Penguins Free Agency Update III: Asham signs with NYR; Pens sign Steve MacIntyre, Riley Holzapfel, Jeff Zatkoff; Buzz on Sullivan and Salvador

PENGUINS FREE AGENCY UPDATE III

Arron Asham won’t be returning to Pittsburgh, agreeing to a 2 year – $2 million contract with the New York Rangers, Josh Yohe of the Tribune Review first reported.

GOOD MARKET DEVELOPING FOR SULLIVAN

A pretty good market is developing for Steve Sullivan I’m told. An NHL source tells me teams are calling and the Penguins aren’t one of them. The source says Pittsburgh has not spoken to Sullivan today but “Sullivan hasn’t ruled them out” if Pittsburgh comes back to them, assuming they miss out on Zach Parise.

Whether Sullivan will still be on the market by the time Parise makes a decision remains to be seen.

36 year old Bryce Salvador appears to be in position of captializing on a strong playoff run. “There is tremendous interest in him, ” an NHL source said. The Penguins though are not among the multiple teams to call about Salvador.

Boyes signs with Islanders

The Penguins placed a call into Brad Boyes to express possible interest in 12:00 p.m. hour but that’s all it was and Boyes has signed a one year deal with the New York Islanders.

Another minor league deal for the Penguins who have resigned enforcer Steve MacIntyre to a two year contract worth $625,000 at the NHL level, the team announced. The deal is a two-way contract. The Penguins have also signed minor league forward Riley Holzapfel to a one year deal, two way contract. The center had 8 goals and 22 points for Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey Leaguel

The Penguins have also signed minor league goaltender Jeff Zatkoff to a two year contract (2-way deal) that pays him $525,000 at the NHL level. Zatkoff, 25, went 21-17-1 with a 2.49 GAA and .920 save percentage for the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey league last season.