Penguins Have Clear Move To Make With Breakout Defenseman
The Penguins need to keep Ryan Shea around.
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What direction do you think that Kyle Dubas is gonna take this team in, and what are their priorities gonna be in the off-season?
Do you think that he's had to adjust or had to kinda shift anything in, in light of the season they just had?
I mean, the expectation was, and we talked about it r- in September and October, that they were gonna be about 32nd place, and them making the playoffs and doing what they did is remarkable.
But I think you have to put in the, put it in the perspective of, you know, they were a team that sort of hodgepodged it.
They added guys like Mantha on short-term deals.
They acquired Skinner in the deal for Tristan Jarry.
So, I mean, I don't know how many of the unrestricted free agents other than Malkin will be brought back.
I mean, Malkin obviously is a future Hall of Famer.
He's part of that trio.
They're gonna wanna bring him back, but if he ex- is expecting to make big money, I don't think they're gonna do that, because I think they wanna go out in a limited free agent pool and add players.
What I do think Dubas is gonna do, he's got some prospects that I think are ready, are pushing for NHL time.
You got Owen Pickering on defense.
You've got Sergei Murashev, who I think will back up Spilovs as their goaltender, and then Rutger McGroarty, in a limited amount of games in the American Hockey League, did very well.
So I think the young guys are gonna push for time.
They're gonna move some of the free agents out, and they're gonna be big players in free agency for particular players.
