It is difficult for me to explain just how surprised I was to see the news late Saturday night that Bryan Rust had signed a new six-year contract extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
It seemed like a long-shot all season, and over the past few weeks whenever somebody would ask me about the Penguins’ chances of re-signing any of their unrestricted free agents Rust was always the one I put at the bottom of the list.
I figured Evgeni Malkin had a 70-30 shot of re-signing given his legacy with the team and connection with Sidney Crosby.