Overview
- The Penguins announced Thursday they re-signed forward Connor Dewar at a $2.25 million average yearly salary and defenseman Ilya Solovyov at $850,000 for next season.
- Dewar earned the new deal after a career year for Pittsburgh with 14 goals, 16 assists and a plus-16 rating while logging heavy penalty-kill minutes and a physical forecheck.
- The 26-year-old’s contract is a raise from the $1.1 million he made in 2025–26, following his arrival from Toronto near the 2024–25 trade deadline.
- Solovyov, 25, stayed after joining from Colorado on January 20, 2026 in a trade for Valtteri Puustinen and a 2026 seventh-round pick, posting eight points across 30 NHL games and appearing in three playoff games.
- Pittsburgh still has key calls to make on pending free agents, with Evgeni Malkin, Kevin Hayes, Anthony Mantha, Noel Acciari, Connor Clifton and Ryan Shea unsigned and goalie Stuart Skinner without a deal.