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Penguins Activate Alex Nedeljkovic, Send Down Magnus Hellberg

November 19, 2023 at 3:14 pm CDT | by Brennan McClain 5 Comments

After spending nearly a month on the team’s long-term injured reserve, the Pittsburgh Penguins announce they have activated goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic, and have sent down Magnus Hellberg to their AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

Earlier in the year, Nedeljkovic played in two games for the Penguins, earning a .914 SV% and a 3.01 GAA before a lower-body injury would sideline him for the foreseeable future. While Nedeljkovic, Hellberg assumed the role of backup goaltender in Pittsburgh, sporting a 1-0-0 record in three games played, producing a .922 SV% and a 2.50 GAA.

As an older rookie in the 2020-21 regular season, Nedeljkovic finished third in Calder Trophy voting after managing a 15-5-3 record with the Carolina Hurricanes, leading the league in both SV% and GAA in 23 games started.

In an attempt to solidify their goaltending for the upcoming season, the Detroit Red Wings acquired Nedeljkovic from the Hurricanes for the signing rights to goaltender Jonathan Bernier, and a third-round draft selection in the 2021 NHL Draft.

Unfortunately for both, he and the team, Nedeljkovic’s tenure in Detroit did not play out as well as the team would have hoped, as he carried a 25-31-11 record in 74 games played, with a .900 SV% and a 3.35 GAA over his two years with the organization.

On January 16th of the 2022-23 regular season, the Red Wings chose to place Nedeljkovic on waivers for the purpose of assignment to the AHL, indicating that his time with the Original Six franchise may be nearing its end. Nevertheless, the team would non-tender Nedeljkovic, allowing him to sign in Pittsburgh to a one-year, $1.5MM contract for this season.

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  1. Ully

    2 years ago

    This guy is a threat to score, he has done it twice in the AHL setting a record.

    Reply
  2. 66TheNumberOfTheBest

    2 years ago

    Does Hellberg have to clear waivers to get sent back down?

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    • Brennan McClain

      2 years ago

      No, Hellberg was on an emergency loan from WBS, and since he did not play in 10 games, nor was he on the roster for at least 30 days, they do not need to pass him through waivers.

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    • Donovan Voigt

      2 years ago

      Edmonton I’m sure would have put in a claim if they could’ve

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    • 66TheNumberOfTheBest

      2 years ago

      I like Hellberg, for a third stringer. He and Nedeljkovic might be Dubas’ best moves this summer.

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