Penguins bring back Evan Rodrigues on one-year deal

October 10, 2020 - 12:37pm

Pittsburgh Penguins centre Evan Rodrigues celebrates his goal during the first period of the team's NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils, Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Newark, N.J. (Kathy Willens/AP)

The Pittsburgh Penguins have brought back forward Evan Rodrigues on a one-year contract worth $700,000.

The Penguins have agreed to terms with free agent forward Evan Rodrigues to a one-year contract.

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Rodrigues, 27, returns to Pittsburgh after being dealt to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the trade involving Kasperi Kapanen. The Maple Leafs did not extend a qualifying offer to Rodrigues, a restricted free agent, and so he hit the market on Friday.

Originally acquired by the Penguins from Buffalo in February, Rodrigues appeared in seven regular-season games for Pittsburgh last season, scoring one goal. In 38 games for the Sabres in 2019-20, the Toronto native recorded five goals and nine points.