PTO: [PIT] F Colin White signs PTO with the Penguins (signed)

[Marc the Habs Fan]

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[Hale The Villain]

Grew up a Pens fan I believe

 

[FinlandPanther]

Very vanilla player.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Only thing helping White make the Pens would be that he can fill in at center, otherwise it’s better to keep him at RW.

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

Penguins have a plethora a veritable smorgasbord of fourth liners, both vets and kids. I don’t know why we need him for preseason games; we have enough vets already. Oh well. Wake me up when we sign Tatar.

 

[Puckclektr]

He was a beast when he was paired with Scott Neidermayer. Nice to see he’s making a comeback.

 

[NyQuil]

He was a beast when he was paired with Scott Neidermayer. Nice to see he’s making a comeback.

He's aging gracefully.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Seems like a very Dubas type of player. He loves these guys

 

[Brodeur]

Penguins have a plethora a veritable smorgasbord of fourth liners, both vets and kids. I don’t know why we need him for preseason games; we have enough vets already. Oh well. Wake me up when we sign Tatar.

Pens open up with a split squad home/away doubleheader with Columbus on the 24th. Pens could have easily hit the 8 veteran minimum as it was, but adding White on a PTO saves an opening night guy from having to make the trip.

Or it gives the option of not having to dress some vets for either game. Obviously Crosby/Malkin (and others) don't need to play every preseason game.

They had a similar schedule last year and here's who they dressed for that preseason opener:

I only count 7 vets on the B-team that they sent to Columbus last year. Perhaps Nylander got an exemption?

 

[Laus723]

He sucks. Showed up a few games, otherwise he’s invisible.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Pens open up with a split squad home/away doubleheader with Columbus on the 24th. Pens could have easily hit the 8 veteran minimum as it was, but adding White on a PTO saves an opening night guy from having to make the trip.

Or it gives the option of not having to dress some vets for either game. Obviously Crosby/Malkin (and others) don't need to play every preseason game.

They had a similar schedule last year and here's who they dressed for that preseason opener:

I only count 7 vets on the B-team that they sent to Columbus last year. Perhaps Nylander got an exemption?

Rules of the Preseason

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According to Section 15.4(a), a veteran is a player is any defensemen or forward who played 30 or more games in the previous season, a goaltender who was dressed in 50 or more games or played in 30 or more games in the previous season, a team’s first-round draft pick from the most recent year’s Entry Draft, or a player who has played in 100 or more games in the NHL in their career.

I count 8 vets from that lineup:

1. DeSmith
2. Ruhwedel
3. Smith
4. Pettersson
5. Zucker
6. Kapanen
7. Blueger
8, Rakell

 

[Toby Flenderson]

I like this. PTO can never hurt and he could easily be better than some guys in our bottom 6

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Very vanilla player.

Probably why it's a PTO? Just guessing.

 

[Brodeur]

Rules of the Preseason

Photo: Alex Brandon/Associated Press Once NHL training camps begin, teams prepare for the start of the preseason, the true test of an offseason’s worth of conditioning and training. And while…

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I count 8 vets from that lineup:

1. DeSmith
2. Ruhwedel
3. Smith
4. Pettersson
5. Zucker
6. Kapanen
7. Blueger
8, Rakell

I meant the away roster on the right:

1. Heinen
2. Caggiula
3. Poehling
4. Archibald
5. Fedun
6. Ouellet
7. Tokarski
8. Nylander? -- only had 86 NHL games going into last season. didn't play in NHL in 2021-22.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

I am guessing they tweaked it in the new CBA that was agreed to in 2020. I don't believe this new CBA has ever been released or officially written, the MOU still seems to be what they are using.

I remember TOR had a lineup last year in pre-season that I believe did not have the 8 veterans minimum criteria:

Full text of NHL/NHLPA MOU for new 2020 CBA - analysis and discussion

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[Laus723]

Probably why it's a PTO? Just guessing.

Probably doesn’t change his take on the player. Just guessing.

 

[FinlandPanther]

Probably why it's a PTO? Just guessing.

Damn that’s crazy. I take it back.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Extra body to start camp out with, nothing wrong with that.

 

[SomeDude]

Extra body to start camp out with, nothing wrong with that.

Until Mike Sullivan falls in love with one or 2 borderline NHL caliber players and deploys them like they are stars for 82 games.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Until Mike Sullivan falls in love with one or 2 borderline NHL caliber players and deploys them like they are stars for 82 games.

Hes already got Ruh and Carter for that

 

[banks]

I really believed in this guy when he was with Ottawa. Looked like a solid #2C for the long haul.

What happened?

 

[biturbo19]

My what a fall from grace. From promising 1st round pick to 6-year nearly $5M contract, to being bought out to PTO within a few years, with a stop-off in the Cup Finals along the way. Wild ride.


It's also crazy that he's already 26 years old. Jeeez. Feels like just the other day he was being drafted. Maybe because he's missed a bunch of time? Or being invisible for a lot of the time he hasn't missed?

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Probably doesn’t change his take on the player. Just guessing.

Damn that’s crazy. I take it back.

No need to be so sensitive.

 

[FinlandPanther]

No need to be so sensitive.

If you thought that was me being sensitive…

 

[3ladesof5teel]

Awesome......just coming into his prime