Headlines

  • Calgary Flames Name Craig Conroy General Manager
  • Kyle Dubas Will Not Return As Toronto GM
  • Arizona Coyotes Expected To Remain In Tempe For 2023-24
  • Gabriel Landeskog Unlikely To Play Next Season
  • Chicago Blackhawks Win 2023 NHL Draft Lottery
  • New York Rangers Part Ways With Gerard Gallant
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • MLB Trade Rumors
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors

Pro Hockey Rumors

  • Home
  • Teams
    • Atlantic
      • Boston Bruins
      • Buffalo Sabres
      • Detroit Red Wings
      • Florida Panthers
      • Montreal Canadiens
      • Ottawa Senators
      • Tampa Bay Lightning
      • Toronto Maple Leafs
    • Central
      • Arizona Coyotes
      • Chicago Blackhawks
      • Colorado Avalanche
      • Dallas Stars
      • Minnesota Wild
      • Nashville Predators
      • St. Louis Blues
      • Winnipeg Jets
    • Metropolitan
      • Carolina Hurricanes
      • Columbus Blue Jackets
      • New Jersey Devils
      • New York Islanders
      • New York Rangers
      • Philadelphia Flyers
      • Pittsburgh Penguins
      • Washington Capitals
    • Pacific
      • Anaheim Ducks
      • Calgary Flames
      • Edmonton Oilers
      • Los Angeles Kings
      • San Jose Sharks
      • Seattle Kraken
      • Vancouver Canucks
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Partners
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
Go To MLB Trade Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Marcus Pettersson Put On LTIR By Pittsburgh Penguins

March 20, 2023 at 10:48 am CDT | by Josh Cybulski 4 Comments

The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced that defenseman Marcus Pettersson has been put on LTIR retroactive to March 18th. Pettersson left in the third period of Saturday’s 6-0 loss against the New York Rangers with what is being described as a lower body injury. Pettersson was shuttled back and forth from the bench to the dressing room a few times in that game but was eventually shutdown when it became out of reach.

The Penguin’s defense has been decimated by injuries in the past week. Right shot defensemen Jeff Petry and Jan Rutta are both already sidelined by ailments, and now Pettersson has joined them. The Penguins open the week against the Ottawa Senators this evening and will have to try and battle without half of their starting defense. They already brought up Mark Friedman on the weekend, and now have recalled Taylor Fedun who skated with the team this morning at practice.

Fedun is the captain of the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins and last played in the NHL during the 2019-20 season when he had 9 points for the Dallas Stars in 27 games. Fedun won’t offer the Penguins much offense, but he is a defensively sound and capable replacement for the Penguins short term. So far in the AHL this season, Fedun has 10 points in 53 games.

It’s a tough break for Pettersson and the Penguins as he has really flourished this season in an expanded role. He has spent large stretches on the Penguins top defensive unit next to Kris Letang and has played some terrific hockey. Coming into Saturday’s loss, Pettersson had 11 points in his previous 10 games and was just a single point away from matching his career high. This is a far cry from a year ago when the Penguins tried to move on from Pettersson but couldn’t find any takers for the Swedish defenseman.

The Penguins will try and overcome this hurdle beginning tonight at home to the Ottawa Senators. Pittsburgh currently sits seven points ahead of Ottawa for the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference with 13 games to play. The Penguins have been on a slide having lost three games in a row, including the blowout loss to the Rangers. The Penguins have been an uneven team throughout the year having gone on several lengthy winning and losing streaks. For now, they control their postseason fate, but with a surging Florida Panthers team sitting one point back, they could be prone to a letdown in what has been a disappointing season thus far.

Share 0 Retweet 0 Send via email

Pittsburgh Penguins Jan Rutta| Jeff Petry| Kris Letang| Marcus Pettersson| Mark Friedman| Taylor Fedun

Philadelphia Flyers Recall Egor Zamula
Main
New York Islanders Recall Samuel Bolduc
View Comments (4)
newest oldest

Comments

  1. 66TheNumberOfTheBest

    2 months ago

    Sigh…

    1
    Reply
  2. TJECK109

    2 months ago

    Season was a waste. Hextall and Burke need to go

    3
    Reply
    • doghockey

      2 months ago

      And it can’t come soon enough. We need to get on to you guys whining and complaining about the next management team.

      Reply
    • TJECK109

      2 months ago

      Lol what a ridiculous statement.

      Every team not competing has fans that complain.

      1
      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.
Log in Register

    Top Stories

    Calgary Flames Name Craig Conroy General Manager

    Kyle Dubas Will Not Return As Toronto GM

    Arizona Coyotes Expected To Remain In Tempe For 2023-24

    Gabriel Landeskog Unlikely To Play Next Season

    Chicago Blackhawks Win 2023 NHL Draft Lottery

    New York Rangers Part Ways With Gerard Gallant

    Calgary Flames Fire Darryl Sutter

    Calgary Flames, Brad Treliving Agree To Part Ways

    Blue Jackets Fire Brad Larsen

    Washington Capitals, Peter Laviolette Agree To Part Ways

    Recent

    Free Agent Focus: Calgary Flames

    Snapshots: Lehner, Hurricanes, Development Camp

    Snapshots: World Championship, Grzelcyk, Ceci

    PHR Mailbag: Sabres, Jets, Bruins, Draft, Flyers, Officiating

    Metropolitan Notes: Penguins, Hurricanes, Rogers

    Offseason Checklist: Calgary Flames

    Atlantic Notes: Schenn, Red Wings, Senators Sale

    Sabres Sign Ryan Johnson To Entry-Level Deal

    Evgenii Dadonov To Miss Game 5

    Free Agent Focus: Buffalo Sabres

    Rumors By Team

    Rumors By Team

    • Avalanche Rumors
    • Blackhawks Rumors
    • Blue Jackets Rumors
    • Blues Rumors
    • Bruins Rumors
    • Canadiens Rumors
    • Canucks Rumors
    • Capitals Rumors
    • Coyotes Rumors
    • Devils Rumors
    • Ducks Rumors
    • Flames Rumors
    • Flyers Rumors
    • Hurricanes Rumors
    • Islanders Rumors
    • Jets Rumors
    • Kings Rumors
    • Kraken Rumors
    • Lightning Rumors
    • Maple Leafs Rumors
    • Oilers Rumors
    • Panthers Rumors
    • Penguins Rumors
    • Predators Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Red Wings Rumors
    • Sabres Rumors
    • Senators Rumors
    • Sharks Rumors
    • Stars Rumors
    • Wild Rumors

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives

    PHR Info

    • About
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    Pro Hockey Rumors is not affiliated with National Hockey League, NHL or NHL.com

    scroll to top
    Close

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version