Once talks with Martin St. Louis broke down, did the Penguins move to Ryan Malone?

The Ottawa Sun reports it’s believed Penguins GM Ray Shero originally tried to re-acquire Ryan Malone from the Lightning by offering up defenseman Ryan Whitney, whom he eventually moved to the Ducks for winger Chris Kunitz.
Sources close to the team have confirmed the Penguins made a strong attempt to re-acquire Malone. Names such as Alex Goligoski and Kris Letang were also discussed.