Originally posted on Pro Hockey Rumors | By Brian La Rose | Last updated 7/14/21
Free agency is now just under a month away, and many teams are already looking ahead to when it begins. There will be several prominent players set to hit the open market in late July, while many teams have key restricted free agents to re-sign as well. The Penguins took care of one notable free agent on Wednesday, but they still have some regulars in need of new contracts.
Key restricted free agents
F Zach Aston-Reese – The 26-year-old was a highly sought-after college free agent back in 2017, and while he hasn’t emerged as a big scoring threat, Aston-Reese has become a valuable checker for the Penguins, holding down a regular spot on the roster for the last two seasons. He had a career-high nine goals in 45 games this season while chipping in with a pair of points in six playoff games, numbers that aren’t going to command a sizable raise.
Giroux, Hayes help Flyers to win over first-place Penguins
Claude Giroux had two goals and an assist, Kevin Hayes gave Philadelphia a rare early lead, and the Flyers skated to an easy 7-2 victory over the first-place Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night.
The Canadian Press
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PHILADELPHIA Claude Giroux had two goals and an assist, Kevin Hayes gave Philadelphia a rare early lead, and the Flyers skated to an easy 7-2 victory over the first-place Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night.
Joel Farabee had a goal and two assists and Shayne Gostisbehere, Wade Allison and Robert Hagg also scored for the Flyers, who snapped a three-game skid and won for just the sixth time in the last 16.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) â Claude Giroux had two goals and an assist, Kevin Hayes gave Philadelphia a rare early lead, and the Flyers skated to an easy 7-2 victory over the first-place Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night.
Joel Farabee had a goal and two assists and Shayne Gostisbehere, Wade Allison and Robert Hagg also scored for the Flyers, who snapped a three-game skid and won for just the sixth time in the last 16.
âI think it happens to every team that sometimes you just donât have the legs, and I think we were just faster and fresher than them,â said Jakub Voracek, who had three assists.
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