How will the Kraken impact the Penguins’ cap situation?

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Bryan Rust shoots against the New York Islanders on May 18, 2021.Rise and shine, hockey fans; today, the Seattle Kraken will receive the Penguins’ list of protected players— and, more importantly, the catalog of who will be exposed as a potential expansion draft pick.

We’ll greet the morning by taking a look at the Penguins’ cap breakdown, and how each potential expansion draft pick will affect the amount of cap space the team will be working with this summer.

Breaking down the cap

To imagine what the roster will look like after the expansion draft, we’ll have to make some assumptions; and say what you like about Saturday’s Jared McCann trade, but at least it…