Confirmed Signing with Link: [PIT] F Blake Lizotte signs with the Penguins (2 years, $1.85M AAV)

[KeziaTML]

Penguins Sign Blake Lizotte to a Two-Year Contract | Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed Blake Lizotte to a two-year contract, it was announced today by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas. Lizotte is signed through the 2025-26 season and his contract carries an average annual value of $1.85 million. Lizotte, 26, spent...

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[JKG33]

Ahahaha now this is classic Dubas

 

[OtherThingsILike]

He's small, but he's only 26, so he's young.
Also, Kings fans seem to have mostly liked him. They say he's a really good forechecker in spite of his size, so that's nice.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Can he play wing at all?

 

[Telos]

He is the Rudy of the league. A well-liked inspirational character in the lockerroom known for giving 110% on every single shift of every single game year around; however, he is a midget that gets ragdolled and completely steamrolled on every single shift of every single game year around

He looks like a child out there getting tossed around, but he will surprise players because he is highly skilled, has decent hands and shot, and because his motor is always maxed he can skate by some defenders and create some chances and offense. He is a very defensively responsible player known for solid backchecking along with hustled forechecking. The only problem is, due to his size and being manhandled, he can easily be outmuscled and still be scored on if the other team is competent and plays hard...

Easy player to love and root for, would be a superstar if he were born in a 6 foot 4 inch frame, deserves to be in the NHL, but his effectiveness is limited and he will make you wince over the punishment he'll take. He is surprisingly resilient, but can be injured because of it.

 

[Turin]

I really liked Lizotte a year ago, if anything it sounds like the give a shit meter will be raised this year.

 

[theMajor]

He's small, but he's only 26, so he's young.
Also, Kings fans seem to have mostly liked him. They say he's a really good forechecker in spite of his size, so that's nice.

he played with more heart than anyone on the team for big stretches of the year, he never quits

 

[Bandit]

Tons of heart, no complaints about his effort. Problem is he has to go 2000% all season long just to stay in the league. By the time the playoffs roll around he's spent.

Good for him though. If Dubois had Lizotte's drive he'd be McDavid.

 

[Jag68Sid87]

Yay, our new Craig Adams.

 

[Rschmitz]

How did you beat MMC to this?

 

[KeziaTML]

How did you beat MMC to this?

f5

 

[Bandit]

f5

 

[Icarium]

Tons of heart, no complaints about his effort. Problem is he has to go 2000% all season long just to stay in the league. By the time the playoffs roll around he's spent.

Playoffs won't be a problem in his new team, at least for a while.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

He is the Rudy of the league. A well-liked inspirational character in the lockerroom known for giving 110% on every single shift of every single game year around; however, he is a midget that gets ragdolled and completely steamrolled on every single shift of every single game year around

He looks like a child out there getting tossed around, but he will surprise players because he is highly skilled, has decent hands and shot, and because his motor is always maxed he can skate by some defenders and create some chances and offense. He is a very defensively responsible player known for solid backchecking along with hustled forechecking. The only problem is, due to his size and being manhandled, he can easily be outmuscled and still be scored on if the other team is competent and plays hard...

Easy player to love and root for, would be a superstar if he were born in a 6 foot 4 inch frame, deserves to be in the NHL, but his effectiveness is limited and he will make you wince over the punishment he'll take. He is surprisingly resilient, but can be injured because of it.

Between this signing and the Grzelcyk signing, Dubas is really doubling down on "small guy who gets pushed around" type.

Was Nathan Gerbe not available?

 

[PensandCaps]

good 4c, LIke Dubas's moves so far.

 

[DesertPenguin]

Between this signing and the Grzelcyk signing, Dubas is really doubling down on "small guy who gets pushed around" type.

Was Nathan Gerbe not available?

Conner Sheary and Brian Gibbons were contacted by the FO, but they could not come to terms.

 

[Fripp]

Lizotte is awesome. 100% effort and surprisingly skilled. Great 4C. However if you find him moving up your roster at all, you have depth problems.