Here’s a really curious one. The Penguins have re-signed Alex Nylander for next season. That in itself is not surprising as much as the timing behind it.
From the team:
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed forward Alex Nylander to a one-year contract extension, it was announced today.
The one-way deal will run through the 2023-24 campaign and carries an average annual value of $775,000.
The 25-year-old Nylander spent his first full season in the Penguins organization in 2022-23 split between Pittsburgh and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Nylander appeared in nine NHL games, registering a goal, an assist and was plus-1.