Penguins sign three, including Mark Pysyk, to professional tryouts

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they will be bringing three veterans into camp on professional tryouts. The Penguins have signed forward Austin Wagner and defensemen Mark Pysyk and Libor Hajek to professional tryout contracts. pic.twitter.com/jaBgOMT7z0 — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) August 30, 2023 In the fourth year of a tight salary cap situation, veterans like these could play well and still find it difficult to find takers for their services as the league skews ever-younger. Sometimes after major injury these players have been unable to secure a full-time contract. Austin Wagner, Mark Pysyk and Libor Hajek, the players signed by the Pens to PTO's today, fit in these categories