Penguins, Jets exchange top prospects
(Photo credit: Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK)The Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets agreed to swap top prospects on Thursday.
Pittsburgh sent Brayden Yager to Winnipeg in exchange for fellow forward Rutger McGroarty.
Yager, 19, was drafted by the Penguins with the 14th overall pick in 2023. McGroarty, 20, was picked in the same slot by the Jets in 2022.
Neither player has made his NHL debut.
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