The Boston Bruins could search for a blue line upgrade and a few depth scoring
Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic: The Boston Bruins will need to take a look at upgrading their blue line this offseason. They might need a little bit more depth, they usually had trouble handling the Buffalo Sabres speed and skill in the primary round.
The Bruins didn’t have numerous trouble scoring within the regular season, however it dropped in the primary round, especially on the second and third lines.
Some pending free agent decisions for the Pittsburgh Penguins
Josh Yohe of The Athletic: Teams keep calling the Pittsburgh Penguins and asking about Bryan Rust. They’ve been told that he’s not available. There can be a high cost; GM Kyle Dubas would only move for a giant return.
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Egor Chinakhov needs a brand new contract after putting up 18 goals and 18 assists in 43 games. Tommy Novak has a $3.5 million cap hit next yr, but his return isn’t guaranteed.
Anthony Mantha had an awesome season with 33 goals and 31 assists, perfect timing for the pending UFA. The Penguins won’t get right into a bidding war, which there might be.
Noel Acciari is one other pending UFA for the Penguins, and provided that he’ll be 34-years-0ld in the beginning of next season, he likely won’t be back. Kevin Hayes won’t be back with the Penguins next yr.
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang didn’t have an excellent regular season and has two years left on his contract at a $6.1 million cap hit. He’ll be 39-years-old in the beginning of next season. There can be no salary cap relief in the event that they bought him out, given he’s on a 35+ deal.
There’s a mutual interest in bringing back defenseman Ryan Shea after putting up 35 points and being a reliable third-pairing defenseman. Connor Clifton won’t be back, but wouldn’t rule out Ilya Solovyov re-signing.
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The Penguins are open to the thought of re-signing goaltender Stuart Skinner, however it seems unlikely that he’ll be back. He’ll get interest elsewhere.
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