Here are your Pens Points for this Thursday morning... The offseason is only hours old for the Pittsburgh hockey club, but many discussions (and questions) have already been raised regarding the futures of franchise stalwarts—Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin. Both players are currently headed towards unrestricted free agency.
But Tuesday seemed like an especially difficult day at Penguins headquarters because there's a really good chance this was the last time Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang will be in that locker room after 16 seasons. That hurtful realization added to what's been a tough year for Pittsburgh sports. First, Mike Lange announced his retirement after 46 years as the voice of the Penguins.
Not after Pittsburgh’s season ended with a draining Game 7 loss to the New York Rangers in the first round of the playoffs. Rather than prepping for an Eastern Conference semifinal, Malkin and Letang spent Tuesday cleaning out their lockers and trying to talk about their uncertain future as diplomatically as possible. Both stressed their preference would like to keep playing alongside captain Sidney Crosby for as long as they possibly can.
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
18 | D | |
53 | C | |
11 | LW | |
77 | C | |
87 | C | |
33 | G | |
1 | G | |
70 | G | |
8 | D | |
9 | LW | |
52 | D | |
59 | LW | |
43 | LW | |
35 | G | |
42 | RW | |
58 | D | |
71 | C | |
6 | D | |
5 | D | |
23 | RW | |
10 | LW | |
28 | D | |
67 | RW | |
9 | RW | |
2 | D | |
17 | RW | |
16 | LW |