The and have agreed to a trade involving four depth players. The Penguins have sent defenseman and forward Ty Glover to the Canucks in exchange for defenseman and forward Karel Plasek, . Of all four players in this deal, Friedman has the most experience. The former third-round pick has 12 points in 65 games, and he will give Vancouver some organizational depth on the blue line as the team navigates around a tight salary cap situation. The Canucks have not said whether Friedman will report to the NHL club or the AHL. Rathbone, the No. 95 overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, has spent the majority of his profe sional career with the AHL's Chris Kunitz Men Jersey Abbotsford Canucks. He has played 28 games at the NHL level, tallying two goals and three a sists in that time. The Penguins announced that Rathbone will report to their minor-league affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Plasek was a sixth-round pick Keith Magnuson Jersey by the Canucks in the 2017 draft and has yet to make his NHL debut. For the past several years, Plasek has played the majority of his games in the Czech league. He is being sent to the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers following this deal. Glover, a native of England, played college hockey at Western Michigan and went undrafted before signing with the Penguins. In 51 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Glover totaled seven goals and five a sists.
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