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Unqualified free agents could make for qualified successes for the Pittsburgh Penguins

The NHL draft starts tonight, but for the Pittsburgh Penguins (who don’t pick until 77th overall) the focus is more on Friday and free agency. The Pens don’t have a ton of money or space, but still could probably use adding a decent forward and a right shot defenseman, if possible.

Fortunately for them, the salary cap remaining the same as last year will make for a lot more supply of players on the free agent market in the form of teams not being able or willing to send qualifying offers out. A lack of a QO turns an impending restricted free agent into an unrestricted free agent.