What do Brian Boyle, David Desharnais, Sam Gagner, Martin Hanzal, Dominic Moore and Joe Thornton have in common?
If you answered all were free-agent centers who recently signed with other NHL teams, you’d be correct.
Indeed, the days slip by. And the list of external candidates to fill the Penguins’ vacant third-line center spot keeps dwindling.
The latest to be scratched from the list? Montreal’s Alex Galchenyuk. The 23-year-old Milwaukee native signed a three-year deal yesterday with the Canadiens worth $4.9 million per season.