The Penguins made a move to sign one of their more exciting young draft picks, inking Valtteri Puustinen to a two year entry level contract. Puustinen’s NHL rights were set to expire on June 1st, and his new contract will kick in next season.
Avid prospect watchers will know the name, despite being drafted in the seventh and last round in 2019, Puustinen has been one of the most productive scoring forwards in the Finnish hockey league.
Listed at 5’9, 183, there’s not a lot of size to his game, but the young Finn has a knack and ability to score goals, even drawing a comparison to Phil Kessel with the way he operates as a right handed shooting winger.