Battered Blue Line Prompts Recall…
The Penguins have take a bit of a hit on the blue line in the form of injuries to Brooks Orpik and Zbynek Michalek. Those injuries have promoted the team to recall Andrew Hutchinson.
The Penguins have take a bit of a hit on the blue line in the form of injuries to Brooks Orpik and Zbynek Michalek. Those injuries have promoted the team to recall Andrew Hutchinson.
The Penguins have trimmed their training camp roster by eleven players… six of which will have to clear waivers…
The Penguins have inked general manager Ray Shero to a five year contract extension.
The Penguins made a low risk, high reward move this morning in inking forward Mike Comrie to a one year deal worth a reported $500,000.
The story is not an unfamiliar one here in Pittsburgh: town meets aging veteran player, aging veteran player makes an impact, becomes a part of team lore, and then the team has to make the tough decision to let said aging veteran walk away.
The Penguins have signed forward Arron Asham to a one year, $700,000 per year deal. Ray Shero announced the deal late this afternoon…
After an extensive search for an assistant coach to add to Dan Bylsma’s staff the Penguins did what has become a pretty common practice around these parts… they promoted someone from within the organization.
Chris Conner, who opened some eyes in the organization during his brief NHL stint last season, has re-signed with the club.
Though I am completely satisfied with what Ray Shero has done in the wake of losing Sergei Gonchar, this is still a bit weird to watch.