 The free agency period began on July 1 . The Penguins saw forward Michel Ouellet and goaltender Jocelyn Thibault leave as free agents to the Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres , respectively . To fill openings in the Penguins roster , the team signed goaltender Dany Sabourin , defenseman Darryl Sydor and forwards Petr Sykora and Adam Hall . The organization also signed forwards Nathan Smith , Chris Minard and Jeff Taffe , as well as goaltender Ty Conklin for their AHL minor league affiliate , the Wilkes @-@ Barre / Scranton Penguins . 
