In addition to all the trades the Pittsburgh Penguins announced on Friday, they extended one of their own, agreeing to a one-year deal worth $900,000 with Ryan Shea.
Nikolaj Ehlers scored for the third consecutive game and had two assists, Kyle Connor added his 33rd goal of the season, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the New Jersey Devils 6-1 on Friday night.
As the dust settled on the March 7th NHL trade deadline, GM Rob Blake took questions from the media for about 20 minutes – – one of the longer availabilities of his tenure.