KRIS LETANG RUMORS & GOSSIP
Time for the Penguins to use their youth on defense
With Evgeni Malkin signing a contract extension last week, Kris Letang's fate has been sealed. The 2013 Norris Trophy finalist will most likely be traded as the Pittsburgh Penguins simply cannot afford to keep Letang under the salary cap. Furthermore, his less-than-stellar playoff performances over the last three years, and his inability to show confidence as the quarterback...
When Letang was asked the other day what kind of money he’d be looking for in his contract ...
If you haven't read part one of Mike Colligan's Kris Letang breakdown, you should. [ THW ]
Letang's future is really the main focus of the Penguins off season at this point. After what we saw Mark Streit get from the Flyers today, could Colligan's assertion that the Pens could pay Letang nine-million a year still be in play? Yikes.
What Would It Take To Keep Letang In Pittsburgh?
Kris Letang will have UFA status July 2014.
from Craig Custance of ESPN (paid subscription),
As of Thursday afternoon, Letang's camp hadn't heard from Shero but anticipated that negotiations would get serious within the next week.
In his comments to the media on Thursday, Shero made it clear that his priority is to sign Letang, but he didn't completely rule...
Ryan Wilson: What should the Penguins do with Kris Letang?
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Now that the season has officially ended...
Travis Yost: Five Thoughts: What About Letang?
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(1) There's inevitably going to be some discussion in a number of front offices -- Ottawa most certainly included -- concerning Pittsburgh D Kris Letang. After Evgeni Malkin reached an eight-year, $76M extension on Thursday morning with the club, the Penguins are working under a tight budget, and Letang's comfortable $3.5M / yr...
What's Next: Kris Letang by @Nick422
The What's Next series is part of an ongoing look from the Pens Initiative staff taking a look at the Penguins UFAs, RFAs, and most polarizing personalities heading into the next season. We look at the year that was and the year coming and wonder: What's Next.He astounds and confounds. He piles up points and produces cringes. His hair is as sexy as his points columns...
Will Kris Letang be traded?
$7 million per year. That's the ballpark number that Letang will be able to command in free agency following next season. And that's simply not worth the Pens' time or money, especially when you crunch the numbers and see that the Penguins' decision will undoubtedly come down to re-signing either Evgeni Malkin or Letang to a massive contract. There shouldn't even...
Kris Letang said the Bruins don't forecheck. Is he right?
Via PHT:
Like we saw in the game, they don’t really forecheck us, they just wait for us to make mistakes, and we actually gave them what they got, and we have to be better with the puck, without the puck, defensively, in all areas of the game.
Curious statement from Letang, and not really sure what he means. Hopefully a reporter asks him a follow up question next...
Kris Letang: Good Outweighs the Bad by @MadChad412
Do you hate good looking defensemen that rack up a lot of points? Well this post is mostly about you, congrats. When it comes to the Pittsburgh Penguins, it seems that some of their players are just easy targets to criticize than others. You never really hear too much criticism aimed at Sidney Crosby and for good reasons. Crosby is a terrific person and a great hockey player who...
CROSS TO BEAR
Kris Letang checks an NHL linesman
What should we make of the video above where Kris Letang cross-checks an NHL official? As the linesman comes in to separate two players after an icing call, he brushes past Letang and shifts him out of his way. The Pittsburgh defenseman appears to take offense and gives the official a light cross-check in the side. Some fans are clamoring for Letang to receive some sort of discipline...
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