Penguins Put Zohorna on Waivers, Too

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced 17 personnel moves Sunday, trimming their training-camp roster to 28.

Turns out there actually was an 18th, and the camp roster is down to 27.

Forward Radim Zohorna was not mentioned in the press release issued by the team to announce that 15 players were going to be sent to their farm team in Wilkes-Barre, and that two others were going back to their junior clubs.

Ron Hextall, however, confirmed that Zohorna has been put on waivers, along with Drake Caggiula, Dustin Tokarski, Alexander Nylander and Xavier Ouellet.

He also noted that those players cannot officially be assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton until they have made it through waivers unclaimed.

Zohorna is the only one of the 18 players who were demoted or reassigned today who still is listed on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ training-camp roster, which continues to list 28 men.

Zorhorna’s demotion was a bit of a surprise, because he was having a strong camp and appeared to be a serious contender for a spot on the bottom-six. He appeared in 17 games for the Penguins in 2021-22, putting up two goals and four assists.