2013
07.02
07.02
class="ui-droppable">It looked like the Pittsburgh Penguins and Kris Letang might part company.
The Penguins had offered Letang an extension to his contract that was set to run out after the 2013-14 season. Letang was not enamored with the deal and said no.
Jordan Staal had done the same thing to the Penguins last year. Back then, Ray Shero saw the handwriting on the wall and traded him to Carolina so he could play with his brother Eric Staal.
Letang does not have a hockey-playing brother in the NHL and Shero did not trade him. Instead, he came back at the stellar defenseman with another offer. This time, Letang said yes.
BREAKING NEWS: #Pens agree to terms with defenseman Kris Letang; 8-year, $58 million extension. Read ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins had offered Letang an extension to his contract that was set to run out after the 2013-14 season. Letang was not enamored with the deal and said no.
Jordan Staal had done the same thing to the Penguins last year. Back then, Ray Shero saw the handwriting on the wall and traded him to Carolina so he could play with his brother Eric Staal.
Letang does not have a hockey-playing brother in the NHL and Shero did not trade him. Instead, he came back at the stellar defenseman with another offer. This time, Letang said yes.
BREAKING NEWS: #Pens agree to terms with defenseman Kris Letang; 8-year, $58 million extension. Read ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins