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Report: Parise says no to Penguins

Zach Parise

As per Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette -- the Penguins are officially out of the Zach Parise sweepstakes.

It’s a big blow for the Pens and GM Ray Shero, who had aggressively cleared the decks in order to make a run at the Devils captain. Shero engineered the Jordan Staal trade at the NHL Entry Draft, then flipped defenseman Zbynek Michalek to Phoenix for a handful of prospects -- combined, the deals cleared nearly $9 million in cap space, most of which was projected to go to Parise.

As noted by the Post-Gazette, Parise had been projected as a linemate for Penguins center Sidney Crosby.
The two are friends and ex-Shattuck-St. Mary’s players (though they didn’t actually play together at the Minnesota prep school.)