The Daily: Penguins, Jets Trade Top Prospects; Buchelnikov OT Tally

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets swapped key prospects Thursday with Rutger McGroarty going to Pittsburgh and Brayden Yager heading to Winnipeg.

The deal happened because McGroarty was going back to the University of Michigan because the Jets wouldn’t guarantee he would play in the NHL this season.

According to PuckPedia, the Penguins signed McGroarty to a three-year entry-level deal with a $950,000 salary cap hit. The AAV is $1.45 million including a $95,000 signing bonus and $500,000 in “A” performance bonuses. McGroarty is a strong, hard-nosed forward.

Red Wings In Case You Missed It

Bob Duff’s Red Wings Notebook discusses prospect Dmitri Buchelnikov‘s overtime goal to beat Igor Larionov team in the KHL.

The Grand Rapids Griffins are adding some larger forwards, like Carson Bantle.

Detroit has four players ranked among the top 50 on EP Rinkside’s list of top 100 NHL prospects. Michael Brandsegg-Nygard is the Red Wings’ top prospect at 35th. He’s off to a strong start in the Swedish Hockey League.

Red Wings Offseason

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Four Giants fighting for the puck along the chicken wire. Gordie Howe, Dickie Moore, Maurice Richard and Red Kelly. All in the Hockey Hall of Fame. pic.twitter.com/iRB7YO5LxK

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