Letang paranoid about getting traded before his no trade clause would kick in next summer?
Kris Letang doesn’t want to be “Jeff Cartered”? The Penguins and Kris Letang found middle ground this morning, reaching an agreement on the numbers of a new deal ($8 years – $58 million). It led to the Penguins taking Letang off the trade block as the two sides intended to finalize the contract and work on the language of the no trade clause this afternoon with expectations of the deal being completed today. The Penguins have been met with a few hiccups on getting official completion of the contract, despite the two sides agreeing on the term and money. One has been the language of the no trade clause (Limited- accept a trade to 15 teams), something both sides were
Penguins select 5-foot-9 center Jake Guentzel in third round
The Pittsburgh Penguins selected center Jake Guentzel (5-9, 153) in the third round with the 89th overall selection in the NHL entry draft. Guentzel a smallish center, had 29 goals and 73 points in 60 games for Sioux City of the USHL. The 18 year old is committed to University of Nebraska-Omaha. Guentzel was the No. 80th ranked player by Central Scouting. One scout on Guentzel tells me, he plays a well rounded two-way game and has “excellent vision and anticipation” with the puck. The feet need to improve the scout said.
Goaltender of the future? Penguins move up in 2nd round to select Tristan Jarry
The Pittsburgh Penguins selected goaltender Tristan Jarry in the second round with the 44th overall selection. Pittsburgh moved up six spots in round 2, trading the 50th, 89th overall selections to the Columbus Blue Jackets for the 44th pick. Jarry, 18, went 18-7-0 with a 1.61 GAA and .936 save percentage in 27 games for the Edmonton Oil Kings of the WHL. Jarry had 6 shutouts this season, tied for 2nd in the WHL. He is listed at 6-foot-2, 181-pounds. Most scouts regard him as the No. 2 or No. 3 best goaltender in the draft class. Draft Rankings on Jarry: TSN 40 | NHL CS: No. 3 NAG | ISS: No. 2 G | McKeen’s: No. 65 | Former
Penguins trade Tyler Kennedy to San Jose for 2nd round pick
The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded Tyler Kennedy to the San Jose Sharks for a second round pick, the teams announced. The Penguins acquire the 50th overall selection in the draft and now have seven picks. In addition to now having the 50th overall selection in the draft, Pittsburgh has picks 77 and 89th overall in the third round. The Penguins pick once in the fourth round (119th overall), twice in the sixth round (164th, 179th) and once in the seventh round (209th overall). Don’t be surprised if one of the Penguins first three picks is moved for a roster player.
Lots of chatting between Wild and Penguins on draft floor
Less than 30 minutes before Round 1, Michael Russo of the Star Tribune mentions there is “lots of chatting” on the draft floor between Wild GM Chuck Fletcher and Penguins GM Ray Shero. The Wild are shopping two players the Penguins had shown interest in the past, winger Devin Setoguchi and third line winger Cal Clutterbuck.
Latest Draft Chatter Kennedy, Jeffrey, Jokinen among Penguins in play
LATEST TRADE BUZZ Chances are good that the Penguins move a salary I’m told. Pierre LeBrun of ESPN confirms that Tyler Kennedy is in play and we continue to hear that the Penguins look to move up in the draft into the second round. The Penguins have made a $2 million qualifying offer to Kennedy and Kennedy, as expected, intends to sign the tender. Could the Penguins move Kennedy to San Jose for one of their second round picks? That rumor is floating out there, sources say.
Penguins officially make qualifying offer to Tyler Kennedy
KENNEDY RECEIVES QUALIFYING OFFER The Pittsburgh Penguins officially made a qualifying offer to winger restricted free agent Tyler Kennedy on Saturday afternoon, agent Steve Bartlett confirms to Inside Pittsburgh Sports.
Penguins, Kris Letang on verge of new deal
Don’t be looking for Kris Letang to be playing elsewhere next season. The two sides have made significant progress in the past 12 hours and an NHL source calls a deal between the Penguins and Letang “imminent”, citing the completion of the deal likely to happen by the end of today. An agreement on the numbers has been reached, 8 years – $58 million, and the two sides have to finalize the language of the no trade clause.
Penguins aggressively working to have agreement in place with Letang by today
LATEST ON KRIS LETANG The Pittsburgh Penguins want the framework of a deal in place with Kris Letang by today, possibly before Round 1 of the NHL entry draft that begins at 3:00 p.m., sources tell Inside Pittsburgh Sports. Pens GM Ray Shero and Kris Letang’s agent Kent Hughes met briefly Saturday afternoon and we’re being told talks intensified late last night after the 10:00 p.m. hour. The latest numbers being floated around from the Penguins end is Pittsburgh going up to 8 years – $58 million, an AAV of $7.25 million.
Pens Free Agency Buzz: Latest on Pascal Dupuis, Craig Adams & Matt Cooke
LATEST PENS FREE AGENCY BUZZ *Talks have not progressed much between the Penguins and Pascal Dupuis thus far. Dupuis agent Allan Walsh went into talks early last week trying to make the argument that Dupuis is a $5 million a year player and talks have remained challenging. Shero and Walsh met for over 90 minutes on Friday evening with the Penguins hoping to make substantial progress towards a deal, but the meeting left talks at a standstill, team sources say. Dupuis camp believes the 34 year old could be in line for a 4 year deal in the range of $18-$22 million on the open market. Talks have not been shutdown but the Penguins for a few days now have