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Report: Penguins interested in Jordan Staal

Jordan Staal

Carolina Hurricanes’ Jordan Staal (11) waits for the puck drop in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins in Boston, Monday, April, 8, 2013. The Bruins won 6-2. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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Jordan Staal began his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and that team is apparently once again interested in the 26-year-old center, who now plays for the Carolina Hurricanes, according to a report from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

A move likely would not take place until after the season, though the Penguins have inquired about what it would take to obtain the Carolina Hurricane before the March 2 NHL trade deadline, sources said.

Such a move would require the Penguins to slash significant salary, as they are less than $1 million under the $69 million salary cap.

Staal signed a 10-year, $60 million contract in July 2012, days after the Penguins traded him to Carolina. Current Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford signed Staal to the deal after swapping center Brandon Sutter, defenseman Brian Dumoulin and the eighth overall pick in the 2012 draft.

The Penguins drafted Staal second overall in the 2006 NHL Draft. He played six seasons in Pittsburgh, before being traded to Carolina, where he was united with his brother Eric Staal.

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