You wouldn’t quite know it from a lack of news right now, but this part of of the calendar year is typically the time NHL teams shuffle the deck and flip players around as they set course for the following season. With July 1st and free agency opening up shop on Monday, business should finally be picking up.
The Penguins still have a lot of work to do, as their general manager has made no secret that he desires to change up his team. And, with $26.4 million committed to defensemen (fifth most in the league currently) the team is still out of whack with too much spent on their defense that still isn’t worth it or balanced out.