Eklund: Letang Signs With Penguins. Welcome to Rumor Central as Draft Approaches.

Too much!!

Wow! He is simply not worth that money. This statement from capgeek says it all:

CapGeek ‏@capgeek 3m

If the cap were $64.3M in 2014-15 -- and it will likely go up -- it would only leave the #Penguins with $1.17M per remaining roster spot.

Too much!!
- LeftCoaster

wow

Avs should draft Mackinnon.

Too much!!
- LeftCoaster

I'm not a fan of his defensive game. I think this contract will be come an albatross in 3 to 4 years.

Avs should draft Mackinnon.
- goavsgo10

defensemen are expensive!

While too much, tough guy to replace.

While too much, tough guy to replace.
- Doogs

Too true. It's like NJ's situation with Clarkson. He isn't worth the money he is expecting, but if he leaves, it's more goals NJ has to replace.

Sign and trade?

With Pittsburgh's salary structure they are going to have to find depth players from the local beer league. Lots of money tied up in just a few guys.

Only a limited no trade contract. He must name 15 teams where he would go. Hints of a possible sign and trade before his current contract expires next year. People forget, new contract does not kick in for another year.

Sign and trade?

With Pittsburgh's salary structure they are going to have to find depth players from the local beer league. Lots of money tied up in just a few guys.
- kwolf68

Don't you guys have the same issues? Tons of top end talent that are paid top dollar.

Pens better hope the cap number jumps quickly.

Too much!!
- LeftCoaster

Got that right. A one dimensional guy

Pens better hope the cap number jumps quickly.
- 215mike

At worst... next year will be a budget pens team.
Out with flower I says

Avs should draft Mackinnon.
- goavsgo10

They won't. They're just trying to squeeze Florida, who has made no secret of how much they want McKinnon.

Don't you guys have the same issues? Tons of top end talent that are paid top dollar.
- WayneZ

they have top end players but no one making over 6.3mil cap hit. Plus the Blackhawaks can actually draft good players in late rounds and develop them to go along with their expensive players.

Lebrun saying contract is not signed yet..

Lebrun saying contract is not signed yet..
- nascarguy

That's because Letang stated that he would only sign the contract with a 24K solid gold pen. It is still being casted.

That's because Letang stated that he would only sign the contract with a 24K solid gold pen. It is still being casted.
- WayneZ

Wow! He is simply not worth that money. This statement from capgeek says it all:

CapGeek ‏@capgeek 3m

If the cap were $64.3M in 2014-15 -- and it will likely go up -- it would only leave the #Penguins with $1.17M per remaining roster spot.
- WayneZ

So a statement that hypothetically looks into the future 2 years from now says it all? I highly doubt the cap will be that plus players currently on the roster will have their contracts expire by now. That statement means nothing.

Don't you guys have the same issues? Tons of top end talent that are paid top dollar.
- WayneZ

In a way yes, but we have more players locked up with more money left to spend in comparison to the penguins

While too much, tough guy to replace.
- Doogs

This. Overpayment but what were the other options? Can't believe we gave Streit 4 years.

That's because Letang stated that he would only sign the contract with a 24K solid gold pen. It is still being casted.
- WayneZ

Lies obviously he wants a diamond encrusted pen.

So a statement that hypothetically looks into the future 2 years from now says it all? I highly doubt the cap will be that plus players currently on the roster will have their contracts expire by now. That statement means nothing.
- acdc1206

That's one year from now. And it's not purely hypothetical, it's an educated guess with a high probability of being correct. Expecting the cap to be massively different from one year of revenue is just being dense. It'll be somewhere around 70mil. Pens will have 1.3ish million per player they need to sign.