CRANBERRY, Pa. -- It's hard to ignore the fact that the Penguins' salary cap issues are directly related to bad contracts toward the bottom of the lineup that have been dished out by Ron Hextall in the last two years. The core -- in total -- is checking in at a cheaper rate than they have in over a decade, yet this roster might be constructed with one of the worst supporting casts in the Crosby era, at least since they became competitive.
After addressing one of those bad contracts in waiving Kasperi Kapanen Friday, Hextall met with the media here at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex to talk strictly hockey-related activity for just the second time since the regular season began.