Pens demote two to AHL with Malkin return imminent

Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThe Penguins won two games this week, gutting out a come from behind win in Boston and then holding on for a shutout victory over Ottawa. There’s more good news on the horizon today, in the form of a roster transaction that sent Michael Chaput and Valtteri Puustinen back to Wilkes-Barre.

The Penguins have re-assigned forwards Michael Chaput and Valtteri Puustinen to the @WBSPenguins.

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— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) February 11, 2022 This move is good news for the team, with the expected return of Evgeni Malkin on Sunday from the COVID list. Forward Drew O’Connor is also now…