With trade rumors swirling all around the Penguins and two players placed on waivers yesterday, the Penguins got a key contribution from one of those “on the bubble” players and won their third straight game. Here’s Paul Steigerwald.
Coach Mike Sullivan was proud of the effort by Brock McGinn and his Penguins teammates in very difficult circumstances after McGinn and defenseman Mark Friedman were placed on waivers earlier in the day.
Teams in the NHL can claim either McGinn or Friedman off waivers by two o’clock this afternoon.
Sullivan says Tristan Jarry, who made 24 saves on 25 shots, is getting better with each game back after an injury-plagued two months.
Jason Zucker says he just happened to be in position to get off the shot on his game-winning goal.
The Penguins’ players are excited for the annual “dads trip”, with many of their fathers accompanying the team on the road trip to Nashville and Florida. Sidney Crosby says it’s a thrill to have their dads with them.
The move to waive both McGinn and Friedman, along with last week’s waiving of Kasperi Kapanen, frees up some salary cap space for the Penguins two days ahead of the NHL trading deadline. Reports out of Vancouver say the Penguins are in intense talks to acquire either forward Brock Boeser or JT Miller, a Pittsburgh area native, from the Canucks in exchange for defenseman Marcus Pettersson and/or defenseman P.O. Joseph. Boeser has 11 goals this season. Miller has 20.
The Penguins play the Lightning in Tampa Bay tomorrow night.
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Somehow, the New York Rangers keep finding room under the salary cap to acquire superstar players. The latest to arrive on Broadway will be former Chicago Blackhawks captain Patrick Kane in exchange for two draft picks, a conditional second rounder and a fourth rounder, along with Chicago agreeing to pay half of Kane’s salary. The second round pick this year will become a first round pick in ’24 or ’25 if the Rangers make the Eastern Conference finals. Arizona is also part of the deal with the Coyotes agreeing to pay a portion of Kane’s contract in exchange for a third round pick in the ’25 draft.
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