​And…​Ville Koivunen signing an eight-year, $32 million contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Starkey isn’t sure where Koivunen fits, or if he is even ​a worthy NHL player. If they are committing nearly $46 million to Novak and Koivunen, they must have some cash to burn. Nobody even knows if he is an NHL player.” When it comes to a Pittsburgh sports contract this quizzical, Starkey was grasping to find another one.