Possibilities for a Jack Johnson exit strategy for the Pittsburgh Penguins

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty ImagesAs the NHL rounds the corner and looks to begin the draft on Tuesday (seriously, who holds a draft on a Tuesday??), the Pens are left in a state of off-season limbo. They have more work to do, and the draft is often a big opportunity and point where teams figure out NHL trades.

With that in mind, Penguins’ general manager Jim Rutherford’s latest chat with The Athletic’s Josh Yohe has some insight as to how the Pens will handle their over-crowded defense corps.

“Dumoulin and Petterson are still young and aren’t going anywhere,” he said. “And obviously we like Matheson a great deal. He’ll play on the left side. So, that’s our left side. Those three. That’s…