The Penguins have been seeking many avenues of improvement under Kyle Dubas. They’ve grabbed players off waivers, picked up low cost trades to add “something for nothing” (or maybe “something for helping another team dump cap space” more accurately).
European free agents are always a frontier that NHL teams look after. Pittsburgh has already added back Filip Hallander for next season, who won forward of the year in the Swedish league for his work in 2024-25. Reportedly, the Pens are looking at signing another forward in going after the services of Russian forward Maxim Shabanov.
Vegas Golden Knights and Pittsburgh Penguins seem to have a two-horse race going for Maxim Shabanov.