{ "blocks": [ { "type": "video", "data": { "url": "https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/video-migration/drfStxTU.mp4", "streached": true, "controls": true, "caption": "Former Pittsburgh Penguins' head coach Dan Bylsma is back in the NHL as the head coach of the Seattle Kraken.", "image": { "url": "https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/video-migration/drfStxTU-poster.jpg" }, "cdn": { "service": "jwplayer", "playlistUrl": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/drfStxTU.m3u8", "sources": [ { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/drfStxTU.m3u8", "type": "application/vnd.apple.mpegurl" }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/drfStxTU-PleLi0gz.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 180, "width": 320, "label": "180p", "bitrate": 311626, "filesize": 3817429, "framerate": 30 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/drfStxTU-TPyFHjSz.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 270, "width": 480, "label": "270p", "bitrate": 421923, "filesize": 5168564, "framerate": 30 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/drfStxTU-j3UGax3n.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 720, "width": 1280, "label": "720p", "bitrate": 1148782, "filesize": 14072580, "framerate": 30 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/drfStxTU-KwtrUhfG.m4a", "type": "audio/mp4", "label": "AAC Audio", "bitrate": 114372, "filesize": 1401057 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/drfStxTU-hoWDbBur.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 360, "width": 640, "label": "360p", "bitrate": 429874, "filesize": 5265965, "framerate": 30 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/drfStxTU-TcGp53GP.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 540, "width": 960, "label": "540p", "bitrate": 722954, "filesize": 8856188, "framerate": 30 } ] } } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "PITTSBURGH – One of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ biggest needs heading into the 2024-25 season is a restructuring of their defense. Between big paychecks and uncertainty around too many faces, the Penguins could use a splash move to build consistency on the blue line." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Free agency will be here soon, and one of the top players available is defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere. Could he be a target for the Penguins this summer?" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "According to Bet Michigan, the Penguins are among the betting favorites to land the Detroit Red Wings defender. Also a former Philadelphia Flyer, Gostisbehere is expected to hit free agency after one of the best seasons of his career." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Bet Michigan gives the Penguins +1750 odds of signing Gostisbehere, sitting at a 5.4% chance. The only teams ahead of the Penguins are the Washington Capitals (22.2%), the NHL’s upcoming Utah team (16.7%), and the Calgary Flames (8.7%)." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Gostisbehere doesn’t fill a need for the Penguins but could add a ton of puck-moving to their back end. After slow offensive seasons from Kris Letang and Erik Karlsson, Gostisbehere just might find ways to provide an extra boost of offense from defense." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "In 81 games in 2023-24 with the Red Wings, Gostisbehere notched 56 points, 46 of them assists. His career high came in 2017-18 with the Flyers when he picked up 52 helpers and 65 total points." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "A couple of factors may play against the Penguins, however, as Gostisbehere just turned 31 years old. The Penguins want to get younger as a team, and Gostisbehere might not fit that mold." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Another reason for pause is the contract Gostisbehere might be demanding. According to the Athletic, he is the 19^th best available free agent, and his projected contract is three years for $5.187 million. That would make him the third-highest-paid defender on the team behind Letang and Karlsson." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Penguins are looking to extend Marcus Pettersson as soon as possible, and they’ll need every dime they can get to make a new deal with him work." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The best way Gostisbehere becomes a possibility for the Penguins is if they find a way out of Ryan Graves. 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