Pens Points: A Minor Shakeup

Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning...

Yesterday afternoon, GMJR made a few trades involving a few minor players. He traded Josh Archibald and Sean Maguire to Arizona for goalie, Michael Leighton. [Pensburgh]

Soon after, he made another trade with the Dallas Stars by acquiring defenseman, Jamie Oleksiak [Pensburgh]. With these moves, the Penguins have essentially solidified two positions: the backup goaltender spot and the defense. Tristan Jarry is likely to remain the backup, while the Penguins now have eight defenseman on the roster. Is Ian Cole the odd man out? Only time will tell...

The newly acquired defensemen seems pretty excited with his trade to Pittsburgh. [Post-Gazette]

The NHL is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the first Winter Classic with an NHL Network documentary. [Trib Live]

News and notes from around the NHL...

Wes McCauley is just fantastic. [CBS Sports]

The Hockey News takes a look back at the NHL’s history with a numerical flare. [The Hockey News]