> 0	31	$0 UFA
Graves, Ryan	D NHL --> 0	28	$4,500,000 M-NTC	$4,500,000 M-NTC	$4,500,000 M-NTC	$4,500,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA (2029)
Ruhwedel, Chad	D NHL --> 0	33	$800,000	$0 UFA
Pettersson, Marcus	D NHL --> 0	27	$4,025,175 M-NTC	$4,025,175 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Joseph, Pierre-Olivier	D NHL --> 0	24	$825,000	$0 RFA
Smith, Ty	D MIN --> 0	23	$775,000	$0 RFA
TOTALS			$27,025,173	$24,625,173	$20,599,998	$20,599,998

(2) Goalies $6,875,000 8.2% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027
Jarry, Tristan	G NHL --> 0	28	$5,375,000 M-NTC	$5,375,000 M-NTC	$5,375,000 M-NTC	$5,375,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA (2028)
Nedeljkovic, Alex	G MIN --> 0	27	$1,500,000	$0 UFA
TOTALS			$6,875,000	$5,375,000	$5,375,000	$5,375,000

(0) Buried $0 0.0% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027
TOTALS

(2) Buyout & Retained Salary $2,479,167 3.0% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026
Petry, Jeff Retained Salary	D NHL --> 0	35	$1,562,500	$1,562,500
Johnson, Jack Buyout	D NHL --> 0	36	$916,667	$916,667	$916,667
TOTALS			$2,479,167	$2,479,167	$916,667

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	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027
Roster Size Number of players on the Active Roster. Cannot exceed 23 players. Excludes players on IR and LTIR. Learn More Or Ask A Question	21	14	8	6
Standard Player Contracts Number of players signed to Standard Player Contracts (SPC's). Cannot exceed 50 players. Some players do not count towards this, such as 18/19 Year-Old players in Junior with less than 10 NHL Games Played in Season. Learn More Or Ask A Question	48	25	12	6
Upper Limit The maximum Salary Cap Hit of all players counting towards the active roster. Often referred to as "Salary Cap". This is determined in the summer and is based on the previous season's revenues, per the CBA. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$83,500,000	$83,500,000	$83,500,000	$83,500,000
Projected Cap Hit Anticipated Season-End Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap. Assumes current roster is in effect for the remainder of season. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$83,279,342	$68,679,342	$45,116,667	$36,100,000
Projected Cap Space Amount of Cap Space projected to be available at end of year. Calculated as Annual Salary Cap minus Projected Cap Hit. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$220,658	$14,820,658	$38,383,333	$47,400,000
Current Cap Space Amount of Annual Cap Hit that can be added to the roster without exceeding the Upper Limit (Salary Cap Maximum) based on the current roster. For teams using LTIR, Current Cap Space is the amount of annual cap hit that can be added without exceeding the Salary Cap by more than the team's LTIR Pool. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$220,658	$14,820,658	$38,383,333	$47,400,000
Maximum LTIR Pool The maximum amount of Long Term Injured Reserve space potentially available. This is the Cap Hit of player on LTIR less the Cap Space available for team at time player was on LTIR. A player can go on LTIR when they expect to miss 10 games and 24 days in the season. A player on LTIR does not come off of the salary cap, instead a team is allowed to exceed the cap by the LTIR amount. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Roster Annual Cap Hit Anticipated Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap + retained salary + buyouts. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$83,279,342	$68,679,342	$45,116,667	$36,100,000
Carryover Bonus Overages Teams can exceed the salary cap due to players receiving performance bonuses. If a team exceeds the salary cap due to performance bonuses, they carryover to the previous season and reduce the cap space a team has. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$0	$0	$0	$0
Potential Bonuses Performance Bonuses that players on the active roster are eligible to achieve. A team can exceed the salary cap due to performance bonuses, but they carry over to the following season. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$0	$0	$0	$0
Retained Salary Remaining Teams can retain salary/cap hit when they trade a player. A team can only have a maximum of 3 players that they retained salary on. Learn More Or Ask A Question	2	2	3	3

