Kyle Dubas on Thursday shut down a report from over the weekend that they were one of the teams to inquire about goaltender Carter Hart after the NHL ruled he is eligible to sign a contract on Oct. 15 and return to play on Dec. 1 after he was not found guilty during the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial.
"No, we haven't made any inquiries," Dubas said. "I haven't talked to (Hart's agent) Judd Moldaver about Carter Hart. In that case there's still a suspension needs to be served or run out for another month or so. And we haven't dug deep into the facts of the matter, other than following along in the media of the to the trial and its outcome and so on and so forth. So it would be foolish for me, I think, to comment now."
The Penguins have seven goaltenders in camp, not counting Marc-Andre Fleury -- Tristan Jarry, Arturs Silovs, Joel Blomqvist, Sergei Murashov and Filip Larsson, and AHL-contracted Taylor Gauthier and Maxim Pavlenko.
Hart hasn't played in a competitive hockey game since January 2024. Even if he were available immediately, and the Penguins had an opening ... it doesn't make sense.
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Penguins not looking into Hart
Kyle Dubas on Thursday shut down a report from over the weekend that they were one of the teams to inquire about goaltender Carter Hart after the NHL ruled he is eligible to sign a contract on Oct. 15 and return to play on Dec. 1 after he was not found guilty during the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial.
"No, we haven't made any inquiries," Dubas said. "I haven't talked to (Hart's agent) Judd Moldaver about Carter Hart. In that case there's still a suspension needs to be served or run out for another month or so. And we haven't dug deep into the facts of the matter, other than following along in the media of the to the trial and its outcome and so on and so forth. So it would be foolish for me, I think, to comment now."
The Penguins have seven goaltenders in camp, not counting Marc-Andre Fleury -- Tristan Jarry, Arturs Silovs, Joel Blomqvist, Sergei Murashov and Filip Larsson, and AHL-contracted Taylor Gauthier and Maxim Pavlenko.
Hart hasn't played in a competitive hockey game since January 2024. Even if he were available immediately, and the Penguins had an opening ... it doesn't make sense.
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