{"id":129900,"date":"2022-06-19T08:30:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T12:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=129900"},"modified":"2022-06-18T23:06:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T03:06:59","slug":"nhl-rumours-penguins-rangers-oilers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/06\/19\/nhl-rumours-penguins-rangers-oilers\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumours: Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, and Edmonton Oilers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NHL Rumours are swirling. The Stanley Cup Finals are underway. Some of the best quality hockey is on display, but that does not take away from the behind-the-scenes stuff going on. The offseason has been ongoing for many teams who are trying to answer things for themselves internally. We live in a hard salary cap world, and there is only so much money. With the teams trying to figure out their house money problems and the coaching carousel, it’s been a whirlwind. This week’s rumours focus on the Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a>, New York Rangers<\/a>, and Edmonton Oilers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NHL Rumours<\/h2>\n

Pittsburgh Penguins<\/h3>\n

Rumour: Rob Rossi From The Athletic discusses the possibility of re-signing Kris Letang<\/a> and Evgeni Malkin<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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GM Ron Hextall on Malkin and Letang: "We have had discussions recently and we will continue those discussions… In a perfect world, Geno retires as a Penguin – and Tanger is the same. These two are generational players. They don't come around very often… I have no timeline." pic.twitter.com\/7czDh3LsoQ<\/a><\/p>\n

— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) May 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n