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Penguins sign Michigan Tech defenseman Swoyer

Ron Hextall said in his pre-trade deadline media availability that there were "hopefully" more signings of undrafted free agents coming for the Penguins.

The Penguins at the time had already signed OHL center Jordan Frasca, WHL goaltender Taylor Gauthier, and Princeton winger Corey Andonovski to entry-level contracts that kick in next season.

"I think when you have the number of draft picks that we've had without first round picks the last few years, you look into that market a little bit more," Hextall told me of those signings. "Sometimes you have a better chance because your prospect pool isn't stacked.