
Sergei Gonchar
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Sergei Gonchar: Released by Penguins on Saturday
Gonchar was released from his PTO with the Penguins on Saturday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
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Saturday's release may represent the end of the 41-year-old Gonchar's NHL career. He enjoyed a long and fruitful stay in the NHL, racking up 220 goals and 591 assists in 1,301 career NHL contests. If Gonchar doesn't get an opportunity to suit up for another NHL club in 2015-16, the Penguins have already communicated that they would love to have him return to their organization in an administrative capacity.
Saturday's release may represent the end of the 41-year-old Gonchar's NHL career. He enjoyed a long and fruitful stay in the NHL, racking up 220 goals and 591 assists in 1,301 career NHL contests. If Gonchar doesn't get an opportunity to suit up for another NHL club in 2015-16, the Penguins have already communicated that they would love to have him return to their organization in an administrative capacity.
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Though he has more than 800 career NHL points to his name, Gonchar looked to be on his last legs in his age-40 season, producing only one goal and 13 points in 48 games between the Canadiens and Stars. During the Habs' playoff run, Gonchar routinely found himself as a healthy scratch, and it's quite likely he'll fill little more than a sixth or seventh defenseman role after landing a professional tryout offer from the Penguins over the summer. However, since he isn't officially under contract for the 2015-16 campaign, Gonchar will need to demonstrate during training camp that he can still be serviceable enough to hang on to a roster spot. Even if that materializes, expect Gonchar to cede ice time as the season wears on as more of the team's young defensemen prove capable of assuming more minutes.
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Gonchar has agreed to a professional tryout offer with the Penguins, Jenn Menendez of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Gonchar will not be re-signed by the Canadiens, TSN's John Lu reports.
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Gonchar (personal) rejoined the Canadiens for Thursday's practice, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
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Gonchar missed Wednesday's practice due to personal reasons, John Lu of TSN reports.
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Gonchar replaced Andrei Markov (rest) and had an assist in Friday night's shootout loss to New Jersey.
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