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NHL Rumors: Do the Penguins Need A Backup Goalie, and a Top 30 NHL Free Agent List

Mark Easson 11/15/2021
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Will the Pittsburgh Penguins enter the backup goalie market? Top 30 pending Unrestricted 2022 NHL free agents
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Will the Penguins enter the backup goalie market?

Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Pittsburgh Penguins backup goaltender Casey DeSmith has allowed four or more goals in seven in his past nine starts. The Penguins start looking to see what goaltenders are on the trade market?

Sources say that during the offseason the Penguins were looking at the goalie market for an experienced goaltender. Brian Burke downplayed that last month.

The Penguins have Filip Lindberg (October AHL goalie of the month) and Louis Domingue in the AHL and playing well.

Goalies who could be on the block.

The Penguins don’t have the salary cap room to add Marc-Andre Fleury unless the Chicago Blackhawks retain salary, and it’s hard to see the Blackhawks wanting to do that.

Dallas Stars will soon have three NHL goalies and Braden Holtby at $2 million may be worth a call.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have pending UFA Joonas Korpisalo making $2.8 million.

Could the Toronto Maple Leafs back peddle on Petr Mrazek after giving him a three-year, $3.8 million per deal with past offseason.

The Penguins could send DeSmith to the AHL at only a $200,000 cost to their cap situation.

Top 30 pending Unrestricted 2022 free agents

Matt Larkin of The Hockey News: A look at the top 30 NHL unrestricted free agents that could be available next July.

  1. Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins – Center – $6,875,000
  2. Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames – Left Wing – $6,750,000
  3. Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins – Center – $9,500,000
  4. Tomas Hertl – San Jose Sharks – Center – $5,625,000
  5. John Klingberg – Dallas Stars – Defense – $4,250,000
  6. Filip Forsberg – Nashville Predators – Left Wing – $6,000,000
  7. Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins – Defenseman – $7,250,000
  8. Marc-Andre Fleury – Chicago Blackhawks – Goaltender – $7,000,000
  9. Tuukka Rask – UFA – Goaltender
  10. Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers – Left Wing – $8,275,000
  11. Vincent Trocheck – Carolina Hurricanes – Center – $4,750,000
  12. Ondrej Palat – Tampa Bay Lightning – Left Wing – $5,300,000
  13. Hampus Lindholm – Anaheim Ducks – Defenseman – $5,205,556
  14. David Perron – St. Louis Blues – Right Wing – $4,000,000
  15. Nazem Kadri – Colorado Avalanche – Center – $4,500,000
  16. Darcy Kuemper – Colorado Avalanche – Goaltender – $4,500,000
  17. Rickard Rakell – Anaheim Ducks – Left Wing – $3,789,444
  18. Andre Burakovsky – St. Louis Blues – Right Wing – $4,900,000
  19. Ryan Strome – New York Rangers – Center – $4,500,000
  20. Joe Pavelski – Dallas Stars – Right Wing – $7 million
  21. Nino Niederreiter – Carolina Hurricanes – Left Wing – $5,250,000
  22. Josh Manson – Anaheim Ducks – Defenseman – $4,100,000
  23. Mark Giordano – Seattle Kraken – Defenseman – $6,750,000
  24. Alexander Radulov – Dallas Stars – Right Wing – $6,250,000
  25. Jack Campbell – Toronto Maple Leafs – Goaltender – $1,650,000
  26. Valeri Nichushkin – Colorado Avalanche – Right Wing – $2,500,000
  27. Paul Stastny – Winnipeg Jets – Center – $3,750,000
  28. Max Domi – Columbus Blue Jackets – Center – $5,300,000
  29. Phil Kessel – Arizona Coyotes – Right Wing – $8 million
  30. Reilly Smith – Vegas Golden Knights – Right Wing – $5,000,000
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