Back to the Pittsburgh Penguins Newsfeed

Not much change likely for Penguins up front

The only constant with NHL rosters is change.

Even the most successful clubs — those whose final game is a playoff victory — do not take the same depth chart from one season to the next.

While that certainly will be true of the Penguins, there doesn’t appear to be a radical overhaul coming this summer.

Their core players have long-term contracts, and goalie Marc-Andre Fleury is the only high-profile trade candidate.

There figures to be particular stability among their forwards. Here’s a look at the ones who spent most, if not all, the 2015-16 season on the major-league payroll, along with a few others:

Beau Bennett — General manager Jim Rutherford says Bennett, eligible for restricted free agency July 1, will receive a qualifying offer, allowing the Penguins to retain his rights.