As most professional sports teams the Pittsburgh Penguins are typically very quiet about roster moves and injuries. With the recent preseason events leading to two key players, Kris Letang and Tomas Vokoun being scratched indefinitely, how the Penguins will make the 5 p.m. Monday deadline for a cap satisfying roster is still up in the air.
Ray Shero, Penguins General Manager and last seasons NHL GM of the Year, said Sunday in an interview with Shelly Anderson, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, that the organization has no intention on making any trades to fit under the cap. Shero also stated that the Letang injury will not lead to a long term absence of Pittsburgh's most talented defense man.
With the deadline fast approaching, Tomas Vokoun's emergency surgery to remove a blood clot in his pelvis last week returns to the spotlight as the Penguins struggle to fill the backup goaltenders spot. The top contender, Wilks-Barre/ Scranton starting goaltender Jeff Zatkoff. Zatkoff, a four year veteran among AHL goaltenders, played his first season with Wilks-Barre/ Scranton last season and was voted as the team MVP after posting a 26-20 record with a 1.93 goals against average, .920 save percentage and five shutouts. He was also given one start during the preseason.
What Shero plans to do to get the team under the salary cap is only known to a handful of people. Monday the Penguins will release the starting roster for the 2013-14 season. Shero said that roster may change before the opening night game against the New Jersey Devils on Oct. 3.
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