[KootenayFlamesFan]

A few hours after a team source confirmed to Trib Total Media that the Penguins and Russian winger Sergei Plotnikov intend on striking a deal at the start of NHL free agency on July 1, plans of potentially luring another talented Russian winger emerged.

In addition to wanting to sign Plotnikov, the Penguins are also interested in bringing in 27-year-old center Viktor Tikhonov, the source said.

Tikhonov, grandson of the late Russian Olympic coach with the same name, was a first-round pick of the Phoenix Coyotes in 2008.

http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/...#axzz3dt1Jgzt2