Pens' Contracts and a Look Ahead
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The following is a listing of each Penguins player and his contract status, along with a look at his future with the team.
FORWARDS
Sidney Crosby
Contract Status: Signed through 2012-13 at average of $8.7 million per season.
Looking ahead: Took less on his deal so Pens could build winner around him.
Marian Hossa
Contract Status: Made $7 million, can be unrestricted free agent July 1.
Looking ahead: Pens will make a serious effort to keep him, but he'll only stay if he's willing to take less than what he could get on open market.
Evgeni Malkin
Contract Status: One year left on three-year, entry-level deal.
Looking ahead: Pens will try for long-term extension this summer; Malkin likely will shoot for more than $8.7 million per year.
Jordan Staal
Contract Status: One year left on three-year, entry-level deal.
Looking ahead: Pens would like to negotiate a long-term extension this summer. Staal, coming off 12-goal season, might want to wait till next summer.
Ryan Malone
Contract Status: Made $1.45 million and can be an unrestricted free agent.
Looking ahead: Malone might out-price Pens on open market.
Petr Sykora
Contract Status: Signed through next season at $2.5 million.
Looking ahead: Prototype for kind of productive, reasonably priced players GM Ray Shero must continue to find.
Jarkko Ruutu
Contract Status: Made $1.15 million and can be an unrestricted free agent.
Looking ahead: Eleven teams made offers to Ruutu last time he was a free agent. Pens like him but won't overpay.
Gary Roberts
Contract Status: Made $2.5 million and can be an unrestricted free agent.
Looking ahead: Retirement a possibility. Probably has fulfilled his purpose here.
Georges Laraque
Contract Status: Makes $1.3 million and will be an unrestricted free agent.
Looking ahead: He's a comforting element on the team but no sure bet to stick around.
Pascal Dupuis
Contract Status: Made $880,000 and can be an unrestricted free agent.
Looking ahead: Very iffy on whether Pens would want to pay much more to keep him.
Maxime Talbot
Contract Status: Signed through next season at $700,000.
Looking ahead: Might find himself on one of top two lines next season.
Tyler Kennedy
Contract Status: Signed through next season at $550,000.
Looking ahead: Needs to add some goals to go with all that speed and energy.
Adam Hall
Contract Status: Made $525,000 and can be an unrestricted free agent. …
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