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Pittsburgh Penguins by the numbers: Juuso Riikola

Juuso Riikola #50 of the Pittsburgh Penguins. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

The definition of a healthy scratch for the Pittsburgh Penguins continues to look like Juuso Riikola. The interest is there, just not permanently.

That main interest got peaked after Juuso Riikola had a stellar preseason for the Pittsburgh Penguins, getting excitement rolling from the start. The high was quickly erased, however, and we are where we are today. Over the past two years, this has been the trend—great September’s followed by mediocrity.

In his time in Pittsburgh, he could have played in just over 140 games.