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Guide to 2012 Free Agency

Found June 29, 2012 on The Pensblog:
PLAYERS: Alex Grant,  Brian Strait,  James Neal,  Sidney Crosby,  John Tavares,  Shane Doan,  Matt Cooke,  Chris Stewart,  Paul Martin,  Bryan Allen
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Penguins,  New York Islanders,  Phoenix Coyotes,  St. Louis Blues,  Carolina Hurricanes,  Detroit Red Wings
Free agency is always bat **** crazy. But when your team has a little under 15 million to spend. Hold on to your butt. Here is our guide to the 2012 Free Agency class, and what we think the the Penguins will do.   First things first. Free Agency starts 12pm on Sunday. Coverage will be on the NHL network.   Now the details for the Penguins. Lets start with cap space.   As the above states, the Penguins will begin free agency with 14.5 million.   According to JB at the Citizen's Voice the Penguins have qualified the follow players:   Robert Bortuzzo Alex Grant Matt Niskanen Carl Sneep Brian Strait Eric Tangradi Keven Veilleux   Niskanen is a lock on the Pens roster, but that is it. Bortuzzo and Strait will most likely have to earn their spots, and as for Tangradi who knows.   So, it is our assumption:   Pens will go after two forwards, and one defense   Why? Sulliv...
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