Penguins Move Veteran Defenseman van Riemsdyk to IR
Pittsburgh put defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk on injured reserve Monday because of a lower-body injury. He had played the first five games but missed Saturday's contest, and the IR placement makes him ineligible until Saturday against Vegas. The 35-year-old is in his first season with the Penguins after signing a two-year, $4 million AAV deal in July.
Pittsburgh’s blue line will be without Trevor van Riemsdyk for at least the next two games. The 35-year-old sat out Saturday against Dallas because of a lower-body issue, and Monday’s injured-reserve move rules him out until Saturday versus Vegas. He will also miss Tuesday’s Chicago game and the start of Pittsburgh’s Colorado road swing.
Van Riemsdyk joined the Penguins in July on a two-year deal averaging $4 million. In five appearances this season, he had no points, a minus-one rating, four penalty minutes and 18:48 average ice time. He spent the previous six seasons in Washington and has played 756 regular-season NHL games for Chicago, Carolina and Washington.
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