Lovejoy, Engelland Demoted; At Least 2 Players To Return

Matt Bodenschatz | Pittsburgh Penguins

Nov 28, 12:26 PM | Hype this story!

According to the Pittsburgh Penguins web site, defensemen Derek Engelland and Ben Lovejoy have been returned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton “Baby” Penguins of the AHL, paving the way for the return of Kris Letang and Alex Goligoski.

Jay McKee is expected to return Thursday against Colorado.

There still is no word yet on winger Tyler Kennedy, who was touted as being nearly ready earlier this week and had a weekend target return date.

Comments

  1. tom

    Nov 28, 05:30 PM

    how can u send down a guy who has been playing 20 minutes a game and is plus 5 in 8 games

  2. bumwhole

    Nov 28, 08:07 PM

    Easily, letang skoula, and goligoski are better and with the exception of letang, not on two way deals.

  3. Albert

    Nov 29, 10:24 AM

    Those guys were getting minutes b/c they were the only warm bodies available.

    I’m sick of Steigy talking about Skoula like he’s the second coming of Paul Coffey.

    Engelland, Lovejoy, and Guenin were even less good. Guenin, in particular, was doubleplusungood.

    The team plays MUCH better w/ the regulars in the lineup and that showed last night.

  4. tom

    Nov 30, 02:49 PM

    the point is skoula-lovejoy had bn their defnders for a couple weeks

  5. Matt Bodenschatz

    Dec 1, 11:47 AM

    @Tom, point taken, but they were casualties of numbers. Would you rather the Pens trade away their proven NHLers (and depth) to accommodate two rookies who have been good, but not amazing?

    I was very happy with the results of Engelland and Lovejoy, but the fact is, they are 8 and 9 on the depth chart, making them the first to be demoted, regardless of play. They understand this and know that, if they want a permanent spot in the lineup, they must continue their strong play so they find their way up again.

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