Just two days after playing defenseman Mark Friedman at wing in their beatdown to the Boston Bruins at Lake Tahoe, the Philadelphia Flyers placed 25-year-old defenseman Mark Friedman on waivers Tuesday.
Now he has a new home.
The Pittsburgh Penguins, who hired Ron Hextall as their new general manager earlier this month, reportedly swooped in and claimed Friedman on Wednesday, according to Elliotte Friedman. The Flyers had just signed Friedman over the summer to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of $725,000.
Friedman was on the ice for morning skate on Wednesday as the Flyers prepared for their tilt against the New York Rangers, so clearly the team was hoping he’d be available for them moving forward.