Pittsburgh GM Ray Shero admitted that Pascal Dupuis is "certainly deserving of a raise." "He's gotten better as he's gone on," said Shero. "Usually, it works the opposite. Whatever he gets, he'll deserve, whether it's from us or someone else." Dupuis made $1.5 million the past two seasons with the Penguins. He hit the 20-goal mark both times during that span and recorded a career-high 59 points in 2011-12. He would like to return to Pittsburgh and negotiations have already started, but if new terms cannot be agreed to then he could end up testing the market as a free agent.