Penguins waive Ty Smith, Rem Pitlick, 3 others

Penguins beat Coyotes 4-1 to end 6-game slide Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby sends Arizona Coyotes center Barrett Hayton (29) to the ice as Penguins defenseman Ty Smith looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Tempe, Ariz., Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) (Ross D. Franklin/AP)

By Dave Molinari, Pittsburgh Hockey Now

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins have made their first high-profile cuts of this training camp.

Five players — defensemen Ty Smith, Taylor Fedun and Xavier Ouellet and forwards Rem Pitlick and Jonathan Gruden — were placed on waivers Thursday.

If they are not claimed by another club by Friday, those players will be eligible to be assigned to the Penguins’ American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre.

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