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Penguins re-sign restricted free agent forward Anthony AngelloVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed restricted free agent forward Anthony Angello to a two-year contract with a salary cap hit of $725,000. The contract is a two-way deal in the 2020-21 season and one-way in 2021-22. Angello, 24, made his NHL debut in 2019-20 by appearing in eight games and scoring...
Wheeling Nailers target Dec. 11 to open 2020-21 season
The Wheeling Nailers, ECHL affiliate of the Penguins, are aiming to open their 2020 season on Dec 11. On Friday, the ECHL announced the Nailers will be one of 13 teams scheduled to open a 72-game schedule on that date along with the Allen Americans, Florida Everblades, Greenville Swamp Rabbits,...
Penguins sign minor league forward Frederick Gaudreau, goaltender Maxime LagaceVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins continued to stock up on players for their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. On Saturday, the team signed forward Frederick Gaudreau and goaltender Maxim Lagace to one-year, two-way contracts each worth $700,000. Gaudreau, 27, appeared in 42 AHL games with the Milwaukee Admirals last season and scored...
Former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Riley Barber joins Red Wings
Former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Riley Barber has signed a two-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings. According to Cap Friendly, Barber’s deal carries a salary cap hit of $750,000 and is believed to be a two-way contract. A native of Washington, Pa., Barber joined the Penguins organization after being traded...
Penguins hope cheaper is better in signing Mark Jankowski as 3rd-line center
In his seemingly never-ending search to replace Nick Bonino as the Penguins’ third-line center, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford usually has gone big in trying to fill that void. That’s to say he’s traded away some significant assets for players with large salary cap hits in hopes of giving...
Senators sign ex-Penguins goaltender Matt Murray to 4-year contract
The Ottawa Senators signed former Penguins goaltender Matt Murray to a four-year contract with a salary cap hit of $6.25 million on Friday. Murray, who the Senators acquired in a trade with the Penguins on Wednesday, just completed a three-year contract with a salary cap hit of 3.75 million. A...
Penguins sign former Oilers forward Josh Currie to 1-year, 2-way contractVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed minor league forward Josh Currie to a one-year, two-way contract worth $700,000. Currie, 27, has spent the bulk of his seven-year professional career in the American Hockey League (AHL). Last season, he appeared in 56 AHL games with the Bakersfield Condors and led that team in...
Former Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz signs with Capitals
Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz signed a two-year contract with the Washington Capitals. The contract will carry a salary cap hit of $4 million. Just completing a three-year contract with a salary cap hit of $5.5 million, Schultz, 30, spent parts of five seasons with the Penguins and was...
Penguins sign former Flames forward Mark JankowskiVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed former Calgary Flames forward Mark Jankowski to a one-year contract with a salary cap hit of $700,000. Jankowski, 26, appeared in 56 games last season and scored seven points (two goals, five assists). Averaging 11 minutes, 6 seconds of ice time in 2019-20, Jankowski primarily has...
Former Penguins defenseman Jack Johnson signs with Rangers
Former Penguins defenseman Jack Johnson has signed with the New York Rangers. Per The Athletic, Johnston agreed to a one-year deal worth $1.15 million. On Monday, the Penguins bought out the final three years of a five-year contract they signed Johnson to in 2018. Johnson, who had a salary cap...
Penguins re-sign forward Evan Rodrigues to 1-year deal
Evan Rodrigues’ time with the Pittsburgh Penguins was brief. His time away from them was even shorter. On Friday, the Penguins re-signed the versatile forward to a one-year contract with a salary cap hit of $700,000. Initially acquired in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres on Feb. 24, Rodrigues (5-foot-11,...
Penguins re-sign forward Sam Lafferty to two-year deal
The Penguins have re-signed forward Sam Lafferty to a two-year contract with a salary cap hit of $750,000. A native of Hollidaysburg, Lafferty was scheduled to become a restricted free agent on Friday. He just completed a two-year entry-level contract with had a salary cap hit of $767,500. Lafferty, 25,...
Ex-Penguins goaltender Matt Murray eager for new start with Senators
Matt Murray already has a poignant connection to his new team, the Ottawa Senators. A native of Thunder Bay, which is a 16-hour drive across the expanse of Ontario from Canada’s capital, Murray looked up to a journeyman NHL goaltender who spent parts of two seasons playing for the Senators...
