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Penguins waive Kasperi Kapanen 7 months after signing him to new contract
Kapanen has struggled this season, recording only 20 points in 43 games. He signed a two-year, $6.4 million deal in July.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are running out of patience.
After losing four games in a row and sitting outside of a wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, the Penguins front office is desperate to shake things up and give their team a kick in the backside.
On Friday, head coach Mike Sullivan was asked why forward Kasperi Kapanen was missing from practice. Sullivan was clear and honest with his answer.
"[Ron Hextall] informed me before practice that [Kapanen] was held out because he's going to go on waivers this afternoon."
Coach Sullivan on Kapanen's absence from practice: "Hexy informed me before practice that he was held out because he's going to go on waivers here this afternoon."
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) February 24, 2023
"When a team doesn't live up to expectations, change is inevitable — that's part of it," Sullivan said. "Kappy is a really talented player. To a certain extent, it's on all of us because we didn't find a way to maximize his potential."
The move will allow Pittsburgh to activate defenseman Jan Rutta off injured reserve as he prepares to return to play after missing 15 games with an upper-body injury.
