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No name was attached to the announcement Saturday that the Pittsburgh Penguins signed RFA winger Alex Nylander to a one-year NHL contract. It wasn’t a two-way deal or minor league contract, and it had to be presented, negotiated, and signed by someone.
But it provided a glimpse into the Penguins’ transition team with the director of hockey operations Alec Schall, WBS GM Erik Heasley, hockey operations analyst Andy Saucier, and coach Mike Sullivan.
Does anyone think the organization would have signed it if Sullivan were against it? No pressing deadline had to be met, nor was there an urgency to lock up the late-blooming winger for salary cap reasons.
Nylander had two points in nine NHL games, so it wasn’t like he filled the net and made this an absolute must.
While I cannot yet confirm, this has Sullivan’s fingerprints all over it. Alex Nylander earned an NHL shot with responsible two-way play, and perhaps with a little more confidence, the offensive skills he is known for will come to the fore at the top level, too.
It was a great signing that carries zero risk because if Nylander doesn’t take the next step in his progression, the Pittsburgh Penguins can bury his entire salary in the AHL with the WBS Penguins without a salary cap penalty.
Oh, but I thought Sullivan hated young players? That’s what I see all over Twitter and every comment section.
As a sidebar to the Nylander contract, it’s yet another piece of evidence to slay the drug-resistant strain “Sullivan won’t play young players” mantra that can’t be killed.
Young players that earn a chance get a chance.
Ryan Poehling and Drew O’Connor are also RFAs. Those players are 24 years old and were given significant NHL ice time. It will be interesting to see if the team also opens discussions with them.
