After leaving the Penguins this summer, Pierre-Olivier Joseph is heading back there. The Penguins announced that they’ve acquired the blueliner from St. Louis in exchange for future considerations.
The 25-year-old spent five seasons in Pittsburgh’s system, split between them and AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Over his time with the Penguins, Joseph primarily played in a depth role and was generally sixth or seventh on their depth chart. Last season, he got into 52 games with Pittsburgh, recording 11 points while averaging a little over 15 minutes a night of ice time. However, they elected not to tender him a qualifying offer of $935K, knowing that doing so would have given him arbitration rights.
