Penguins Sign St. Ivany, Keep Staff Intact

With the brain pan still devoid of fresh ideas, I’ve taken a bit of a sabbatical from blogging the past few days. However, I thought I’d put up a brief housekeeping post in the wake of a handful of recent signings.

On Saturday, the Penguins inked free-agent defenseman Jack St. Ivany to a two-year, entry-level contract with a cap hit of $950,000 at the NHL level.

Having drafted the rangy, 6’3” 200-pounder in the fourth round for Philly in 2018, GM Ron Hextall is most familiar with St. Ivany, who the Flyers declined to sign. After skating two seasons at Yale, the native Californian transferred to Boston College. He enjoyed a solid senior season with the Eagles, tallying four goals and 24 points…