Penguins Sign Angello, Two Minor Leaguers
Well, our Penguins have finally made a move that I’m reasonably happy about. They signed restricted free agent Anthony Angello to a two-year contract worth $725,000 at the NHL level. It’s a two-way deal in the coming season…meaning Angello can be sent to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Given that he’s waiver exempt, a likely possibility.
The second year is one-way, meaning he’ll need to stay with the Pens or pass through waivers.
Angello, a right-hand shot who can play center or wing, could provide a badly needed power element and dash of oomph to a team desperately in need of one. He stands 6’5” and weighs 210 pounds…a virtual redwood among Smurfs. And he does possess a scoring touch…16 goals in 48 games with the Baby Pens in 2019-20 and 16 more the season before that. In eight games with the Pens in which he received a trickle of ice time (5:43 ATOI) the former fifth-round pick managed to notch his first NHL goal.
Given his size and inclination to compete in the dirty areas, Angello could be a prime candidate to at least partially fill Patric Hornqvist’s sizeable skates as a net-front presence.