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Penguins Sign LHD Wotherspoon From Bruins
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Penguins Sign LHD Wotherspoon From Bruins
The Pittsburgh Penguins ' first dip into the free agent pool Tuesday was as expected. It was not a big splash for big money, and it was not a long-term deal, as the Penguins signed left-handed defenseman Parker Wortherspoon to a two-year contract.
The Penguins have not yet announced the deal, but it is reportedly a two-year deal worth $1 million per season.
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Wortherpoon, 27, has been a late bloomer in the pro ranks, climbing out of the AHL after five seasons in the New York Islanders organization. The Islanders' 2015 fourth-round pick made his NHL debut, playing 12 games with the Islanders in the 2022-23 season. He played 95 games over the past two seasons with the Boston Bruins .
In total, Wortherspoon has played 108 NHL games and scored 16 points, including one goal.
Our Boston Hockey Now colleague Andrew Fanctucchio reports that Wortherspoon is best as a seventh defenseman but was popular amongst teammates. The 6-foot-1, 192-pound blue liner is the eighth defenseman on an NHL contract on the Penguins roster .
The Penguins lack depth on the left side, both at the NHL level and the AHL level. WBS Penguins defensemen Filip Kral and Dan Renouf had already left the organization. The Penguins chose not to qualify LHD P.O Joseph on Monday, making him a free agent, as well.
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Wortherspoon is a good skating defenseman and sound defensively, if unspectacular.
The deal was first reported by podcaster Irfaan Gaffar and confirmed by Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.
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