Overview
- The Penguins announced Sunday that they signed winger Egor Chinakhov to a three-year contract worth $18.75 million total, a $6.25 million average annual value that removes one year of impending unrestricted free agency.
- Chinakhov earned the raise after a career-best 2025-26 season that included 42 points in 72 games and 36 points in 43 games after arriving from Columbus in late December.
- Pittsburgh gave Arturs Silovs a one-year, $2.8 million “prove-it” deal after he stepped into the de facto starting role and posted 19 wins across 39 games last season.
- The team also signed goaltender Joel Blomqvist to a two-year, $1.75 million contract and forward David Gustafsson to a one-year, $850,000 deal to serve as organizational depth.
- The moves, completed at the restricted free-agent arbitration deadline, lock in short-term goaltending options while committing cap space and previously traded draft capital to retain a recently productive forward.