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Letang,

Martin,

Orpik,

Murray,

Coming up

Despres,

Maata,

Harrington

I dont think the problem is their defenseman, it,s more their offensive style of play. Kinda of like the Blackhawks. Except the Blackhawks have more supports from their goalies.

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Rather have a gritty 3rd line center. Edler and a 2nd or 3rd should do it. Edler and a 1st is an overpayment. I have qualms about believing any stat of a player playing with Malkin and Crosby. Just seems to easy to inflate ones stats. I.E; Kunitz

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Letang,

Martin,

Orpik,

Murray,

Coming up

Despres,

Maata,

Harrington

I dont think the problem is their defenseman, it,s more their offensive style of play. Kinda of like the Blackhawks. Except the Blackhawks have more supports from their goalies.

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Murray is a pending UFA; and you forgot Niskanen

Also Niskanen, Letang and Orpik are UFA at the end of next season, with Martin being a UFA at the end of the 2014-2015 season.

You can't expect Maata, Pouliot, Harrington, Despres and Dumoulin to be ready to take over the ENTIRE defence is 2 years.

With that being said - Pittsburgh is not trading Neal.

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Letang and Orpik will be re-sign not doubt about it. I wouldn't be surprise is Murray re-signs as well for cheap. They will have space since Morrow and Iginla are out, specially is they lose.

Despres already played 50 games so he's ready to get a top 4 job. Add to that a veteran 5-6th defenseman via UFA probably and it's a respectable top 6

Letang-Niskanen

Orpik-Despres

UFA-Matta

Harrington

Dont get me wrong they could use Edler, but not at the cost of losing Neal.

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Letang and Orpik will be re-sign not doubt about it. I wouldn't be surprise is Murray re-signs as well for cheap. They will have space since Morrow and Iginla are out, specially is they lose.

Despres already played 50 games so he's ready to get a top 4 job. Add to that a veteran 5-6th defenseman via UFA probably and it's a respectable top 6

Letang-Niskanen

Orpik-Despres

UFA-Matta

Harrington

Dont get me wrong they could use Edler, but not at the cost of losing Neal.

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Who else is gonna sign him? So he will leave the Pens to sign for a few more millions in Columbus? All the good team will have the same cap problems as the Pens, so I don't see him going anywhere.

Parts of the Staal trade was exactly for that, to be able to resign Letang and Fleury. Now Fleury might actually be cheaper or traded.

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Penguins need defence? Are you seriously joking me? They have one of the deepest defence in the NHL and that's not including their prospects.

Paul Martin

Brooks Orpik

Douglas Murray

Kris Letang

Matt Niskanen

Mark Eaton

Deryk Engelland

Simon Despres

That's who's in their lineup now...

Add prospects, there's more depth

Scott Harrington

Derrick Pouliot

Olli Maatta

Brian Dumoulin

Robert Bortuzzo

Phillip Samuelsson

Nick D'Agostino

Defence is not their problem.

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