Training camp is closing in, but there’s still some uncertainty in Pittsburgh about the roster. It’s known they need to trade for a center but unknown when they’ll be able to get the best deal to add an NHL caliber player, on a reasonable contract (the Pens only have a little more than $3 million to spend) and for a decent trade cost.
But there’s a new name in the whispers attached to the Penguins, from a KHL source:
Zaripov is a 36-year old winger who hasn’t played in North American since one lone season in the junior WHL in 1998-99, spending his career in the Super League, most recently with Evgeni Malkin’s hometown team.