It's time for a Penguins free agency primer!

Happy almost Free Agency Day! Hunter starts the show by going into who was qualified by the Pittsburgh Penguins in terms of their restricted free agents and explains why he was not surprised by the decision regarding Ryan Poehling. He dives into how banged up he was earlier this year with his injury and how the Penguins may not be confident that he can ever be fully healthy again. He also discusses what a potential DOC contract looks like before getting to the news about Mikael Granlund not being bought out. He looks at how Kyle Dubas stuck to his word with it and how he may still try to dump him via trade this offseason. After that, he gives his predictions on which of the UFAs will come back before diving into his free agency primer. He analyzes Matt Duchene and why he'd be a TREMENDOUS fit for the Penguins, even though he's a bit older. He also looks at the smoke surrounding Blake Wheeler and why he'd pass on him before getting into some more options, including Max Pacioretty, PiUs Suter, Morgan Geekie, and Sam Steel. All of that, plus much more, is on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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