In a move that signals a shift in the Pittsburgh Penguins' goaltending situation, the team has officially recalled Sergei Murashov from the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The recall comes after a brief stint by Taylor Gauthier, who was hastily called up to serve as a backup for Sunday's win over the Florida Panthers. With Gauthier now returned to the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers, it appears that the Penguins are committing to Murashov as their goaltender for the time being. The move also suggests that Stuart Skinner will continue to be sidelined, leaving fans and analysts to speculate about the team's long-term goaltending plans.
The Penguins announced Tuesday that they’ve formalized goaltender Sergei Murashov‘s recall from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Fellow netminder Taylor Gauthier was returned to ECHL Wheeling in the corresponding move after he was called up at the last minute to serve as Arturs Silovs‘ backup for Sunday’s win over the Panthers. Murashov’s recall indicates that Stuart Skinner will remain unavailable as the […]
