The New Jersey Devils have acquired forward Nathan Legare from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Arnaud Durandeau. Neither player will be eligible to play in the NHL for the remainder of the season due to being moved after Friday’s NHL Trade Deadline.
The Montreal Canadiens acquired Nathan Legare in the three-team trade with the Sharks and Penguins, as he was the lone prospect involved in the blockbuster deal.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to trying to make a deal before the trade deadline. On one hand, they need to make a move to get better, but on the other they don’t have many resources or cap space to get something done.
Let’s just be blunt; the Pittsburgh Penguins don’t possess a great prospect pipeline. The Penguins have regularly been ranked near the bottom of the NHL in prospect rankings, most recently 30th by the Athletic.
Sam Poulin and Nathan Legare were power forwards or sniping wingers when the Pittsburgh Penguins selected them in the 2019 NHL Draft. Each was over 6 feet
BUFFALO — “They were yelling things from the bench after the first scrum,” Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Nathan Legare said with just a bit of a smirk. The Penguins prospects team beat the Boston Bruins prospects, 6-4, Saturday at the Prospects Challenge at LECOM events Center.
In the not too distant past, Nathan Legare was one of the best prospects in the Pittsburgh Penguins system. Legare was drafted by the Penguins in the third round of the 2019 NHL Draft and looked to have one of the brightest futures in the organization.
The winger will be looking for a big step forward in year two The Penguins picked up Alex Nylander for a third (and final?) chance in the former high pick’s NHL career and he will check in at No.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton took five points out of a possible six this past week, culminating with an overtime victory over Atlantic Division-leading Springfield.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have made their training camp roster even smaller, reducing the size to 30 players. Today, Penguins general manager Ron Hextall announced that Sam Poulin, Nathan Legare, Filip Hallander, Kasper Bjornqvist, and Pierre-Olivier Joseph were assigned to the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins.
A closer look at Poulin’s sensational 2020-21 QMJHL postseason. There are two reasons the Val-d’Or Foreurs’ run to the 2021 QMJHL finals is a good sign for the Penguins’ 2021-22 season, and their names are Nathan Legare and Sam Poulin.
Nearly every time Nathan Legare steps on the ice, you notice him. The Pittsburgh Penguins 20-year-old power forward who was their 2019 third-round pick will turn pro this season after four years in the QMJHL, likely with the WBS Penguins at least to start.
Legare takes the #7 position on the T25U25 countdown for the second year in a row. What’s next for the up-and-coming forward? Our annual, 2021 version of the top players under the age of 25 in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization.
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