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UFA spotlight -- Arron Asham

Aaron Asham, Jay Beagle

Pittsburgh Penguins’ Arron Asham, left, and Washington Capitals’ Jay Beagle (83) fight during the third-period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. Beagle left the game bleeding from the face and the Capitals won in overtime 3-2. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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All week leading up to July 1, we’ll be profiling unrestricted free agents and speculating where they might end up.

Arron Asham (F)

Age: 34

2011-12 cap hit: $775,000

The skinny:

According to Josh Yohe of the Tribune-Review, it’s “looking more and more unlikely” that Asham will re-sign in Pittsburgh.

Not that Asham wants to leave. The tough 34-year-old that’s spent time with the Canadiens, Islanders, Devils, Flyers and Penguins is happy where he is.

“I definitely would like to stay here,” he said a couple of weeks ago. “I’m extremely happy here. My family loves it here. So do I. It’s a solid team, and I want to be a part of it. I want to win a Stanley Cup, and I think we’ve got the horses here to do it.”

Asham is a fourth-liner that doesn’t mind dropping the gloves (or Jay Beagle, for that matter), but not quite a heavyweight like Brian McGrattan or Cam Janssen. However, he can play more minutes than your average enforcer and has eclipsed the 20-point plateau six times in his career.

For a team looking for so-called “toughness that can play,” Asham could be a nice fit.

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