Forward Josh Jooris was acquired in a last-minute trade deadline addition by Jim Rutherford whenever most thought the GM would shop for a depth defenseman. He now has a perfect opportunity to take advantage of an emergency call up and earn a spot over injured Carter Rowney as the Penguins travel to Long Island to take on the Metro’s basement-dwelling Islanders.
Jooris wasn’t a household name anyone expected to see brought into Pittsburgh, especially when Ian Cole, an excellent d-man, was shipped off to Ottawa (and later, Columbus) in a massive trade for Derick Brassard and the defensive corps was thinned out.