Penguins sign F Mike Rupp

The Pens added some depth to their collection of forwards by signing Mike Rupp from the New Jersey Devils.

Rupp gives the Pens some more toughness, along with another guy who is willing to drop the gloves.

The interesting thing about Rupp is that he plays bigger minutes than your usual tough guy. The Devils used him about 9 minutes per game on average.

I'm curious about two things:

1. Does this put Godard's tenure in jeopardy?
2. Does this mean the Pens are convinced that Max Talbot can play a role on the second line?

I'm going with "Yes" for each. What about you?

Penguins sign Guerin and Adams

Tonight the Pittsburgh Penguins re-added two key components of their Stanley Cup run.

Bill Guerin was signed for one year at a cost of approximately $3 million.

Craig Adams was resigned for two years at $550,000 per season.

Adams is taking less money to stay with the Pens. Guerin is also likely giving the Pens a discount to stick around. He may have been able to earn more on the open market (like $3.5 - $4 million).

Maybe this marks the end of Mike Zigomanis? With Adams in the fold, you have to figure they won't keep Dupuis, Adams and Ziggo... This feels similar to last season when the Pens had 8 NHL defensemen heading into camp. If I can get Ziggo at a good price, I think I do it.

Pens sign D Alex Goligoski to new deal

From the official website - the Pens have signed RFA Alex Goligoski to a three year contract.

This is a good move by Ray Shero to lock up Alex for three more seasons. This gives the team 5 NHL defensemen under contract (the others being Gonchar, Eaton, Orpik and Letang). Yes, I'm assuming Gogo will be in the NHL full time next season.

Now the question is, what do they do with the rest of the blue line UFAs?