Sunday’s Penguins Buzz: Defenseman Sebastian Aho signed to a two year (1-way, $775K AAV) contract in the summer has been placed on waivers today ahead of Monday’s roster deadline. Aho is regarded as having a suspect camp after having an open audition for a third pair role. There continues to be a push for Ryan Graves to start the season as the third pair LH D and Ryan Shea is regarded in team circles are having a stronger camp than Aho and was favored over Aho. Eight Defensemen remain in camp for now, including 2nd round pick Harrison Brunicke as the team has weighed keeping him around for a few more weeks. What would be problematic with keeping Brunicke for a possible nine-game window is that it would limit the Penguins to only carry 13 forwards…………
Today’s Winner: Valtteri Puustinen Avoiding Waivers……..