The Penguins, who hoped to gain some ground on the resigning of UFA contracts on the team found that everything doesn't come easy. The day opened with Gonchar signing a 3 year deal with Ottawa and Leopold signing with the Buffalo Sabres. On the upper side, the Penguins replaced the holes with the signing of former Coyote Zybnek Michalek and New Jersey Devil Paul Martin. It wasn't until today at 2:00 pm that the latest loss was determined as Mark Eaton signed a contract with the New York Islanders. The Penguins came to agreements about a week ago on the contracts of Matt Cooke and Ben Lovejoy, as both were resigned to 3 year contracts. Free agency has just began, and many more aquisitions for teams are about to come with bigger names still on the market. With UFAs in Fedotenko, McKee, Guerin, and Ponikarovsky, we are in for a ride to see what else the Penguins will do. Stay tuned for updates as they come.
