The Pittsburgh Penguins have not sent qualifying offers to Philip Tomasino, Connor Dewar, Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Emil Bemstrom, Taylor Gauthier, and Raivis Ansons. With this, they each will become unrestricted free agents (UFAs) on July 1.
Joseph appeared in 47 games last season split between the St. Louis Blues and Penguins, where he posted zero goals, three assists, 36 hits, and a minus-22 rating.
Bemstrom, 26, had one assist, 12 hits, and an even plus/minus rating in 14 games with Pittsburgh this past season. He also recorded 23 goals and 48 points in 48 games with their AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
Gauthier, 24, had an 18-10-2 record, a .928 save percentage, and a 2.06 goals-against average in 30 games this past campaign with the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL.
Ansons, 23, had one goal, 12 penalty minutes, and a plus-3 rating in nine games this season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. The 6-foot-1 forward was selected by the Penguins with the 149th overall pick of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
Ex-Penguins Forward Lands Extension With Oilers
According to PuckPedia, former <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a> forward Kasperi Kapanen is signing a one-year, $1.3 million contract to stay with the Edmonton Oilers.
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