While the negotiations with Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin are the most important on-going items on the Penguins’ management docket at the moment, the question about qualifying restricted free agents will be on the table soon too.
Players who qualify for restricted free agency must be given a QO with a deadline of a few days prior to the start of free agency (which is July 13th this year).
The Pens’ RFA’s this year are Danton Heinen and Kasperi Kapanen from their NHL roster. They have a host of minor league RFA’s to decide on as well, but the two NHL players are the most important, especially since they have the right to file for a salary arbitration hearing that would take place later in the summer.