Kyle Dubas and the Pittsburgh Penguins Acquire Forward from the St Louis Blues
Kyle Dubas and the Pittsburgh Penguins have officially acquired a forward from the St. Louis Blues in the first trade since the start of the 4 Nations Face-Off.
Even though many analysts expected a lot of trades to go down in the 4 Nations Face-Off two-week break, fans had to wait until now before finally seeing some action.
The spotlight may be on Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Auston Matthews and all the other NHL superstars representing their country at the tournament, but general manager can still work on some deals to make their teams better.
That's exactly what Kyle Dubas, President of Hockey Operations and General Manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins did.
In breaking news, the Penguins announced that they've acquired Mathias Laferriere from the St. Louis Blues in return for Corey Andonovski.
Read the official press release, as seen on NHL.com, here:
"The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired forward Mathias Laferriere from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Corey Andonovski, it was announced today by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas.
Laferriere, 24, is signed through the 2024-25 season and his contract carries an average annual value of $775,000 at the NHL level. He will report to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League.
The 6-foot-2, 181-pound forward has skated in 33 games with the Springfield Thunderbirds of the AHL this season, tallying two goals, eight assists and 10 points. Laferriere has spent the first four seasons of his professional career with Springfield and has recorded 21 goals, 49 assists and 70 points in 207 career AHL games.
Prior to making his professional debut, the Montreal, Quebec native skated in five seasons in the QMJHL between 2016-21 with Cape Breton and Blainville-Boisbriand. In 238 career junior games, Laferriere registered 82 goals, 132 assists and 214 points.
Laferriere was originally drafted in the sixth round (169th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft by St. Louis."
Laferriere, 24, is signed through the 2024-25 season and his contract carries an average annual value of $775,000 at the NHL level. He will report to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League.
The 6-foot-2, 181-pound forward has skated in 33 games with the Springfield Thunderbirds of the AHL this season, tallying two goals, eight assists and 10 points. Laferriere has spent the first four seasons of his professional career with Springfield and has recorded 21 goals, 49 assists and 70 points in 207 career AHL games.
Prior to making his professional debut, the Montreal, Quebec native skated in five seasons in the QMJHL between 2016-21 with Cape Breton and Blainville-Boisbriand. In 238 career junior games, Laferriere registered 82 goals, 132 assists and 214 points.
Laferriere was originally drafted in the sixth round (169th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft by St. Louis."
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