Gruden was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday, per Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports.
Gruden has bounced between levels Friday with Pittsburgh seemingly dealing with an ever-evolving injury situation up front. At this point it isn't clear if he'll be back with the big club prior to Saturday's matchup with Columbus.
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Penguins' Johnny Gruden: Back with Pittsburgh
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Gruden was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday, according to Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports.
Gruden was sent down earlier in the day as Jeff Carter (upper body) played Thursday, giving the Penguins 13 healthy forwards without Gruden. However, the Penguins recalled Gruden, so perhaps there may be an unknown injury up front. Gruden has one goal in 13 NHL games this season.
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Penguins' Johnny Gruden: Sent down to minors
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Gruden was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.
Gruden's demotion comes after Jeff Carter was able to shake off an upper-body injury to play against Columbus on Thursday. In addition, defenseman Ryan Graves (upper body) picked up an injury in that game. As such, Gruden became an unnecessary extra forward on the roster.
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Penguins' Johnny Gruden: Returns to AHL
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Gruden was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Wednesday, per Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports.
Gruden's contributed a goal in 12 games with Pittsburgh this season. He also has 13 goals and 24 points in 43 outings with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
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Penguins' Johnny Gruden: Rises to top level
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Gruden was promoted from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Tuesday.
Although he's now with the big club, at this point it isn't clear if Gruden will crack the lineup for Tuesday's game versus New Jersey. He's tallied one goal while averaging 8:49 of ice time through 11 top-level appearances this year.
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Penguins' Johnny Gruden: Rejoins big club
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Gruden was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre Scranton on Friday, per the AHL's transaction log.
Gruden was cycled between the AHL and NHL levels in a paper move Friday. He should be available for Saturday's game against Boston.
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Penguins' Johnny Gruden: Nets first career goal
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Gruden scored a goal and added four hits in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Flames.
Gruden tallied his first goal and point at the NHL level at 16:42 of the first period. The 23-year-old forward hadn't even taken a shot on net in his first five appearances of this season. He's been a source of toughness with 19 hits and a minus-1 rating, and he may get a longer look in the bottom six if the Penguins start selling before Friday's trade deadline.
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Penguins' Johnny Gruden: Called up from minors
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Gruden was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday.
Gruden was a healthy scratch versus Seattle on Thursday before being sent down to the minors after the game. Gruden has yet to garner a point in five NHL games this season. He does, however, have 13 goals and 23 points in 41 AHL contests this year.
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Penguins' Johnny Gruden: Back down to minors
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Gruden was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday.
Gruden didn't suit up Thursday versus the Kraken after being called up from the minors. He may be back up with the Penguins ahead of Saturday's game versus the Flames.
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Penguins' Johnny Gruden: Recalled from minors
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Gruden was elevated from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday.
Gruden has logged five games with the Pens this season but continues to search for his first NHL point. The Michigan native is far from a lock to get into the lineup against the Kraken on Thursday but will likely serve as an emergency depth option for the duration of the team's four-game road trip.
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Penguins' Johnny Gruden: Recalled Thursday
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Gruden was called up from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday.
Gruden has 11 goals, 19 points and 34 PIM in 38 contests with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton this season. He's appeared in seven career games with Pittsburgh but hasn't recorded a point in that span.
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Penguins' Johnny Gruden: Back in AHL
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Gruden was returned to AHL Wilkes-Barre Scranton on Monday, per Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports.
Gruden, who has been in the lineup since Dec. 8 against Florida, hasn't picked up a point in four outings with Pittsburgh this season. The Penguins also sent down Marc Johnstone, which could lead to the returns of Noel Acciari (lower body) and Rickard Rakell (upper body) ahead of Monday's contest against Minnesota.
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Penguins' Johnny Gruden: Elevated from minors
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Gruden was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday.
Gruden will be one of three called-up players competing for two spots in the lineup against Florida on Friday. The 23-year-old Michigan native has just three games of NHL experience, all from last season, in which he registered four hits and one block while averaging a mere 5:20 of ice time.
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Penguins' Johnny Gruden: Inks two-way contract
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Gruden signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 at the NHL level with Pittsburgh on Friday.
Gruden had 16 goals and 31 points in 54 AHL games in 2022-23. He also appeared in three contests with the big club, recording no points, four hits and one block in that span.
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Penguins' Johnny Gruden: Dropped to AHL
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Gruden was loaned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday.
Gruden has appeared in three games with Pittsburgh this season, including his NHL debut Jan. 16 against Anaheim. He posted one block and four hits while averaging just 5:20 of ice time. Gruden was a healthy scratch for the past four contests. He has produced 11 goals and 16 points in 32 AHL outings this campaign.
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Penguins' Johnny Gruden: Brought up
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Gruden was summoned from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday.
Gruden has notched 11 goals and 16 points in 32 AHL contests this campaign. The 22-year-old winger doesn't have any NHL experience yet.
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Penguins' Johnny Gruden: Dealing with undisclosed injury
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Gruden is currently day-to-day after suffering an undisclosed injury, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports Monday.
Gruden was a long shot to make the 23-man roster even without suffering an injury but now is all but guaranteed to be shipped down to the minors once given the green light to play. Without a clear path to NHL minutes, the 22-year-old winger shouldn't be expected to offer much in the way of fantasy value.
