Best pick at No. 1: Mario Lemieux, Penguins The Official Site of the Nashville Predator s Today: The best No. 1 pick: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins, 1984. After back-to-back finishes near the bottom of the standings and dwindling home attendance, the Pittsburgh Penguins went to the 1984 NHL Draft with the first pick and a lot of hope.
Chris Kunitz, Pittsburgh Penguins Agree to a 3-Year Contract Extension Bleacher Report The 33-year-old forward has one year remaining on a two-year, $7.45 million deal which carries a $3.725 million cap hit (per capgeek.com). The new contract, which runs from 2014-15 through 2016-17, has a slightly higher cap hit of $3.85 million.