It is impossible to overstate just how damaging Ron Hextall’s reign of error was for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and even after his departure things somehow keep looking worse.
The latest example came on Friday when reports out of Sweden indicated that forward Filip Hallander has signed a five-year contract to return closer to home.
That likely ends his tenure with the Penguins after playing just three games in the NHL.
He was set to be a restricted free agent this summer.
Hallander’s journey with the Penguins is a gigantic circle of failure, and this is just the final gut punch for it all.