Austin Wagner delivered nothing less than an eye-opening performance Wednesday night in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. Wagner knew his time to make the NHL club was running out, that the PTO he signed to attend camp guaranteed nothing, and he could become an AHL player again.
The Pittsburgh Penguins did not ice a roster of many players expected to make the NHL roster after final cuts are made sometime over the next several days.
In addition to signing defensemen Libor Hajek and Mark Pysyk to professional tryouts, as initially reported by CapFriendly last night, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced they’ve also signed winger Austin Wagner to a PTO.
Some news and notes before Thursday’s game at the United Center. A few quick items as the Chicago Blackhawks prepare to host the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night at the United Center.
Chicago Blackhawks head coach Luke Richardson gave updates on a few injury timelines after practice on Monday. The Chicago Blackhawks are in a bit of a “rough stretch”.
A late turnover by the Ontario Reign leads to a goal and ends up being the difference as they drop the first game against Calgary, 4-3. Goal Breakdown
The Ontario Reign played only two games last week and walked away with two losses against Coachella Valley and Calgary. The Reign started the week with a back-and-forth 7-6 loss to the Coachella Valley Firebirds, giving up three third-period goals.
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Los Angeles Kings have already experienced challenges with their schedules heading into their Tuesday night matchup in Los Angeles.
The Kings have loaned defenseman Jacob Moverare to the Ontario Reign of the AHL and recalled forward Austin Wagner.
For the first time this year, the AHL’s best rivalry gets underway in San Diego on Friday night when the Reign and Gulls start their 8-game season series.
Per CapFriendly, the LA Kings placed winger Austin Wagner on waivers on Thursday: Wagner, 25, spent all of the 2021-22 season in the AHL with the Ontario Reign.
Eight and three. Those are two of the most important numbers heading into today’s Reign-Heat game at Toyota Arena. Ontario opens the day eight points back of first-place Stockton, yet the Reign also hold three games in hand.
Even before their annual preseason game at Anaheim’s Honda Center, it’s already been an eventful day for coach John Wroblewski and the Ontario Reign. With LA GM Rob Blake needing to turn in his initial roster to the NHL office today, a pair of players were placed on waivers yesterday.
We’re approaching the home stretch here, with the final four Kings seasons in review, as we cap off the wingers under contract with a look at Austin Wagner.
The Kings failed to qualify for the 24-team model to crown a Stanley Cup champion because they were ahead of only the San Jose Sharks in points among Western Conference teams when the NHL halted play on March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Wagner has only registered 32 points in 127 NHL games but possesses blazing speed that represents a tantalizing weapon for Los Angeles.
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