ville5 wrote:Ok, Pens are at $70.2 million. Cap to be between $79.5-$80.
How much of that do you commit to our RFAs? How much for each individual? Discuss.
I don't think you give more than 6 million or so for the RFA's. The only 3 I'd be looking at would be Sheahan, Rust, and Oleksiak. Kuhnhakl is a dime a dozen player and would open a spot that could be fought over by some of the WBS guys.
Sheahan shouldn't get much of a raise from previous contract due to his overall performance since he signed his last one. Oleksiak, though he played better after the trade, he should probably get a 'prove your play wasn't a fluke' deal. He'll get a minor raise for 2 years I would assume. Rust will get a bigger raise from his first deal based on his body of work in the playoffs (this year notwithstanding). But I think Rutherford may pull back just a bit based on what we saw with Sheary when he got his $3mil/yr contract.
My guesses:
Sheahan ~ $2.3 mil
Oleksiak ~ $1.2 mi
Rust ~ $2.8 mil