OTTAWA, Ontario -- The Penguins have a plan as the NHL's March 21 trade deadline -- traditionally, a time when teams overpay to bolster their lineups for the stretch drive and playoffs -- approaches.
For now, they don't anticipate being very active in the market, unless something like a run of injuries to key players gives them no choice. Partly because they're having a successful season, with a firm grip on an Eastern Conference playoff berth, and partly because they have little, if any, salary cap space.