Confirmed Signing with Link: [PIT] F Jonathan Gruden signs extension with the Penguins (2 years, $775k AAV, two-way)

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[Gurglesons]

Nothing burger. Will likely be in the AHL.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Decent deal for a decent player I've liked Gruds, nothing flashy not gonna get a lot of points but hits everything that moves and good defensively and skates good enough.

 

[DesertPenguin]

I like him as a 4th liner PK specialist. Tom Kuhnhackl type player. I greatly prefer his young legs over a broken down Nieto.

 

[SomeDude]

Showed more than a lot of the bodies in the Pens bottom 6 this year. Which doesn’t say much, but at least he hits people.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

I like him as a 4th liner PK specialist. Tom Kuhnhackl type player. I greatly prefer his young legs over a broken down Nieto.

This is almost the perfect comp, he isn't as kamikaze in the shot blocking category as Kuhnhackl was.

 

[Jacob]

If he’s like 14th or 15th on your forward depth chart you can do a lot worse. I’m rooting for him because he’s worked a lot on the details of his game to be as close to an ideal bottom 6 forward as he can be.

 

[Stammertime91]

Damn he switched sports?

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Damn he switched sports?

His football career has been wracked with scandal, Pens are safer, Uncle Gary will give them #1 and Hagens this year if Crosby or Malkin get injured.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

If he’s like 14th or 15th on your forward depth chart you can do a lot worse. I’m rooting for him because he’s worked a lot on the details of his game to be as close to an ideal bottom 6 forward as he can be.

Ever year since he's turned pro he's consistently been one of the Baby Pens' top forwards and gotten better.