Penguins: Odds That Each Pending UFA Signs a Contract Extension

3 years ago  /  The Hockey Writers  /  Read Time: 3 minutes 55 seconds

• It’s worth considering the odds of each pending unrestricted free agent (UFA) being offered a contract extension.
• Contract Extension Odds: 100%.
• He still has room to improve, and now that it appears he’s found a home, Hextall should reward him with a contract extension.
• It’s not going to come without risk considering how bad he played as early as last season for the Toronto Maple Leafs, but he’s played well this season and deserves a slight raise and some job security.
• You’d think Hextall and president of hockey operations Brian Burke would want to keep his playing style around, but it’s going to take a solid performance in the playoffs for Sceviour to be offered an extension.
• Prediction: Sceviour is not offered a contract extension.
• Contract Extension Odds: 20%.
• The 27-year-old forward has a leg up on Sceviour because he’s younger and can play either on the wing or down the middle.
• As Rodrigues told the media recently, it’s about getting back to the “basics.” Hextall and Burke expect their bottom-six forwards to play hard, physical, and to keep it simple.
• Gaudreau will want to bottle up his three-goal performance in eight playoff games in 2017 and show through his work ethic and defensively sound play that he’s capable of helping the Penguins win

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