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Monday, May 14, 2018

Could the Pittsburgh Penguins sign John Tavares?

Recent NHL Rumors link the Pittsburgh Penguins to the future free agency center of John Tavares. Is it plausible to afford them?
The Pittsburgh Penguin quest for three consecutive Stanley Cups came to an end. It was a noble attempt, but eventually the Washington capitals received the best of them in six games in the Eastern Conference semifinal. CEO Jim Rutherford says there will be changes. The latest NHL rumors suggest that you can come to a huge, in the form of the soon emerging free agent center of John Tavares.

In his last article 31 Thoughts, Elliott Friedman notes this possibility.

Assuming that [Lou Lamoriello] really wins, it probably means a new step to save John Tavares. The captain did a very good job to stay under the radar ... Someone we do not expect will come out of nowhere to run for him. This is purely a guess, but Penguins GM Jim Rutherford is the guy with whom I could see the night when I figured out how to do it.

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