The LATEST "Word" on Orpik

"Sources" have told The Insider on Pittsburgh Sports that Pittsburgh has made an official offer to Brooks Orpik. The offer is believed to be in the range of 4yrs / 14 million.

And in an earlier post, they give a "heads-up" as to what to expect this week:

• Contract offers to Jarkko Ruutu, Georges Laraque, Adam Hall, Pascal Dupuis
• Talks between the Penguins and Marc Andre Fleury to heat up; the two sides are working off of the Penguins latest offer of 6yrs - 28 million.

as well as "report" that their "sources" provide the following information:

• The Penguins will make two year offers to Jarkko Ruutu and Georges Laraque. Shero doesn't like giving role players more than two year deals. The issue with Ruutu is his ice time. He was not happy with the way he was used in the regular season. With Max Talbot a lock on the third line, Ruutu may have a hard time cracking the top three lines.