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Meanwhile, in Pittsburgh, General Manager Ray Shero has reportedly decided he's willing to pay Kris Letang, 26, and fresh off his first Norris nomination, no more than $6 million per year -- less than a million more than Streit is in line to receive. What's more, because Letang can probably get more than that and Shero's well aware, the Penguins' GM is strongly considering trading him instead.
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Rossi points out that, last week, Shero referred to Malkin and Crosby as “franchise players” while calling Letang a “very good defenseman.” If he doesn't view Letang as a franchise blueliner, and you could make the argument that Letang's not there defensively, it would be defensible to move Letang to a team that disagrees. After all, you'd get a small fortune for him.
Per puck daddy