There was a point this past offseason -- after the frenzy of the opening of free agency -- that the Penguins' depth at forward appeared a bit sketchy. Not because they didn't have plenty of serviceable options at forward to round out the bottom of the lineup, but they really lacked a solid secondary source of impactful offense as you worked your way down the roster.
Then, on July 27, an absolute bargain fell into Ron Hextall's lap: Danton Heinen on a one-year contract at a flat $1 million value, a $100,000 salary decrease from a season ago.