In with the New? 2/3 of the Penguins puzzle is clear going into the off-season

As the Penguins head into the off-season two thirds of the puzzle is clear. They are set in goal between Marc Andre Fleury, Brent Johnson, and Brad Thiessen {RFA}. On the blueline, four of their top six defensemen are under contract (Letang, Orpik, Martin, Michalek).

Meanwhile, former first round pick Simon Despres is in the system and will probably be at Wilkes-Barre next year. The team also feels there is still room for improvement out of Ben Lovejoy, Matt Niskanen, Deryk Engelland and others in the minors.

But the forwards right now are a jumbled bunch of pieces which need to be sorted out to complete the puzzle.