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Penguins place Jesse Puljujarvi on unconditional waivers
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi has been placed on unconditional waivers in order to terminate his contract, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports.
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi has been placed on unconditional waivers in order to terminate his contract, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports.
The 26-year-old was sent down to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Wednesday after being held out of the lineup for two straight games.
Puljujarvi originally signed with the Penguins in December of 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 of 2024, but will now become a free agent if he is not claimed within the next 24 hours.
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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 have recently traded Drew O’Connor and Marcus Pettersson to the Vancouver Canucks.
Puljujarvi has already gone through the waiver process this season and was unclaimed by another team.
