In their quest to add every marginal NHL left handed defenseman around, the Pittsburgh Penguins have reportedly picked up former Washington Capitals Alexander Alexeyev on a one-year free agent signing.
Alexeyev, 25, is a very interesting case. He was stuck in Washington as a depth defender last season, as he had been for most of his career. Alexeyev only appeared in eight NHL regular season games and was a healthy scratch for the rest, save a short AHL conditioning stint. An injury opening got him into 10 playoff games to ironically give him a bigger role on the team at the most important time of the year.