Earlier this week, Pittsburgh general manager Ron Hextall hit a home run when it came to building the Penguins’ second line. He re-signed Rickard Rakell and Evgeni Malkin to secure the top of the lineup. Even if maybe three or four years from now that might not look so rosy, for now that’s the basis of two excellent scoring forwards that will provide what Pittsburgh needs next season.
After the initial burst of free agency has settled, it’s clear that Pittsburgh needs to revamp and round out their bottom-six forward group as the missing pieces of the puzzle for the roster next season.