Penguins’ options were limited in trading Matt Murray
Jim Rutherford smirked when the idea was proposed to him. Trade Matt Murray? The Penguins general manager shook his head “no” while dismissing the notion. This happened in late April 2015 during Rutherford’s end-of-season media availability following his first year with the Penguins, and Murray was in the midst of...
Penguins select forward Chase Yoder in 6th roundVideo
The Penguins selected forward Chase Yoder in the sixth round (No. 170 overall) of the NHL Draft. A native of Fairview, Texas, Yoder, 18, appeared in 19 United States Hockey League (USHL) games for the U.S. National Team Development Program in 2019-20 and scored seven points (three goals, four assists)....
Penguins draft forward Raivis Ansons in fifth roundVideo
The Penguins drafted forward Raivis Ansons in the fifth round of the NHL Draft. A native of Riga, Latvia, Ansons spent last season with Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the Quebec Major Hockey League. Teammates with forward Nathan Legare, the Penguins’ third-round selection in 2019, Ansons, 18, appeared in 60 QMJHL games...
Penguins select forward Lukas Svejkovsky in 4th roundVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins selected forward Lukas Svejkovsky with the 108th overall pick in the fourth round of the NHL Draft on Wednesday. A native of Point Roberts, Wash., Svejkovsky appeared in 52 Western Hockey League (WHL) games between the Vancouver Giants and Medicine Hat Tigers and recorded 38 points (18...
Penguins select Swedish goaltender Calle Clang in 3rd round
The Pittsburgh Penguins are going heavy on goaltenders with their early picks in the NHL Draft. After selecting Finnish-born Joel Blomqvist in the second round, the team chose Calle Clang, a native of Olofstrom, Sweden, in the third round with the No. 77 overall pick. Clang, 18, spent most of...
Penguins select Finnish goaltender Joel Blomqvist in 2nd round
Using the pick they acquired from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for goaltender Matt Murray, the Pittsburgh Penguins selected another goaltender. With the 52nd overall selection in the second round, the Penguins chose Joel Blomqvist of Karpat in Finland’s Liiga. During 2019-20, while playing for Karpat’s junior team in the...
Penguins trade 2-time Cup champion Matt Murray to Senators
The Matt Murray era has come to an end in Pittsburgh. On Wednesday, the Penguins traded the goaltender who led them to two Stanley Cup titles to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for a second-round pick (No. 52 overall) and forward prospect Jonathan Gruden. Murray, 26, is a pending restricted...
NHL adjusts target date to open 2020-21 season to Jan. 1
The NHL and NHLPA announced on Tuesday a new target date of Jan. 1 to open the 2020-21 season. Previously, the NHL had identified Dec. 1. The NHL calendar has been impacted dramatically ever since the NHL halted play March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic. After the remainder of...
‘Dead’ money on the salary cap is a way of life for the Penguins and other NHL teams
In August, Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford let it be known he didn’t want to utilize any buyouts while crafting his roster in advance of the NHL’s 2020-21 season. They were a last resort. “That’s the fallback position, buyouts, if we have to get to that,” Rutherford said. “I don’t...
Penn State, Big Ten aim to open men’s hockey season by Nov. 13
The Big Ten announced it is aiming to open the 2020-21 men’s hockey season by Nov. 13. No schedule has been announced, but play will involve a 24-game regular season scheduled for all seven members of the conference. Penn State is a member of the conference as is Michigan, Michigan...
How does ‘win now’ affect the Penguins’ amateur scouting?
Patrik Allvin, the Penguins’ director of amateur scouting, could be forgiven if he is a little jealous of his peers. While his counterparts with organizations such as the Anaheim Ducks, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators are scheduled to have multiple first-round selections in the NHL Draft...
Penguins waive Jack Johnson, extend qualifying offer to Matt Murray, other restricted free agents
Jack Johnson’s time in Pittsburgh has come to an end. On Monday, the Penguins placed the veteran defenseman on unconditional waivers for the purposes of buying out the final three years of a five-year contract he signed in 2018. The man who extended and ultimately ended that contract wishes it...
