The Pittsburgh Penguins are not going to look at their roster wistfully and pine about what might have been.
General manager Ray Shero goes about his business professionally and moves on. He did that last year with Jordan Staal and may be getting ready to do the same with Kris Letang.
The high-scoring defenseman, a Norris Trophy finalist this season, rejected the Penguins' eight-year, $56 million offer, according to ESPN's Pierre LeBrun. That rejection has led to speculation about Letang's future, with the likely conclusion that the Penguins are in the market to trade Letang. That would allow them to get value in return rather than lose him to free agency at the end of next season.
Letang has one year left on a contract that will pay him $3.5 million in 2013-14. Letang scored five goals and had 33 assists for the Penguins in the regular season and was a plus-16. Letang has some defensive skills, but he is primarily known for his offensive talent and skating ability.
The Penguins' reported contract offer represents a substantial raise, but apparently Letang wants more.
Letang's agent Kent Hughes says that ...
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