New winger Reilly Smith checks a lot of boxes for the Pittsburgh Penguins heading into the 2023-24 season. The Pittsburgh Penguins have made their second signing of the free agency period with a young, inexperienced forward. According to PuckPedia, the Penguins have signed forward Joona Koppanen to a two-year deal worth $775,000. PuckPedia notes that there is a split in the contract when it comes to minors salary; in year one, Koppanen will earn $445,000 in the AHL but the full $755,000 in the second year. Koppanen is a 25-year-old left winger who has five games of NHL experience to his name with the Boston Bruins. In those five games, he has only recorded one assist with a pair of shots on goal. Koppanen is a big bodied forward who stands at 6-foot-5, and 192 pounds and was drafted in the fifth round of the 2016 NHL Draft by the Bruins. Make sure you bookmark Inside the Penguins [http://insidethepenguins.com/]for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns and so much more! Report: Penguins In Direct Talks with Erik Karlsson [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins/pens-talk/pittsburgh-penguins-direct-talks-erik-karlsson] Penguins Sign Matt Nieto With Two-Year Contract [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins/news/pittsburgh-penguins-sign-matt-nieto-two-year-contract] Penguins Set To Become Free Agents [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins/news/pittsburgh-penguins-set-become-free-agents] Reasonable Forwards the Penguins Should Target in Free Agency [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins/pens-talk/reasonable-forwards-pittsburgh-penguins-target-free-agency] Penguins Send Qualifying Offers to Five Players [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins/news/pittsburgh-penguins-qualifying-offers-five-players] * undefined * undefined