The Penguins re-assigned goaltender Emil Larmi to the Wheeling Nailers, Jim Rutherford announced on Sunday morning.
Larmi served as backup goaltender in the Penguins' 3-2 overtime win in Montreal on Saturday after Tristan Jarry was left home on the trip to have him better prepared for Sunday's game, and Casey DeSmith in Wilkes-Barre lost his passport and was unable to fly to Montreal.
Larmi is in Wheeling on what is essentially a conditioning stint after he missed nearly a month with a health scare. With Larmi and Dustin Tokarski sharing the backup role, the infrequent starts made it difficult to Larmi to find his footing again.