The Penguins re-assigned Emil Bemstrom to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton ahead of Saturday's practice.
The Penguins actually announced this move, so it's not the quiet paper juggling of emergency recalls they've been doing since the trade deadline. The Penguins only had 12 healthy forwards on the roster before sending Bemstrom back, so this is likely an indication that an injured forward is healthy. With Rutger McGroarty, Tommy Novak, Blake Lizotte, Noel Acciari and Matt Nieto all done for the year, that leaves Phil Tomasino as the injured forward who hasn't been totally ruled out. He sustained a concussion on March 25.
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Taylor Haase
3:17 pm - 04.12.2025Newark, N.J.Bemstrom sent down
The Penguins re-assigned Emil Bemstrom to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton ahead of Saturday's practice.
The Penguins actually announced this move, so it's not the quiet paper juggling of emergency recalls they've been doing since the trade deadline. The Penguins only had 12 healthy forwards on the roster before sending Bemstrom back, so this is likely an indication that an injured forward is healthy. With Rutger McGroarty, Tommy Novak, Blake Lizotte, Noel Acciari and Matt Nieto all done for the year, that leaves Phil Tomasino as the injured forward who hasn't been totally ruled out. He sustained a concussion on March 25.
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