PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired center Philip Tomasino from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2027 draft.
The move gives the struggling Penguins another young player to work with as the franchise tries to put behind its toughest start in two decades.
Tomasino, 23, has one point in 11 games for Nashville this season. The former first-round pick in the 2019 draft recorded 23 goals and 48 assists in 159 games for the Predators since entering the NHL in the 2021-22 season.
The Penguins sent a fourth-rounder from the New York Rangers to Nashville for Tomasino.
Pittsburgh is off to its worst start in nearly two decades. The Penguins are in last place in the Metropolitan Division and their goal difference of minus-34 is the worst in the NHL.
There were occasional bright spots – star captain Sidney Crosby became the newest member of the 600-goal club.
General manager Kyle Dubas is beginning to embrace a long-overdue youth movement for one of the league's oldest teams. He sent veteran center Lars Eller to Washington in exchange for multiple draft picks.
