In the middle of a press conference, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ron Hextall announced that Josh Archibald will be returning to the team. The one-year deal will carry a salary of $900K.
Archibald, 29, started his career with Pittsburgh after being selected 174th overall in the 2011 draft. He played just 14 NHL games for the Penguins before a trade took him to the Arizona Coyotes in 2017, where he then established himself as a valuable bottom-six option.
The last three seasons have been spent in Edmonton, though this season saw Archibald play sparingly because of his vaccination status and health concerns. The energy winger has some scoring upside, though it’s now been a while since he provided it.
In both 2018-19 and 2019-20, Archibald scored 12 goals and more than 20 points. In the 60 regular season games he has played since he has just seven goals and 14 points.
For $900K he won’t be expected to score much but it does suggest that he’ll have a regular (or at least semi-regular) role in the NHL. Archibald will get a chance to show Penguins fans what they missed out on years ago.
Archibald, no!
Why? Just blocks O’Connor and Zohorna.
Also…a lot of Oiler fans found their way to that timeline to LOL…
Depth for now. can always send him to WB I think that they really like Zohorna as do I . Will have to see how the trades shake down to shed cap space. They do not have to be under the cap until the season starts, right??
Z and Paulin will likely start the season in AHL
so guys like Archibald and Caggulia will be placeholders / have a chance to nail down spots early on