The Pittsburgh Penguins bring back the 23-year-old defender.
Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ron Hextall is in. fora busy week. Hextall inked Kris Letang to a six-year extension before the NHL Draft. He then met with reporters to discuss the Penguins current off-season plans.
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins continue re-signing players, inking defenseman P.O. Joseph to a two-year contract, the team announced.
Joseph spent most of last season playing for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, appearing in 61 games and setting career-highs with 10 goals, 23 assists and 33 points.
His new deal is worth $825,000 per season.
Joseph's deal comes after the Penguins re-sign Rikard Rakell to a six-year deal. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh continues to work through negotiations with Evgeni Malkin, who is set to test free agency this week.
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