(26) Non-Roster

Player	POS	Age	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026	2026-2027
Hellberg, Magnus	G NHL --> 0 -->	32	$785,000	$0 UFA
Ouellet, Xavier	D MIN --> 0 -->	30	$762,500	$0 UFA
Fedun, Taylor	D MIN --> 0 -->	35	$762,500	$0 UFA
Butcher, Will	D MIN --> 0 -->	28	$775,000	$0 UFA
Friedman, Mark	D MIN --> 0 -->	27	$775,000	$0 UFA
Shea, Ryan	D MIN --> 0 -->	26	$775,000	$0 UFA
Nylander, Alexander	LW NHL --> 0 -->	25	$775,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Hajek, Libor	D MIN --> 0 -->	25	$0 UFA		$0 UFA
Bjorkqvist, Kasper	RW MIN --> 0 -->	26	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Pitlick, Rem	RW NHL --> 0 -->	26	$1,100,000	$0 UFA
Koppanen, Joona	LW MIN --> 0 -->	25	$775,000	$775,000	$0 UFA
Masonius, Joseph	D --> 0 -->	26	$0	$0 UFA
Phillips, Clayton	D --> 0 -->	24	$0
Palojarvi, Antti	D --> 0 -->	24	$0			$0 UFA
Hallander, Filip	C MIN --> 0 -->	23	$0 RFA
Gruden, Jonathan	C MIN --> 0 -->	23	$775,000	$0 RFA
St. Ivany, John	D MIN --> 0 -->	24	$857,500	$0 RFA
Poulin, Samuel	LW MIN --> 0 -->	22	$863,334	$0 RFA
Hamaliuk, Dillon	LW MIN --> 0 -->	22	$789,167	$0 RFA
Lindberg, Filip	G MIN --> 0 -->	24	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Puustinen, Valtteri	LW MIN --> 0 -->	24	$775,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Kim, Michael	D --> 0 -->	28	$0				$0 UFA
Abbandonato, Peter	C --> 0 -->	25	$0		$0 UFA
Zohorna, Radim	LW MIN --> 0 -->	27	$775,000	$0 UFA
Blomqvist, Joel	G --> 0 -->	21	$886,667	$886,667	$886,667	$0 RFA (2026)
Nickl, Thimo	D --> 0 -->	21	$0				$0 UFA
Svejkovsky, Lukas	C MIN --> 0 -->	21	$859,167	$859,167	$0 RFA
Ansons, Raivis	RW MIN --> 0 -->	21	$844,167	$844,167	$0 RFA
Yoder, Chase	C --> 0 -->	21	$0				$0 UFA
Broz, Tristan	C --> 0 -->	20	$0				$0 UFA
Belliveau, Isaac	D --> 0 -->	20	$875,000	$875,000	$875,000	$0 RFA (2026)
Laatsch, Daniel	D --> 0 -->	21	$0				$0 UFA
Sillinger, Kirill	C --> 0 -->	21	$0				$0 UFA
Frasca, Jordan	C MIN --> 0 -->	22	$859,167	$859,167	$0 RFA
Gauthier, Taylor	G MIN --> 0 -->	22	$859,167	$859,167	$0 RFA
Andonovski, Corey	RW MIN --> 0 -->	24	$925,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Swoyer, Colin	D MIN --> 0 -->	25	$0 UFA		$0 UFA
Glover, Ty	C MIN --> 0 -->	22	$859,167	$859,167	$0 RFA
Pickering, Owen	D MIN --> 0 -->	19	$918,333	$918,333	$918,333	$0 RFA (2026)
Murashov, Sergei	G --> 0 -->	19	$0				$0 UFA
Plante, Zam	C --> 0 -->	19	$0				$0 UFA
Collins, Nolan	D --> 0 -->	19	$0				$0 UFA
Devlin, Luke	C --> 0 -->	19	$0				$0 UFA
Yager, Brayden	C --> 0 -->	18	$0				$0 UFA
Pieniniemi, Emil	D --> 0 -->	18	$870,000	$870,000	$870,000	$0 RFA (2026)	$0 UFA
Ilyin, Mikhail Ye.	C --> 0 -->	18	$0				$0 UFA
Foster, Cooper	C --> 0 -->	18	$0				$0 UFA
Järventie, Emil	C --> 0 -->	18	$0				$0 UFA
Kangas, Kalle	D --> 0 -->	18	$0				$0 UFA
Johnstone, Marc	RW --> 0 -->	27	$775,000	$775,000	$0 UFA
TOTALS			$21,650,836	$9,380,835	$3,550,000

	Expected Return Thu Sep 28, 2023 Owen Pickering - DAY-TO-DAY - Undisclosed
	Expected Return Tue Oct 10, 2023 Will Butcher - OUT - Undisclosed Thu Sep 21, 2023 Will Butcher \| Butcher is out indefinitely with an undisclosed injury, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports.
	Expected Return Tue Oct 10, 2023 Raivis Ansons - OUT - Undisclosed Thu Sep 21, 2023 Raivis Ansons \| Ansons (undisclosed) is considered out indefinitely, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports.
	Expected Return Tue Oct 24, 2023 Jake Guentzel - OUT - Ankle Surgery Thu Sep 21, 2023 Jake Guentzel \| Guentzel (ankle) skated individually Thursday, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

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