Astute fans of the Pittsburgh Penguins have noticed a big problem as the team prepares to begin the 2019-20 season. The Pens are basically out of salary cap space, and as a result talented youngster Marcus Pettersson remains an unsigned restricted free agent.
As a result, most of the summer has been spent wondering when the other shoe will drop and the team will cut their salary to make room for Pettersson. Speculation has gone around for most players that make a salary and don’t have a restrictive no trade clause; from Bryan Rust to Nick Bjugstad to even Justin Schultz or Erik Gudbranson or.