Pittsburgh Penguins Give Tom Sestito the Spotlight

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed left-wing forward Tom Sestito to a professional tryout contract.

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This deal once again has to make us question the idea of gaining a player who plays his role so well, getting rid of him and then trying to find a less talented replacement for the same role.

However, what’s being criticized isn’t the fact that Sestito is a fighter, because the Penguins certainly need one but it’s criticizing the process.

Steve Downie scored 14 goals and 14 assists in the 2014 season for the Pittsburgh Penguins playing a third/fourth line role. Tom Sestito spent time in the AHL and with the Vancouver Canucks at the NHL level scoring 2 points split between 13…