The Penguins announced their roster for the 3:30 p.m. preseason finale in Buffalo. One forward and one defenseman will be scratched. Elmer Soderblom and Connor Dewar, both likely opening-night players, cannot play under the new preseason rules.
Listed forwards are Rutger McGroarty, Filip Hallander, Nick Robertson, Bryan Rust, Tommy Novak, Hendrix Lapierre, Bill Zonnon, Tristan Broz, Ville Koivunen, Egor Chinakhov, Rickard Rakell, Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby. The defensemen are Kaedan Korczak, Harrison Brunicke, Sam Girard, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Kris Letang, Erik Karlsson and Declan Carlile; goalies are Sergei Murashov and Arturs Silovs. The rules limit veterans with 100 or more games to two preseason appearances, while teams must dress a set number of veterans.
Brunicke is the seventh defenseman and is expected to be scratched after warmups. The writer says Murashov appears to have edged ahead of Joel Blomqvist for an NHL roster spot. Ryan Graves (lower-body) will not skate; Penguins PR said his status will be updated after further evaluation. The article speculates his injury could allow injured-reserve placement instead of waivers at the end of camp. Justin Brazeau has also recently been off the ice with an undisclosed injury.
