Will the GM Meetings this week spark trade talk for Pens surrounding Paul Martin, others?

With the Penguins professional scouting organizational meetings scheduled to get underway early next week, the team's off-season blueprint is getting close to taking shape.

However, this could very well be the week that GM Ray Shero begins to lay the groundwork of any potential big trades leading into the draft or later this summer for his hockey club.

While it's a near certainty Shero will get some General Manager's asking about Jordan Staal this week in New York City as the NHL's GM's will be gathering for the GM meetings, there's nothing coming out of the organization yet to suggest that Shero will listen to offers for Staal before he can start negotiating with Staal on July 1. Talk though around the league is that Rick Nash will be the story league wide going into the meetings, but the Penguins could be among the top stories coming out of the meetings as there's some whispers going around that Shero has yet to decide internally to move forward with his current core group.