2014
07.08
Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford may have dipped his foot into the shallow end of the free-agency pool last week, but that is nothing to be ashamed of.

Nobody expected the Penguins to go out and sign the top free agents on July 1 primarily because they didn’t have a whole lot to work with due to tight salary cap restrictions. Most of the coveted forwards, like Matt Moulson and Paul Stastny, all signed pretty hefty contracts that the Pens would be unable to meet.

Management, however, has been able to work its way around the money issue and sign some promising depth players for a bargain. That’s what the plan was all along, right? Piecing together a bottom-six forward lineup to take the weight off its superstars ...

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