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Report: Penguins not “actively” shopping Martin

Paul Martin

Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has it on “rock-solid authority” that the Penguins are not actively shopping defenseman Paul Martin.

The Penguins have, however, received expressions of interest about the 31-year-old, reports Molinari.

Martin has three years remaining on a contract that features a $5 million cap hit.

A puck-moving d-man that spent six seasons in New Jersey before signing with the Pens in the summer of 2010, his play has underwhelmed during the first two years of the five-year deal.

“I came to Pittsburgh because I wanted to win,” Martin told the Tribune-Review recently. “If you had told me this is where my game would be after a couple of years, I wouldn’t have believed it.”

It’s likely Pittsburgh GM Ray Shero will attempt to land Zach Parise, Ryan Suter, or even both free agents on July 1, in which case Martin may have to go.

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