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Penguins set to lose rights to two prospects today

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There’s a deadline tonight where the Penguins must sign two drafted players or will relinquish their rights. It’s a pair of former seventh round defensemen in the form of 2019 pick Santeri Airola and 2022 selection Ryan McCreary.

MUST SIGN BY - June 1, 2023 @ 5pm ET

Reminder that today at 5pm ET is the deadline for clubs to sign the following drafted players on their reserve lists to entry level contracts, otherwise they will lose their exclusive signing rights window.

https://t.co/nXfmDT1fO4 pic.twitter.com/rQfep5MbVJ— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) June 1, 2023

Airola, this website will remain steadfast in saying, actually looked pretty decent as a very young player in the summer of 2019 when he participated in the Pens’ summer development camp.