Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ron Hextall has a significant job to do over the next year when it comes to working out new contracts for center Evgeni Malkin and defenseman Kris Letang. It seems like a given (or at least a strong possibility) that both will be re-signed with the only thing left to be decided is for how many years and how much money.
But there is going to be another contract situation that needs to be dealt with over the next year, and that is veteran forward Bryan Rust.
What exactly is that next contract going to look like, whether in Pittsburgh or somewhere else, and should he be looking for.