The Penguins announced on Friday that they had released defenseman Nikolai Knyzhov from his professional tryout contract.
Knyzhov, whose signing was announced just over a month prior, was the only player the Penguins brought to training camp on a PTO deal. He did not appear in either of the Penguins’ preseason-opening losses to the Buffalo Sabres.
Knyzhov had prior experience skating alongside Erik Karlsson during the 2020-21 season in San Jose, where he was originally signed by Penguins executive and former Sharks general manager Doug Wilson in 2019.
He recently told Justin Guerriero of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that Wilson had promised him “a fair look and a fair shot” during the PTO.