Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: There were some potential GM candidates for the Pittsburgh Penguins who weren’t crazy about the idea of being the one who may eventually have to dismantle the Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang core. Malkin and Letang have a year left on their contracts and Crosby has four. It’s believed that the Penguins hope all three could retire as Penguins.
Ron Hextall previously turned down an opportunity to become an assistant GM with the Seattle Kraken. He wanted to be a GM.