The Pittsburgh Penguins part ways with their oft-injured first round pick and select a stay-at-home defenseman with that pick
It felt like a matter of time for the other shoe to drop on Beau Bennett, and it finally has. The Pittsburgh Penguins traded their oft-injured 2010 first round pick to New Jersey where Bennett will be reunited with the general manager who drafted him in Ray Shero
Penguins trade RW Beau Bennett to New Jersey for No. 77 choice. Choose D Connor Hall from Kitchener.
— Dave Molinari (@MolinariPG) June 25, 2016
Bennett has had a series of injuries that limited him to only 129 NHL games since the 2012-13 season.