On July 1 the NHL’s free agency market will open, but teams will have to prepare and plan for their moves in the weeks to come. Here’s what the Penguins are looking at in this cycle.
Notable Unrestricted free agents
Matt Grzelcyk
Matt Nieto
Boko Imama
Joona KoppanenFilip Kral (already signed with a Czech team next season)
Nathan Clurman
The Penguins don’t have that many UFA’s left after trading Lars Eller, Marcus Pettersson, Drew O’Connor and Anthony Beauvillier during the course of the season.
Kyle Dubas didn’t close the door on Grzelcyk’s potential return but his answer was very diplomatic, much like after the deadline when no contender wanted to trade for the erstwhile defender.