With the 2023-24 campaign in the books and not much else to report, I thought it would be an opportune time to publish my season-ending Ex-Penguins Update.
The player topping the list hardly comes as a surprise. Thanks to an extraordinary finish following his trade to Carolina (a whopping eight goals and 25 points in only 17 games) Jake Guentzel led all ex-Pens with 30 goals and 77 points.
Seattle sharpshooter Jared McCann was second in both goals (29) and points (62). Quickie quiz. Which Penguins GM past or present actually left McCann unprotected in the 2021 Expansion Draft? If you answered Kyle Dubas, then with Toronto, you’re correct.
Sharing the runner-up spot in points? The Canadiens’ fleet defenseman Mike Matheson amassed 11 goals and an ex-Pen leading 51 assists, good for 62 points. He also had the second-worst plus-minus (minus-24) among the expatriates. Well behind fellow rearguard and former second-round pick Calen Addison (minus-38), who split the season with the Wild and Sharks.
The next player listed I confess brings a smile to my face. Excoriated during his brief stay in the ‘Burgh, Mikael Granlund tallied a highly respectable 60 points in 69 games for a woeful Sharks squad, including 48 assists.
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