The penguins had moved and shaking on Thursday, sent five players to their Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Farm Club and to abandon six others.
The five players assigned to the baby pins include forwards Mathieu de St. Phalle And Aidan McDonoughdefenders Scooter Brickey And Chase Pietila and keeper Taylor Gauthier. Pietila is the only player under the assigned to an NHL contract.
Hitting the exemption wire was ahead Danton Heinen” Joea Koppans And Valtteri Puustinetogether with defenders I am Sebastian And Philip Kemp and goalkeeper Filip Larsson. If they are not claimed on Friday at 2 p.m., they can be assigned to the baby pins.
With the possible exception of Heinen, a nine-year-old NHL veterinarian with 96 Big-League goals on his CV, no real surprises under 11.
However coach And Muse Split the remaining players into two groups, and there were Some clear surprises there. Ahead Tristan Brozwho have enjoyed a strong preseason because of all accounts, and defender Owen Pickering practiced with what is generally considered the Minor League group, together with Alexander Alexeyev” Robby Fabbri” Boko Imam” Rafaël Harvey-Pinard And Sam PoulinPlus McDonough and the six abandonment of players.
That leaves the following players in what is considered as the NHL group:
Forward: Noel Acciari, Justin Brazeau, Sidney Crosby, Connor Dewar, Filip Hålarlander, Avery Hayes, Ben Kindel, Ville Koivunen, Blake Lizotte, Anthony Mantha, Evgeni Malkin, Tommy Novak, Rickard Tomasino
Defense: Harrison Brunicke, Connor Clifton, Matt Dumba, Ryan Graves, Caleb Jones, Erik Karlsson, Kris Letang, Ryan Shea and Parker Wotherspoon
Goal: Tristan Jarry, Sergei Murashov, Arthur Silov
In other announcements, Bryan Rest Will miss at least two weeks with a injury in the lower body. Hard paint defender Jack St. Ivany It is expected that it will work out for six weeks with a injury in the lower body.
They will become members of keeper Joel Blomqvist and forward Kevin Hayes And Rutger McGroarty on the rX list.
Phew! That is a lot of activity to digest.
A few random thoughts.
The pens apparently keep serious to keep a few teenagers, the 18-year-old child and 19-year-old Brunicke, at least for a run of nine games. In particular, the first seems to have jumped Broz, at least for the time being. Closed against the top rules of the Red Wings’ and Sabres, his play and the general game were exceptional.
With IMAMA anything but a ticket for Wilkes, it seems that the pens will again shun a heavyweight in favor of a toughness through committee approach, with Acciari, Clifton, Dewar and Dumba the leading practitioners.
Although I get those ‘cookies’ (Acciaren) a warrior, not to mention a shot-blocking penalty murderer, I would be severely tempted to cut bait with him.
Graves too.
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