Penguins’ Jesse Puljujarvi clears waivers, contract to be terminated
Jesse Puljujarvi’s Pittsburgh Penguins tenure is about to be over. The forward cleared unconditional waivers on Sunday, paving the way for the team to terminate his contract, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on Sunday.
Jesse Puljujarvi‘s Pittsburgh Penguins tenure is about to be over.
The forward cleared unconditional waivers on Sunday, paving the way for the team to terminate his contract, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the Penguins claimed defenceman Vladislav Kolyachonok, who was waived by the Utah Hockey Club on Saturday.
New to the waiver wire on Sunday were Los Angeles Kings defenceman Andreas Englund and Seattle Kraken forward Mitchell Stephens.
Puljujarvi, 26, was sent down to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Wednesday after being held out of the lineup for two straight games.
He originally signed with the Penguins in December 2023 and has appeared in 48 contests, picking up just 17 points.
He re-signed on a two-year deal valued at $1.6 million with the Penguins in February 2024, but will now become a free agent.
The fourth-overall pick by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2016 draft has scored 57 goals and collected 127 points over 382 career NHL games.
Pittsburgh currently sits outside of a playoff spot in the jam-packed Eastern Conference and recently traded forward Drew O’Connor and defenceman Marcus Pettersson to the Vancouver Canucks.
Kolyachonok, 23, has five points (two goals, three assists) in 23 games with Utah on the season.
