Penguins Sign Well-Traveled Winger Anthony Beauvillier
After addressing the defense earlier in the day, the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday afternoon signed free agent winger Anthony Beauvillier to a one-year, $1.25 million contract.
Originally a first-round draft pick by the New York Islanders, Beauvillier, 27, has 115 goals, 246 points in 550 career games. He got traded twice and played for three teams last season — the Vancouver Canucks, the Chicago Blackhawks and the Nashville Predators — totaling five goals, 12 assists.
He’s taking a significant paycut, coming off a contract that had a $4.15 AAV, according to Capfriendly.
He would seem to project as a player who will compete for a bottom-six role with the Penguins.
Among the Penguins’ earlier moves, they signed defensemen Matt Grzelcyk and re-signed defenseman Ryan Shea.
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One way contract, I assume?
*yawn* Yet another small, soft, journeyman. This is starting to feel like last off-season. It’s also starting to feel like the annual dumpster-diving M.O. of the Buccos.
Exactly the opposite. Getting worse to get better in the long run with higher picks. These guys Dubas has picked up are one-year sweater fillers. If they get lucky and one or more have a good year, Dubas can try to deal them at the deadline. Pirates go dumpster diving thinking they are going to get better.
If they know they legitimately believe they will be worse next year , they should have went all out like in Crosby’s rookie year and grabbed all of these aging veterans at the end of their careers like Stamkos, Kane, etc. Like an early 2010’s super team.
At least make it fun if you’re going to tank haha
My standard for these bottom 6 moves is the question is, is what they are adding better than what they ran out there under the disguise of a bottom 6 last season?
If the answer is yes, then why get bent out of shape by it? This is not a team that can contend for a cup next year, and they are looking to the future.
It makes no sense given the Pens position in terms of not having elite talent in its prime to give out long term big money deals. One signing won’t fix everything.
Potential third-liner who has consistently scored 35-plus points/season in the recent past. Worth a dice roll.