Ron Hextall met with the media in Montreal ahead of the NHL draft, and especially for him, made a major statement about the progress with the Kris Letang contract negotiation.
#pens GM Ron Hextall says he’d be “surprised” if he doesn’t get an extension done with Kris Letang.
Says he hopes to have it done before leaving Montreal.— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 6, 2022For Hextall to so plainly state that the Letang extension is close — perhaps to be announced within the next 24-48 hours — surely means that at this point an agreement is all but in hand with only the “i’s to dot and t’s to cross” remaining for the contract.