The Pittsburgh Penguins will keep one of their top prospects around for another season.
After spending the entirety of the 2022-23 season in the AHL, the Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed forward Vatteri Puustinen to a one-year contract extension.
Puustinen is one of the Penguins’ top prospects and will remain with the team with another shot at reaching the NHL.
The new contract is a two-way deal that will last a year with an average annual value of $775,000.
In his one game of NHL experience from 2021-22, Puustinen recorded an assist in 10 minutes of ice time.
During the 2022-23 season, Puustinen appeared in 72 games and scored 24 goals and 59 total points.
Puutstinen’s 59 points was enough to lead the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in scoring by six points.
The 23-year-old has a chance at becoming an NHL regular in the very near future and should put up a fight for a roster spot this summer.
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