Just as they did last season, the Pittsburgh Penguins are easing into their roster cuts.
And, on Sunday, they made their first one.
Pittsburgh re-assigned goaltender Matvei Nikonovich to his OHL club, the Barrie Colts, making him the first cut of 2026 training camp. Nikonovich, 18, was selected in the fifth round (160th overall) by the Penguins in this year’s draft after they traded into the draft to select him.
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The 6-foot-2, 215-pound Belarusian netminder put together a nice season in the MHL – Russia’s junior league – in 2025-26, posting a 1.96 goals-against average and a .939 save percentage in 38 appearances. He was selected by…
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