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Dominik Simon Returning To Pittsburgh Penguins

July 28, 2021 at 11:25 am CDT | by Josh Erickson 6 Comments

Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli is reporting that the Pittsburgh Penguins have brought back former member Dominik Simon on a one-year contract. The team has confirmed that is is a two-way deal for the depth forward worth $750K at the NHL level.

Free agents reuniting with their old teams has been a minor theme of the day and Simon is no different. The 26-year-old forward was a Penguins draft pick in 2015, came up through the system, and had put together back-to-back 20+ point campaigns for the team heading into the last off-season. He then made the unwise decision (in retrospect) to leave Pittsburgh in pursuit of a greater role. He found the exact opposite with the Calgary Flames, playing in just 11 games and recording zero points. Simon was not extended a qualifying offer from Calgary as a result.

This reunion thus makes perfect sense for both sides. Even under a new administration, the cap-strapped Penguins understand that Simon can step back into the lineup and produce with familiar teammates in a familiar system all while playing at the lowest cap number possible. This will be invaluable to a team that was largely inactive today due to their limited cap space and, barring a trade, won’t be able to make a big free agent addition this summer. Meanwhile, Simon sees a Penguins roster that has lost Jared McCann and Brandon Tanev up front and will have top-nine openings all season. Simon could be in for another strong season that could finally result in the pay day that he has been looking for.

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  1. 66TheNumberOfTheBest

    2 years ago

    Of course he is. Trade Rust now, since Simon will be on Sid’s wing by week two.

    Reply
  2. 66TheNumberOfTheBest

    2 years ago

    At this point, my best hope is that Hextall’s incompetence in missing out on all of his other targets leaves the Pens with no choice but to trade for MAF.

    …we’ll end up with Jonathan Quick instead.

    Reply
  3. Grim_work

    2 years ago

    God why?

    Reply
    • Goku the Knowledgable One

      2 years ago

      Lmao makes for a good meme

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  4. jturk

    2 years ago

    Boy it’s weird seeing mlb trade rumor trolls drift into nhl trolls for the heck of it. Well guess not, a troll is a troll always in life. Just plz research or even slightly understand the sport before you drop your “knowledge”. Here’s looking at you belltolles

    Reply
  5. SteveM7

    2 years ago

    The Penguins had Chris Tanev?

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