The Pittsburgh Penguins have eight unrestricted free agents currently on the roster heading into the offseason. They also have two restricted free agents. So, in other words, Jim Rutherford and staff have a lot of decisions to make about who they’ll approach about a new deal before free agency begins on July 1.
Rutherford added a lot of players on one-year deals last summer, which leaves him with a ton of flexibility. For a team that already has multiple handcuffing contracts, he did exactly what was needed to put the Pittsburgh Penguins in a better financial situation.
We already know for sure that Craig Adams will not be a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins next season, so that covers one of the eight.