Life as an AHL or fringe NHL player isn’t all that glamorous. One day, you could be playing in eastern Pennsylvania and needed in Los Angeles the next night. For forward Jansen Harkins, he’s taken his multiple call-ups this season in stride. The following comes from Justin Guerriero’s article: This month (November), the Penguins repeatedly announced his AHL recall only to reassign him to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton shortly after that: seven times since Nov. 18, to be exact. [Trib Live]
Here’s another roster transaction: The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned Alex Nylander to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Wednesday. [Trib Live]
Bryan Rust believes this year’s “Rustache” could be one of his best yet.