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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Pittsburgh Penguins signed four restricted free agents to new contracts with the team on Sunday. Right winger Egor Chinakov signed for three more years which carries a price tag of $6.3 million. 

Chinakov was acquired by the Penguins via a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets on December 29th, 2025 that sent left winger Danton Heinen, a 2026 second-round pick and a 2027 third-round pick to Columbus.

Goaltender Arturs Silovs also signed a one-year contract which is worth $2.8 million. 

Silovs was acquired by the Penguins via a trade with the Vancouver Canucks that sent forward Chase Stillman and a 2027 fourth-round pick to Vancouver. 

The Penguins also signed recently acquired center David Gustafsson and goaltender Joel Blomqvist to new deals. 

Gustafsson signed a two-year contract that has a salary cap hit of $835,000 and he was acquired by the Penguins on June 29th in a trade with the Winnipeg Jets that sent defenseman Jack St. Ivany to Winnipeg. 

Blomqvist agreed to a contract for two years with a salary cap hit of $875,000 and he completed his third season with the Penguins’ AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.